The windshields on the defective pickups, part of the nation's bestselling vehicle line, could potentially come off during a crash.

The automaker reported a US$2.8 billion fourth-quarter loss after multiple costly product launches and a number of large one-time charges.

The automaker's Dearborn Truck plant will move to one shift, while the truck side of Kansas City Assembly will move to two shifts the week of Feb. 8.

The third-generation performance pickup, facing off against Ram's 702-hp TRX, comes with a new rear suspension and optional 37-inch tires, and will be joined by a Raptor R performance variant in 2022.

The announcement is part of a six-year partnership announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The automaker is holding onto "several hundred" Mustang Mach-E crossovers to perform additional quality checks that could delay delivery to customers in the United States and Canada by up to eight weeks.

The show will be replaced this year by an enthusiast-focused event at a racetrack north of Detroit in Pontiac, Mich.

Mark LaNeve, 61, is leaving to pursue the "next chapter of his professional life" after a nearly six-year tenure where he forged a close relationship with Ford's dealers. Frick will oversee sales, customer care and dealer relations for the Ford brand in both Canada and the U.S., effective immediately.

The automaker's product development and purchasing boss says the remote software upgrades, popularized by Tesla, could be "game-changing."

The redesigned truck's 3.5-litre V-6 PowerBoost hybrid variant with two-wheel drive will get 25 mpg combined, 25 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway, while the four-wheel-drive hybrid F-150 will get 24 mpg combined, as well as 24 mpg city and highway, Ford said.

The automaker was forced to push back production of the highly anticipated SUV until summer 2021.

The off-road package, which hasn't been available on the F-150 since 2014, features a 3.5-litre EcoBoost V-6 engine, wider stance, upgraded suspension and higher ground clearance, among other changes.

After the future CEO stepped in, Ford opened up the design process to employees working on other programs in an effort to spark creativity. A designer from the Bronco SUV created the winning look.

The automaker also said the Sasquatch package with manual transmission has been pushed back to the 2022 model year.

Jim Farley said building battery cells in-house could be a way to offset potential job losses as the automaker fields more EVs, which have fewer parts and are less complicated to manufacture.