Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant builds custom ‘popemobile’ Explorer SUV for Pope Leo XIV

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date March 6, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Last Updated March 6, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/ford-pope-leo/

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Ford CEO Jim Farley recently delivered a made-in-Chicago “popemobile” to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, giving the made-in-Chicago Pontiff a taste of home with a custom 2026 Ford Explorer Platinum. The black hybrid SUV was built at the Chicago Assembly Plant just five miles from the pope’s childhood ...