In a U-turn, Ford has confirmed that AM radio will be included on all of its 2024 models and that it will restore the AM service to two of its electric models for 2023.

Writing on Twitter yesterday (Tuesday), Ford CEO Jim Farley wrote: "After speaking with policy leaders about the importance of AM broadcast radio as a part of the emergency alert system, we've decided to include it on all 2024 @Ford & @LincolnMotorCo [sic] vehicles. For any owners of Ford EVs without AM broadcast capability, we’ll offer a software update.

"Customers can currently listen to AM radio content in a variety of ways in our vehicles – including via streaming – and we will continue to innovate to deliver even better in-vehicle entertainment and emergency notification options in the future".

Farley said the reversal on its earlier decision to scotch AM from Ford car radios came about after conversations with government policy leaders, who expressed concerns...