Ford Motor Company announced that Ashwani Kumar Galhotra was elected Chief Operating Officer, effective on October 12, 2023. Pior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Galhotra was President, Ford Blue. Galhotra will oversee all global vehicle engineering and cycle planning, ICE and hybrid programs, supply chain management, and manufacturing of vehicles on behalf of all the business units.

Prior to the new role, Galhotra was heading Ford Blue, the company's business unit for gas and hybrid vehicles. Meanwhile, the automaker has appointed Andrew Frick as the head of Ford Blue to succeed Galhotra. Frick had been managing Ford Blue's sales and distribution functions; trucks, SUVs and enthusiast vehicles; and operations in Mexico and Canada.