“We've worked very hard together,” she said of the team's hundreds of engineers, launch, finance, plant and marketing people. Her perspective is unique because her family experience illustrates a deep understanding of what it takes to bring a car to... — read more 

The company should prioritize quality improvement. What I'm not sure though is whether our leadership will finally realize that and what miracle needs to happen for the quality to rise to a higher level?

How many more unqualified DEI promotions can the company absorb?

https://unherd.com/thepost/what-chinas-rare-earth-metal-ban-means-for-the-west/

It will not be successful for the most important and obvious reason. Successful corporate transformation revolve around a successful product, Ford is trying to transform around BEV. However, Ford’s number one market and where overwhelmingly the... — read more 

Anyone know if you can collect Unemployment after your severance runs out? Like starting June 1st.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw30FUpJlQM

Nothing but a useless drain on the company. Receipts and proof of this and that are endless. I am not sure I am supposed to have pre HRA dollars but I do even though I was part of the Aug22 cuts. I have been able to get reimbursed for my $33... — read more 

Hello, I'm an automotive reporter with The Wall Street Journal in Detroit. I've been following the discussions on this thread and would value the chance to learn more about your experiences working in the industry. If you'd like to contact me or... — read more 

That there will be a dept meeting tomorrow for 30 minutes and not the usual hour. Wonder what’s up? Got bad vibes on this. Feel like the ax is upon us. I have heard that another dept is bringing in a lot of new hires. Guess that is for when the... — read more 

This site is at it again; it deleted a post made Sunday from someone that wished everyone still working at Ford Happy Easter. Went to view it today and it was gone; did not realize that such a thing was so controversial. What is this world coming... — read more 

Pretty dreary…. Besides giving away $680k per job, how can michigan fix its attractiveness for new business and residents and young kids to... — read more 

In today’s mail delivery, I received a corrected 2022 W2 from Ford Motor due to the continuation of life insurance after my employment was terminated, presumably as a result of signing the waiver. Nice to get this five days before the filing date!... — read more 

https://starkmanapproved.com/ford-and-china-to-michigan-taxpayers-suckers/ Whitmer awarded Ford $1.7 billion in government tax subsidies and other goodies to build the $3.5 billion plant, which the company claims will generate 2,500 jobs paying on... — read more 

Why don't you all look for jobs at the other Michigan OEMs?

Interesting especially the link to detailed investigation. Now we all know how to circumvent the Ford auto re-possession / auto lockout feature LOL. Seems EV will be even easier to steal as thief’s will have access to data link from the... — read more 

I don't know how Ford is going to recruit new talent here is Michigan when everyone is leaving: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/off-beaten-track-searching-better-140000055.html

Will the customers bite? Ford EV platforms are all less than 50,000 units each. Those were the platforms that we optimized in the past. New math or just executive level scramble for job preservation? Ford Motor Co (F.N) plans "dramatic... — read more 

Can’t ever see a Ford rolling billboard in my garage. Only bright spot is with all the recalls, looks like many new Fords will be stuck in garages or dealerships waiting for repairs. Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for a system displaying... — read more 

So yesterday was the latest Dougee Town hall. You know that scene in Cape Fear where the Robert DeNiro character gets handcuffed to the sinking boat and at the end all you see is his eyes looking back? That about sums up Dougee. The job jumper is... — read more 

Bloomberg — General Motors Co. (GM) outsold Ford Motor Co. (F) in electric vehicles by nearly two-to-one in the first three months of the year as the automakers chase market leader Tesla Inc. (TSLA) Ford sold 10,866 EVs in the US during the first... — read more 

This is how Ford should do it if they want to reduce the workforce by... — read more 

At Maserati quality comes first, then meeting/exceeding customer expectations, then profitability follows. At Ford there seems to be a rush to try to quickly fix all three simultaneously and reboot the company when goals aren't met.

Here's what to watch for - this is what tipped me off last August when I got canned - an unexpected brief meeting pops up on your calendar with a senior leader. Mine showed up Sunday evening for Monday morning. 30 minutes with an LL4 I had never... — read more 

Or is this the road to self destruction. Leading the EV revolution right into a brick wall. Great that we layoff salaried employees to fund community giving. Is BF running for VP in 2024, he sure has the rhetoric. Ford releases its 2023... — read more 

https://fordauthority.com/2023/03/future-ford-vehicles-will-likely-ditch-am-radio-too/

ICE getting cut means the Model E folks who can't engineer or design themselves out of a paper bag will not have a job either. You can sell subscriptions which no one wants. Why are people so gleeful about others losing their jobs? Why does that... — read more 

• Jim Farley, CEO, at $20,996,146, down from $22,813,000 in 2021 • CFO, at $8,956,211, down from $9,428,326 in 2021 • Bill Ford at $17,302,266, down from $18,662,706 in 2021. • Kumar Galhotra at $8,172,563, down from $9,285, 825 in 2021. • Doug Field... — read more 

This is the same crud that is being discussed in Ford meetings. Can’t compete with Apple and Google on merit so lets disable the ability of customers to connect to info-tainment screen in vehicle. This will not end well. Customers either won’t... — read more 

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley received nearly $21 million in total compensation in 2022 — down 8% from what he pocketed the year prior. The total compensation package that Farley, 60, earned last year included a base salary of $1.7 million, $15.1... — read more 

Seems like a strange thing to do in a capitalistic economy..... https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2023/03/30/the-transit-transitions/

https://jalopnik.com/stellantis-ceo-tavares-earth-not-enough-lithium-for-evs-1850281500 Image: Lucas Aguayo Araos (AP) Automakers are pushing full steam ahead on their EV plans. But reality is starting to set in when it comes to sourcing raw... — read more 

https://www.theonion.com/what-s-old-is-new-again-says-ford-ceo-unveiling-new-1850234511?utm_campaign=TheOnion&utm_content=1680114632&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=twitter&fbclid=IwAR1wutVfO2_If3YjHgbgt3jHGyl1fQpBGazISUxJkHvESLyQ3XZ5HJU8Nco

First the Edge and now: Ford Motor Company is recalling one Lincoln Nautilus crossover over insufficient welds. The automaker is also recalling 18 2023 Ford Edge models for the same issue. The defect: in the affected vehicle, the child seat tether... — read more 

I'm not an expert, just a retiree, but I 've been saying this from day one. https://jalopnik.com/experts-regulatory-ev-adoption-goals-not-realistic-1850280154

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2023/03/30/bloomfield-electric-vehicle-involved-house-fire-investigation/70061727007/

It’s no longer legal to make a SIRP’d employee sign the confidentiality agreement in order to receive severance. https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-rules-that-employers-may-not-offer-severance-agreements-requiring