Ford Tried to Automate Away Its Engineers. It Just Rehired 350 of Them.
Ford topped J.D. Power's 2026 quality study after years near the bottom. The fix wasn't more AI — it was 350 engineers AI couldn't replace.
Jun 27, 2026
4 min
Ford topped J.D. Power's 2026 quality study after years near the bottom. The fix wasn't more AI — it was 350 engineers AI couldn't replace.