Bill Ford insists he is not ready to retire, saying that at 68, “I’m just hitting my stride.” But industry analysts viewed the May event as a way for him to ease English into the public eye and assure ...

Bill Ford has always said that he never wanted to pressure his kids to work at Ford Motor Co., the 121-year-old automaker credited with introducing the $5 workday for factory workers.

Lisa Ford has never worked for Ford, though she’s heard talk of it her entire life as her dad, John Vanderzee, was a Ford executive who went on to become CEO of the J. Walter Thompson ad agency ...