Ford Is About to Abandon American Sedans

  • Cars will be just 10% of its North American portfolio by 2020
  • Wall Street cheers CEO Hackett’s ‘bold and decisive action’
Ford CFO Bob Shank outlines plans to cut costs by an additional $11.5 billion.(Source: Bloomberg)

The Model T, the ’32 deuce coupe, the Thunderbird, the Mustang: For much of its 115-year history, Ford Motor Co. has been synonymous with cars.

But now Ford, one of the great engines of 20th Century American industry, is about to do the unthinkable: abandon the American car business almost entirely.