Consumer Reports recently shared the results of its annual 2020 automotive reliability survey. Unfortunately, the publication’s findings concluded that Ford quality suffered, with recently-redesigned vehicles like the 2020 Ford Explorer and 2020 Ford... — read more 

Our management hides behind spokespeople so they take no responsibility for another bungled launch. Same people, different roles. Time to lower expectations for employees and customers. "As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality... — read more 

This is not how we gain customer trust. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/01/16/ford-mustang-mach-e-delivery-delay/4189265001/

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/01/16/ford-mustang-mach-e-delivery-delay/4189265001/ Deliveries of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E will be delayed for hundreds of customers in North America for additional quality review, work that... — read more 

If Ford is now in the process of closing plants and laying off people in countries that have much cheaper production costs than we do here, what do you think is going to happen to us? I think we are looking at another major round of layoffs right... — read more 

Looks like we’re covering all segments of the truck market with the 2022 Maverick. Hope we sell more volume than dismal Ranger. Another mistake to just offer premium priced trucks.

Q1 earnings will be taking a big hit for this. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/01/11/ford-brazil-manufacturing-costs/6625361002/

Ford: Automaker Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) decided to hold off production in its Louisville plant in Kentucky for a week owing to the shortage of auto parts. Almost 3,900 workers from the plant will be laid off temporarily. The Kentucky facility... — read more 

Bronco Sport and Escape are on the same platform, so why no make it in the same assembly line? My understanding is an assembly can top out at 300 000 to 400 000 vehicles a year. The Bronco Sport and Escape combined will be lucky to meet that... — read more 

Big miss for Bronco. D.O.G. Get our money back. No one like this approach.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2021-ford-bronco-shows-engine-octopus-in-factory-close-ups-of-chassis-goodies-154172.html Not a clean design, looks like a mess. Alternator is mounted way too low for off road vehicle. Has Ford forgot how... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/01/08/ford-escape-parts-shortage-louisville/6590956002/ This isn't going to help Q1 2021 profits.

General Motors Co. GM 0.06% in 2020 dethroned rival Ford Motor Co. F 1.50% in Detroit’s closely watched “truck wars,” securing the top slot in the lucrative market for large pickup trucks. For the first time since 2015, GM outsold Ford in large... — read more 

Ford Motor Co., still feeling the effects of a pandemic-induced production shutdown early in the year amid a major overhaul of its vehicle lineup, reported U.S. new-vehicle sales were down 9.8% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and down 15.6% for the... — read more 

The autoextremist nails it again. The last several paragraphs of this weeks post eloquently says everything that many of us have been thinking http://www.autoextremist.com/

Just amazing how much time and money we waste on this stuff. If we would just focus on building the best quality vehicles possible at prices customers can afford, we would be doing much better... — read more 

Sales and Marketing taking the hit for what will be poor Q4 results. Out with LaNeve, in with Frick.

Long story short, I worked at both GM and Fiat as well as several tier 1's (various Engineering roles) and I feel I won the lottery by getting a gig at Ford (posting because can't understand all the sh@t talk about the company but I guess it's the... — read more 

Anyone else notice how much time our new CEO spends on Twitter? Obsessing over his public image seems to be his top priority.

In one of the threads, where a person complained of continuous stress, someone made a good observation that some departments are privileged, overstaffed by people who do almost nothing, while in others people burn out from work. This is something... — read more 

"We must and will turn around our automotive operations and compete like a challenger. We have to improve product quality and make it a reason to choose Ford," Farley told employees Oct. 1. "We will benchmark against the best. Drive decisions through... — read more 

Apparently Detroit Metro Airport and the Flat Rock Assembly plant aren't the only places piling up F-150s that need seatbelts and software updates. They are also being stored in Kansas City at an AMUSEMENT PARK. Made me laugh, Ford making amusement... — read more 

We all know the last round of layoffs was a slap in the face and the manner in which they were done was a hard pill to swallow. It took me some time to get over it but now that I have, I realized Ford actually did me a favor. I was constantly... — read more 

In addition to thousands of early production 2021 Ford F-150 pickups being stockpiled in parking lots around Detroit Metro Airport for a quality review, a steady stream of the new vehicles is being delivered to a site near the Flat Rock Assembly... — read more 

I hear more and more colleagues and people from other companies in the automotive industry saying that they would prefer to leave not only the companies but also the entire industry. I understand, the pandemic has devastated auto-industry growth, but... — read more 

Beginning of a new trend of recalls and launch issues? Let’s not forget that JF was part of the team that got us here.

GM and Ford will not require employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations despite the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saying employers can require workers to do... — read more 

I think we should all ignore the silly - or maybe too smart by half - posts' that by all means are posted to bury the actual legitimate posts down under the heap.

In your opinion, what skills are the most relevant at Ford today? When I was starting in the late 80s you had to have a broad range of technical skills accompanied with better than average communication skills... I am about to retire in 2021, and... — read more 

Feed all known Ford Data into Deep Learning AI and ask it who to hire: 1/ Jim Hackett 2/ Jim Harbaugh 3/ Jim Belushi 4/ Jim Carrey 5/ Jim Farley See what the common thread is here? We just need a real leader - notice Alan's name didn't come... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/12/15/ford-savona-gary-johnson-uaw-farley-retirement/3901848001/

Word on the street is TransLoc fired their CEO and they have numerous customer problems. TransLoc is one of Ford Smart Mobility’s acquisitions. Seems to not be working out so well. Anyone know what’s going on? Company made no announcements about it... — read more 

For those of you who left and have found jobs elsewhere; where did you end up? What Company / City, State? And do you like the culture?

what is the difference between regular contractor and irregular contractor at Ford?

I can’t remember the last time we had an executive team that actually cared for the well-being of the company or their employees. Within a good number of years I hear a lot of preaching going on by the higher ups but they never practice what they... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/08/elon-musk-tesla-california-texas He moves to Texas, big FU to California Has market cap worth more than all the major automakers combined He owns the EV market globally As time goes on, he is... — read more 

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