Ford Sees Weaker-Than-Expected Fourth Quarter, Uncertainty in 2019

The Ford logo at the New York Auto Show in Manhattan, N.Y., on March 29, 2018. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

DETROIT—Ford Motor Co. forecast a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and provided a cloudier 2019 outlook due to tariff costs and uncertainty over Britain’s exit from the European Union, sending shares down more than 3.5 percent on Jan. 16.