Ford Stock Is on Fire. The Reason Isn’t What You’d Expect.

The outlook for the car market in 2023 is uncertain, but that isn’t stopping investors from piling into

Ford Motor

shares.

Ford

(ticker: F) stock is up 23 cents, or 1.9%, at $13.48 in midday trading Thursday. The

S&P 500

and

Dow Jones Industrial Average

are up about 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively.