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Ford Reverses Itself and Will Keep AM Radio in All Models-Apparently They Read Their Mail
2023-05-24
Total surrender.
[DetroitFreePress] Ford CEO Jim Farley announced Tuesday morning that the automaker is reversing its previous plan to remove AM radio from vehicles, both electric and gasoline-operated, in 2024.

Farley, in a post on his LinkedIn professional page and a tweet on Twitter, said:

"After speaking with policy leaders about the importance of AM broadcast radio as a part of the emergency alert system, we've decided to include it on all 2024 Ford & Lincoln vehicles. For any owners of Ford EVs without AM broadcast capability, we’ll offer a software update. Customers can currently listen to AM radio content in a variety of ways in our vehicles — including via streaming — and we will continue to innovate to deliver even better in-vehicle entertainment and emergency notification options in the future. Thanks to our product development and manufacturing teams for their quick response to make this change for our customers.”
Related:
Jim Farley: 2023-02-24 Ford warned some F-150 Lightning owners about separate EV battery issue before this month's fire
Jim Farley: 2022-02-10 Ford, GM tell their dealers to stop ripping off car buyers ‐ or else
Jim Farley: 2006-07-23 Washington Post radio gets off to a slow, but game start
Related:
AM radio: 2023-04-13 Ford Removing AM Radio In 2024 Models - Killing Conservative Talk Radio - They Need to Hear From the F-150 Base Right Now!
AM radio: 2022-05-09 Sen. Johnson rips Mayorkas over lax border security, says he's aiding 'evil people'
AM radio: 2022-02-22 GOP Sen. Thune: Biden Energy Policy Meant to Push People Out of ‘Fuel-Based Vehicles'
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