Ford CEO and President Jim Hackett is set to retire with the current COO set to take over Oct. 1.

In this week's news round-up, we discuss the growing concerns of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Ford and Honda's 30-day social media cleanse, and how auto sales are predicted to make a rebound.

The company joined many others in pausing advertising on all of its social media platforms for the next 30 days in support of a campaign that called out the company for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platform.

Automakers are having to deal with absent factory workers and COVID-19 cases at their reopened plants.

Ford has recalled 2.5 million vehicles, including the Ford Focus and Ford Fusion, for door latch problem and brake fluid leaks.

Many automakers are having a difficult time restarting production due to infected workers and shortages of parts.

Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler workers have returned to work after being shut down almost two months ago.

Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler all plan to reopen North American factories on May 18, a test of whether workers across a range of industries can return to factories in large numbers without a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.