Debt - DOE ATVM Incentive Program, and Automotive Credit Facilities (Details) - Operating Segments £ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£)
Ford Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 44,600		$ 45,300
Ford Credit | local credit facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,000
Company excluding Ford Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	20,000
Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	13,500
Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate Credit Facility [Member] | April 26, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	25
Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate Credit Facility [Member] | April 22, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	3,400
Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate Credit Facility [Member] | April 26, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	100
Company excluding Ford Credit | Corporate Credit Facility [Member] | April 20, 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	10,000
Company excluding Ford Credit | Supplemental Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,000
Company excluding Ford Credit | Supplemental Credit Facility [Member] | April 22, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,000
Company excluding Ford Credit | local credit facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Lines of Credit	1,700
Company excluding Ford Credit | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant Minimum Liquidity Amount	4,000
Company excluding Ford Credit | 364-Day Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,500
Company excluding Ford Credit | 364-Day Revolving Facility | August 21, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,500
Company excluding Ford Credit | UK Export Finance Program | Ford of Britain [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	5 years
Company excluding Ford Credit | Other debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other Loans Payable, Long-term, Noncurrent	$ 1,160		811
Company excluding Ford Credit | Other debt | UK Export Finance Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other Loans Payable, Long-term, Noncurrent	$ 940		$ 1,749
Company excluding Ford Credit | UK Export Finance Program | Ford of Britain [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Medium-Term Note, Noncurrent | £				£ 750	£ 625
Credit Facility, Guarantee by Third Party, Amount | £				£ 600	£ 500
Medium-term Notes, Noncurrent, Cumulative | £		£ 1,375