Ford reverses course on electric vehicles

Ford reverses course on electric vehicles

Author: Audacy December 22, 2025 Duration: 1:05
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Ford is taking a significant hit to its balance sheet as it shifts electric vehicle programs and other automakers may have to do the same.

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GM, Ford, Stellantis rethink passenger cars [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports giving up on passenger cars meant the Big 3 gave up 20% of the US market to the competition. (Photo: Ford Focus compact cars are offered for sale at a dealership on June 20, 2017 in…
Warranty and recall costs are skyrocketing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports automakers and EV startups spent $55 billion on costs related to warranties and recalls and there's no end in sight. (Photo credit: Getty Images)
A new car company in Saudi Arabia will make an EV [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:59
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports Ceer is staffed by executives with global automotive experience including several from GM. The automaker will come out with an EV that will be sold throughout the Mideast. Foxconn, H…
Will the Big 3 automakers build a new auto plant [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports there are fewer people buying cars and other factors that could make Ford, GM and Stellantis reluctant to build a new plant. LAKE ORION - APRIL 23: The GM Orion Assembly Plant sign i…
High gas prices have car shoppers hunting for EVs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy says the war in Iran, and its impact on gas prices all over the world, could be the tipping point that pushes more people into electric cars. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)