Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill cancels visit to multi-stop trip to the Middle East

Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill Ford cancelled a multi-stop trip to the Middle East, including a planned appearance at a Saudi investment conference this month, the company said on Sunday, the latest such cancellation after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,

The company did not elaborate on the reasons for Ford's decision not to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh and did not comment on whether concerns about the disappearance of Khashoggi were a factor.