Ford's North America chief Kumar Galhotra said Lincoln's battery EVs will stay true to the brand's "quiet luxury" theme.

Ford said it expects revenue and earnings to improve this year compared with 2018, even as it reported a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profit. Shares still fell 6.2 percent. 

The budding alliance between Ford and Volkswagen eventually could include a vehicle program in the U.S., said Jim Farley, Ford's president of global markets.

Speaking Tuesday at the Wolfe Research Global Auto Industry Conference in Detroit, Hau Thai-Tang said Ford's battery-electric offerings will be "contribution margin positive."

Ford and Volkswagen said they'll collaborate on commercial vans and midsize pickups, and are exploring the joint development of autonomous and electric vehicles as part of a broad partnership designed to save both companies money.

The Chinese automaker is using the Detroit auto show to shed more light on its U.S. ambitions and introduce a three-row SUV concept.

Executive Chairman Bill Ford said he's encouraged by Volkswagen's new management team and the steps it has taken following the diesel emissions scandal.

Ford says the dual-clutch, seven-speed automatic can shift quicker than a manual.

Both Explorer variants, unwrapped Monday at the Detroit auto show, help make the sixth-generation, three-row crossover the most diverse since Ford launched it in 1990.

Ford and Volkswagen are expected to reveal some of the first details of a partnership at the Detroit auto show this week. The two automakers weren't far enough along in their discussions last week to start laying out some of their joint plans.

With SUV sales stronger than ever, the Ford Explorer is returning to a brawnier rear-wheel-drive platform and leveraging its roots as a go-anywhere, ready-for-adventure vehicle.

Chariot, a Silicon Valley-based shuttle service that Ford Motor bought to be a key cog in its mobility future, is closing.

Ford Motor is slashing jobs, closing factories and killing vehicles in Europe. Sound familiar?

The sixth-generation Explorer, on sale this summer, has been redesigned on a new rear-wheel-drive unibody platform that gives it sportier styling and better handling.

Ford and Volkswagen, which for months have discussed a strategic alliance with potential global implications for the auto industry, are likely to provide an update about their joint plans Tuesday at the Detroit auto show, Automotive News has learned. Discussions are ongoing.