BLANQUEFORT, France (Reuters) - Car maker Ford <F.N> will retain 1,000 jobs at a plant in southwest France after striking a deal on Friday with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the factory operating. Full story
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> will shut its two Australian auto plants in October 2016, blaming a strong currency and costs that are hitting manufacturers just as the country looks for other sectors of its economy to cushion the end of a mining boom. Full story
The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Full story
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market share. Full story
Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will investigate whether a 25.2 million euros ($32.71 million) grant given by Spanish authorities to U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co's <F.N> van facility in Valencia breached EU state aid rules. Full story
CNBC's Phil LeBeau talks with Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company president, about the company's plans to build the next generation of automobiles.
The logo of Ford Motor Co is seen at the company's assembly plant after an emergency meeting with the plant management in Genk October 24, 2012. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear talks with Ford Motor Company's Mark Fields , Ford's president of the Americas, during a news conference to celebrate the start of production of Ford's new 2013 Ford Escape at the company's transformed Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, June 13, 2012.
Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford speaks to members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok November 29, 2012. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
An employee works on the new 2009 Ford F-150 on the assembly line at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri October 2, 2008. REUTERS/Sam VarnHagen/Ford Motor Co/Handout
