Steven Armstrong, 55, will become president of the joint venture Oct. 1 to replace the retiring Nigel Harris. Ford said Armstrong's responsibilities in Europe will be distributed among Ford of Europe President Stuart Rowley and others.

Ford Motor Co. plans to assemble two midsize battery-electric crossovers under the Ford and Lincoln brands at a plant near Detroit for the 2023 model year, according to three sources. The new vehicles shed further light into the company's plans to add 16 BEVs globally through 2022.

The 2020 Lincoln Aviator and Cadillac XT6, large crossovers that launched this summer within a month of each other, are the latest expressions of what their reinvented brands hope to become.

Warren Henry Auto Group, headquartered in Miami, last month began holding job fairs promising to hire qualified technicians on the spot.

Powertrain chief says Focus and Fiesta models with the dual-clutch gearbox "remain safe to drive," but "we regret the inconvenience our customers have experienced."

Executives have said the three-row crossover represents "the very best" of Lincoln's brand DNA. Engineers and designers took great care to differentiate it from the Ford Explorer, which shares its new rear-wheel-drive platform.

The largest U.S. automaker is partnering with construction firm Bechtel Corp. to build the network. GM Vice President Mike Ableson says GM is "quite confident we can get interest from outside investors."

The supplier is transitioning from manufacturing to offering connected mobility services.

Multiple modes of transportation will be key in the future, according to Alisyn Malek, COO and co-founder of self-driving shuttle service May Mobility.

More partnerships between established companies and startups will rise as the industry seeks scale on expensive technology development.

The automaker is working to mesh the "donkeys and pulleys" generation with the "1s and 0s" generation to drive innovation in its plants.

A recent study found that among values would-be workers say they want in a future employer, trustworthiness, a strong reputation and a history of innovation topped the list. That's hard to come by if your company's younger than the iPhone.

One of the most vital shifts for Ford is making its plants more interesting places to work, said Michael Mikula, who is tasked with that mission as the automaker's chief engineer of advanced manufacturing.

The supplier is increasingly looking at partnerships to help it develop solutions for autonomous and electric vehicles.

The Trump administration has been pushing Congress for a vote on the agreement, but the Democrat-led House of Representatives has asked for more time to review parts of the deal.