Introducing the New Ford World Headquarters

A version of this letter was sent to Ford employees on the morning of September 15, 2025.

Today marks another important chapter in our company's history. We are proud to announce a new Ford World Headquarters will be at the heart of our upgraded and reimagined Dearborn product development campus, the new Henry Ford II World Center.

This is more than just a new building; it's a catalyst for innovation and a physical symbol of our Ford+ transformation. To win in this new era, we must work more closely together than ever before.

Our new headquarters is designed to make that happen, bringing thousands of our engineering, design, and technology team members together in one collaborative space - twice the size of our current HQ, and built to accommodate double the employees - to innovate and solve problems faster than ever before.

Our team is working hard to wrap construction as hundreds of employees are collaborating in the building already. While the majority of the facility will be complete this year, work will continue through 2027 on a final section of the site.

When that's done, up to 4,000 people can work from our HQ with a total of 14,000 employees within a 15-minute walk of the new World Headquarters building, enabling greater collaboration in practice and proximity.

This is part of a larger investment in our people and our facilities across the globe. We are committed to providing employees with world-class workspaces, modern technology, and the best tools to do their life's best work-from our global offices to our manufacturing floors. Our dealers around the world are likewise investing in their stores and service centers to elevate the customer experience.

For nearly 70 years, the iconic Glass House served as the nerve center of our global operations and we honor its incredible legacy. But the future of our industry demands a different kind of space - one that is more connected, more flexible, and built for the speed of a technology - and software-driven company.

As we continue to adapt our campus for the future, the Glass House will itself be transformed. Once our teams have vacated the building, it will be sustainably decommissioned and ultimately demolished over the course of roughly 18 months as we prepare to repurpose the site as an asset to our teams and our community.

We are working with the City of Dearborn on a plan for how the site can best serve our employees and neighbors, and we will have more to share about those plans later.

We will officially open our new World Headquarters this November, when all employees will be welcome to visit our new home to work, collaborate, or simply see the future for yourselves. We will also open the doors for public tours, sharing this new community landmark with our neighbors.

This is a pivotal moment. We are not just building the next generation of vehicles; we are building the next generation of Ford.

Thank you for being part of it.

Bill Ford and Jim Farley