Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company's future is at stake

FILE - Ford Motor Co., executive chairman Bill Ford is seen during an announcement, Feb. 13, 2023, in Romulus, Mich. Ford is scheduled to make a rare speech Monday morning, Oct. 16, 2023 about the future of American manufacturing with the company near an impasse with striking autoworkers. The speech near the company's huge pickup truck plant in the company's hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, is expected to address the monthlong strike by members of the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)