The crossover, with steel skid plates and unique shocks, springs and stabilizer bars that, along with all-terrain tires, boost the ride height by 0.8 inch over the base Explorer, will start at $47,010.

The production disruption is expanding, this time shuttering Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant — which makes the Ranger pickup and is gearing up to build the Bronco SUV — for two weeks later this month.

The results were fueled by strong vehicle prices amid the semiconductor shortage and favorable comparisons to 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic first impacted balance sheets.

The automaker said more than 450 commercial customers already have indicated they plan to purchase the vehicle, which goes on sale this year.

The automaker will reportedly revive a name last used on V-8-powered F-150 performance models. It last registered for the "Lightning" wordmark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2018.

LaNeve, who retired from Ford this year, will become the F&I product provider's non-executive chairman of the board.

Profitable assembly lines sit idle, thousands of partially built F-150s sit in parking lots and the rest of the spring will be dicey for dealers running low on inventory.

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Ford said the semiconductor shortage cost it an estimated $2.5 billion. The company now expects to lose 1.1 million units of production throughout 2021.

UAW leaders are considering installing Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry as Rory Gamble's successor as president should he step down early, The Detroit News reported, citing two unnamed sources.

The Mach-E GT will start at $61,000 while the Mach-E GT Performance Edition will start at $66,000. Both prices include $1,100 for shipping.

The southeast Michigan facility will have 150 employees and be capable of designing and making battery electrodes, cells and arrays at the pilot level.

The statement contradicts initial police reports that said no one was in the driver's seat.

Revenue at the EV maker jumped 74 percent to $10.4 billion, and automotive gross margins hit 26.5 percent. CEO Elon Musk touted several new quarterly records set by the company.