# Jim Farley

### Context

Farley became [Ford](/people/doug-ford)'s CEO in October 2020 after a career that included senior roles at Ford and earlier work at Toyota and Lexus. (Source: [Ford Motor Company — accessed 2026-10-14](https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/global/en/people/james-d--farley--jr-.html).)

Under Farley, Ford organized major operations around Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro as part of the Ford+ strategy. (Source: [Ford Motor Company — accessed 2026-10-14](https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/global/en/people/james-d--farley--jr-.html).)

### Record

By April 2024, Ford was moderating parts of its electric-vehicle rollout and emphasizing hybrids as its EV business continued to post large losses. (Source: [Reuters — 2024-04-24](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fords-first-quarter-adjusted-profit-falls-2024-04-24/).)

Ford's 2024 Form 10-K reported a full-year EBIT loss of about $5.1 billion for Ford Model e, underscoring the financial pressure around the EV transition. (Source: [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Ford 2024 Form 10-K — accessed 2026-10-14](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000003799625000013/f-20241231.htm).)

### Consequences

Farley's tenure has therefore combined a strategic commitment to software, commercial vehicles, and electrification with a more cautious near-term sequencing of EV capital and product launches. (Source: [Ford Motor Company — accessed 2026-10-14](https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/global/en/people/james-d--farley--jr-.html).)

The EV losses made execution discipline, cost reduction, product timing, and the balance between battery-electric vehicles and hybrids central tests of the strategy. (Source: [Reuters — 2024-04-24](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fords-first-quarter-adjusted-profit-falls-2024-04-24/).)

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