The site of the future Ford World Headquarters is seen under construction Thursday in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is taking a drive down the road in a couple of months.

The venerable carmaker is moving its headquarters for the first time in seven decades, relocating to a newly constructed building 3 miles away in its longtime home of Dearborn, Michigan.

The new 2.1-million-square-foot structure formally will be called “Ford World Headquarters” when it opens in November. It is part of a larger campus that will take the name of the current HQ: Henry Ford II World Center. Henry Ford II was the grandson of company founder Henry Ford and the uncle of Bill Ford, the automaker’s current executive chairman.

Ford’s current headquarters, located at 1

See Full Page