DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. plans to install 25,000 energy-efficient LED light fixtures at its plants.

DETROIT—William Clay Ford, the last surviving grandchild of automotive innovator Henry Ford and owner of the Detroit Lions, died Sunday of pneumonia at the age of 88. He was also director emeritus of Ford Motor Co.

When the moving assembly line debuted at Ford’s Highland Park factory 100 years ago, the world was becoming a smaller place, thanks to canals, flying machines, road maps and highways.

This month marks the official celebration of the world’s first moving assembly line. On Oct. 7, 1913, 140 assemblers stationed along a 150-foot chassis line at a Ford Motor Co. plant just north of Detroit stood in place as the work came to them.

Ford is marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford and the 100th anniversary of the assembly line.

Ford Motor Co. is investing $100 million globally to install robotic laser inspection technology to improve fit and finish quality at its assembly plants. 

Assemblers at Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) build four versions of the popular Ford Focus compact sedan. 

FLAT ROCK, MI—Ford Motor Co. plans to invest more than $500 milion in its assembly plant here to build next-generation models of the Fusion and Mustang.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford of Europe is developing a new virtual factory to simulate assembly line production processes to reduce costs and enhance efficiency.