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Ford rolls back electric vehicle plans, costing the company nearly $20 billion

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published December 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM PST

Ford is rolling back plans to produce electric vehicles in a major change in strategy. The company will take a $19.5 billion hit to its profit to do so.

Roben Farzad, host of the podcast Full Disclosure, joins Robin Young to discuss that and also the latest job numbers.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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