Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.

The Ford Motor Company is making a massive change to how it approaches electric vehicle engineering and production. On Monday, the automaker announced plans to invest roughly $5 billion between the ...

Ford plans to invest billions in new electric vehicle production, calling it the company’s “next Model T moment.” Ford said Monday it will invest $5 billion into a new assembly line and battery ...

Ford held an event on August 11 in Louisville, Kentucky, to announce something that was supposed to be music to those concerned with the automotive industry. The Blue Oval brand revived a logo and a ...

Ford plans to make a big announcement about its electric vehicles on Aug. 11. Ford CEO Jim Farley compares the event to the old Ford Model T. September’s volatility catalysts are coming. Find out how ...

Ford announced a new EV manufacturing process and platform aimed at producing more affordable electric vehicles. Ford's new "assembly tree" process is expected to increase efficiency and reduce costs, ...

Ford placed a large bet on a "skunkworks" team based in California. The new assembly tree will provide a net 15% assembly speed improvement. The new electric vehicle platform will underpin as many as ...

Industry analysts say if Ford can pull off the new manufacturing process and platform to develop less costly EVs, great. But ...