Car maker raises alarm with a light guidance for the year, saying profits will be marred by “headwinds related to market factors.”
Ford Motor on Wednesday projected up to $5.5 billion in losses on its electric vehicle and software operations this year, a loss similar to last year and a sign of the severe difficulties in cutting costs on battery-powered models.
The move to put 10% additional tariffs on imports from China will impact a small number of U.S. vehicles, but increased costs of auto parts could impact already heightened car prices. The largest impact on actual vehicles will be on Ford Motor's Lincoln Nautilus and General Motors' Buick Envision.
Ford Motor is set to report fourth-quarter results after markets close Wednesday. Wall Street analysts expect adjusted earnings per share of 33 cents and revenue of $43.02 billion.
Ford Motor Company F will release its fourth-quarter financial results, after the closing bell, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
Ford said on Wednesday the president of its gasoline vehicles business, Andrew Frick, would take on the additional role of leading its money-losing electric vehicle business.
It's almost hard to believe a little over a decade ago that automakers such as Ford Motor Company (F -1.88%) were grilled for not getting into China's booming automotive market sooner. China's market was finally supposed to turn into a second region that could rival the impressive profits found in North America; it was where automakers looked to for massive growth.
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US tariffs on Canada and Mexico could cost American automakers $46 billion according to James Picariello of BNP Paribas. He says the average vehicle price could go up by $2,900.
Ford (NYSE:F) is set to report fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, Feb.