Ford admitted its AI couldn't replace experienced engineers and rehired 350 veterans, then climbed to No 1 in JD Power's quality ranking for the first time in 16 years.

Ford rehired about 300 veteran engineers after AI tools failed to match human expertise, helping the automaker top the JD ...

Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is ranked atop the JD Power 2026 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) for the first time in 16 years.

Following a couple of years of decline, carmakers scored a big win with improved scores in the 40 th annual JD Power Initial Quality Study. The metric of industry-wide Problems Per 100 vehicles (PP100 ...

Ford has acknowledged that relying too heavily on AI without retaining experienced engineers hurt its vehicle development ...

Ford tackles record recalls by pairing veteran engineers with defect-detection AI, driving a big JD Power quality jump.

Ford was the mainstream auto brand with the highest initial quality in J.D. Power's latest study, a milestone for the ...

Ford just achieved a massive milestone by claiming the top spot in the JD Power initial quality ranking for mainstream ...

Over the past three years, the automaker has hired around 350 veteran engineers, including former employees and specialists ...

Ford rocketed from 14th to 3rd overall in the 2026 JD Power IQS, topping all mainstream brands and beating Lexus, Toyota, and ...

Modern cars may be safer and cleverer, but whether they’ll prove better over 20 years on our roads is another matter ...

Executives this week said Ford relied too heavily on AI rather than experienced workers to bring cars to market.