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The automaker said the electric vehicle's high-voltage battery main contactors could overheat, leading to a malfunction that could cause the vehicle to either not start or immediately lose propulsion power while in motion.

Ford was profitable in Europe, North and South America but lost money in China.

Increasingly connected vehicles have prompted Ford designers to develop interiors before thinking about exterior styling, says the automaker's new chief design officer, Anthony Lo.

Anthony Lo spent the past decade at Renault, where he helped implement the company's "cycle of life" design strategy that resulted in a number of award-winning concepts.

The EV unit will be called Ford Model e, while Ford Blue will handle internal combustion engine vehicles in a reorganization aimed at increasing profit margins and ensuring that both powertrains succeed.

Alan Clarke, a 12-year Tesla veteran, will work in Ford's advanced EV development department and report to Doug Field, a former Tesla and Apple engineer who Ford hired in September.

Ford was in the black even without a $8.2 billion gain from its investment in EV maker Rivian.

The Rivian gain was one of a number of special items Ford plans to report when it releases earnings next month.

The 2022 North American International Auto Show will take place in both Detroit's Huntington Place convention center and around downtown Detroit with indoor and outdoor interactive displays.

Ford plans to use Mobileye's Road Experience Management technology on future versions of its BlueCruise driver-assist system.

Ford, VW, Volvo and Tesla are among the automakers using technology to understand exactly where cobalt and other materials they use in EV batteries come from.

The $112,595 Hummer Edition 1 — the only version available for the first year — will be classified as a heavy-duty pickup.

Ford will double its planned EV production capacity to 600,000 globally by the end of 2023, CEO Jim Farley said.

In Europe, Ford had a loss of $52 million, compared with a loss of about $440 million last year. Vehicle sales in the 20 key European markets fell 35 percent.

The automaker said it delivered 241,391 vehicles in the quarter -- 73 percent more than a year earlier.