Ford CEO tells Trump mpg rules put 1 million U.S. jobs at risk

A Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid on the production line at the company's Wayne, Mich., assembly plant in July 2012. Some 1 million U.S. jobs are at risk if federal fuel-economy rules don't align with market reality, according to Ford CEO Mark Fields. (BLOOMBERG)

By:

Jamie Butters

January 28, 2017 05:00 AM

About 1 million U.S. jobs are at risk if fuel-economy rules don't align with market reality, according to Ford Motor Co. CEO Mark Fields, who delivered the estimation directly to President Donald Trump.

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