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Governor Mike DeWine joined Ford Motor company officials as they announced plans to invest $1.5 billion at an Ohio assembly plant in Lorain County to build new electric commercial vehicles.

Almost 60,000 Ford workers were back on the job in the U.S. on Monday. Ford head Jim Hackett says the company's factories "create the distance that we're going to need for this to work well."

U.S. auto plants are gradually starting to reopen. New safety measures, from social distancing to face shields, are being put into place, while some workers are anxious about the risk of an outbreak.

The ventilators will be delivered to the national stockpile by August. The contract, worth nearly $500 million, is the first ventilator order placed using the Defense Production Act.

The president demanded in all capital letters on Friday that automakers General Motors and Ford get into the health equipment business to fight the coronavirus.

About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford's massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.

There are more than 20 reports of smoke or fire coming from the seat belts in certain Ford F-150 models. There are at least three reports of cars "totally destroyed" by fire.

The announcement this week that Ford will drop almost all of its traditional car models could have an impact on the hundreds of parts manufacturers in...

Drivers might not realize their vehicle isn't in park, Ford says. The recall includes 2018 models of Ford's F-150 pickup and Expedition SUV.

Ford says it is starting production of two new engines at its plant in Cleveland.The company said Friday that production is beginning at the plant on the…