It was just scaremongering.

Just a step closed to autonomous driving? Why would anyone drive our products? Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2022-2023 Ford Mustang models over an issue with the steering wheel. The defect: in affected vehicles, the secondary steering... — read more 

Wall Street journal article today: “ The Jiggle Is Up: Bosses Bust Workers Who Fake Computer Activity”. Pretend you’re working from home, but doing home improvement? Is one of the most dishonest a professional employee can do. If you’re getting paid... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/ford-ceo-farley-says-company-needs-to-move-past-monster-vehicles-to-be-profitable-in-ev-space-start-to-get-back-in-love-with-smaller-vehicles/ar-BB1piXFt

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-urges-managers-buy-more-195256476.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

Yet the oracle of Omaha dumped a load into Chubb insurance? What's up? Layoffs at John deere, Harley Davidson and Stellantis? All bell weathers that we are circling the drain, just not as fast as insurance companies are.

"Capitalism allows leaders to find the lowest costs" While I agree with this statement, let's not forget that 90% of the CEO and BoD of American public companies are NOT leaders. Most of them just blindly copy whatever the "trend" is, no matter... — read more 

But we have bilingual employees in the U. S. Now more than ever. Guess Cust Service is not safe either.

Layoffs galore.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-13567647/Americas-oldest-companies-slashes-jobs-Midwest-shifts-work-Mexico.html

Seen several posts on LI about people being laid off in EU. It's coming to NA.....

After the chip shortage fleet sales were propping up our sales figures as fleets were low on cars and badly needed to replace the ones that they had. Now after 2 years we are through most of the catch up fleet sales. Consumers aren't buying due to... — read more 

Ever notice when auto sales are down that amazingly an insured recall mysteriously pops up? Manufacturers insure themselves heavily for any future recalls. A great money maker if in a pinch. The only ones not connecting the dots are insurance... — read more 

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June 27 2023. So it has been one year since our leadership team fired so many people on that day. A 10 minute meeting and u were done. I cannot seem to get over it. I feel like FoMoCo will be the death of me from the threat of constant layoffs. ... — read more 

VW decides to back Rivian for electric trucks, “Volkswagen is committing $5 billion to upstart EV company Rivian, 6/26/2024”. Do you think VW backing Rivian’s EV trucks has anything to do with Ford F’n over VW on the Argo AI deal for $2.6B in 2020... — read more 

Supposedly, Ford is becoming a data and subscription company, and subscription services are a component of compensation plans. Why does subscription revenue not appear as a line item on the financial statements? How can anyone know where we stand as... — read more 

I was an engineering SME old white guy who retired in 2022 to max his pension and got a side glance thanks from management as I walked out after 25 years. Three months later my desperate 30 something outside "tech" hire director contacted me and... — read more 

It's widely believed that a 1973 Ford Pinto can easily be bolted on top of a 1,000,000 pound-thrust producing Delta twin rocket. The 1973 Pinto atop the rocket can be easily launched from Cape Canaveral Florida on a rescue mission to the... — read more 

And a 3 hour one this afternoon. Things cannot be good with all the recalls, terrible issues with Ford Pass an online account manager system. We cannot keep customer service reps due to all of this mess and they work from home. I think the big... — read more 

Admit it, recalls are part of our DNA at Ford. Big number, lots of customers. Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the transmissions can unexpectedly downshift to first gear no matter how fast the trucks are... — read more 

https://www.wsaz.com/2024/06/24/hooters-is-closing-dozens-underperforming-restaurants/?outputType=amp Old business model = ICE What was needed: a product/ staff mix of ICE, PHEV and BEV wait staff

What are the plans for the escape? Is it still planned to be replaced by another ill fated EV, just like the edge?

My money is on by the end of July. Now that the train station is open, that money needs to be recouped. And things are not looking good from a car sales perspective. These numbers they are trumping (up X% over last year) are bunk. They are comparing... — read more 

https://youtube.com/shorts/irYOT0Nk-A8?si=Zhwy18WpmMRG9wOY

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/01/chevron-deference-faces-existential-test/

This headline explains the press release Farley sent out about how “Ford sacrifices short-term profits to fix its costly recall problem.” Breana Noble The Detroit News A federal court this spring directed Ford Motor Co. to pay almost $57 million... — read more 

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/06/20/stellantis-may-cut-many-jobs-in-metro-detroit-what-we-know/ AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Stellantis leadership has promised a massive cost-cutting effort that may affect jobs for many Metro Detroit... — read more 

Ford had a sedan winner on its hands when it released the first gen Fusion in 2007, then the winning continued with the modest refresh of 2010 and with the move from the Mazda to Mondeo platform in 2012. Ford did NOT lose "billions" on these... — read more 

Ford sacrifices short-term profits to fix its costly recall problem Keith NaughtonBloomberg Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley is so fed up with being the most recalled automaker in America that he’s willing to lose money to fix what’s ballooned into a... — read more 

Our department just got the email for the summer picnic and I'm so disappointed they want us to pay for it. Ford is so downhill they need us GSRs to pay our own way for a company lunch. I don't know if Ford is always like this but every other place I... — read more 

I've seen a few LinkedIn posts about Ford Labs making it sound like they are closing up shop. Has everyone in FordLabs been layed off?

Detroit 3 urged to focus on 'core' 'Car Wars' report: Double down on trucks, leave China BY BREANA NOBLE The Detroit News Detroit's three automakers should focus on their core businesses, including gas-powered trucks, and not the Chinese market in... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-plans-further-job-cuts-europe-german-works-council-says-2024-06-18/ BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - Ford (F.N), opens new tab plans further job cuts in Germany, Spain and the U.K., the head of... — read more 

SME........

I'll put the over/under and 900. Nothing does more for climate change than a burning BEV!

https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/workplace-4-0/talent-management/ford-plans-to-cut-up-to-1600-jobs-at-valencia-plant-in-spain/110961181 They were planning to switch to BEV production but seemed to have lost direction now. The plant... — read more 

Dave Calhoun Boeing's CEO has a widely known failed track record putting Boeing up on the blocks under his leadership. This is exactly the type of CEO, Ford stated they desperately need and why Calhoun will be picked to be Ford's new CEO. Calhoun... — read more