FILE - Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO, answers questions during a news conference, Sept. 28, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday, May 23, 2023 that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.
FILE - Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO, answers questions during a news conference, Sept. 28, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday, May 23, 2023 that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.
DETROIT — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all.
CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts that often are sounded on AM stations.
“We’ve decided to include it on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles,” Farley wrote on Twitter and LinkedIn. “For any owners of Ford’s EVs without AM broadcast capability, we’ll offer a software update” to restore it, Farley wrote.
