Give us the good old 5.1 liter V8 and the 6-speed that ran forever. My 2008 had no problems we see in the models today: 10-speed transmissions, cam phasers, recalls. What the heck are you doing Ford?!

Working here was the biggest mistake I've made in my career. Morale is below the basement Pay is below market Co workers are warming their seats, no actual work is being done. Look at good stocks and look at Ford's ; decades of stagnancy and... — read more 

Where is the commenter that claimed the stock wasn't in the cr-pper? $5/share here we come!

Heard Hoevener is out effective immediately to 'explore new opportunities' who is next in LL world?

We are not #1 anymore with customer service due to failed apps like Ford account manager and Ford Pass. dealers are treating customers cr-ppy with all the recall issues. daily complaints about vehicles spending more time in the shop than on the... — read more 

Agency person. Just been informed that I’ve been let go. Staying positive and looking for a new chapter.

Opinion by the Editorial Board. Read it if you have access... Here is one paragraph: "Ford is supporting the Administration’s regulation because it wants to socialize EV losses across the industry, even if this means consumers can’t buy the cars... — read more 

I've been noticing more of my coworkers being sick than years past. I'm seen people with weird heart rhythm problems, cancers, blood clots. Just odd things. Anyone else seeing this?

So much for our planned revenue stream from data sales, the federal government is putting the brakes on that plan. From the Detroit News: The message from the Federal Trade Commission comes after outcry from U.S. Senators and a series of alarming... — read more 

Hello, just spoke to a couple fellow contractors who are having very different experiences. One tried to move teams and was told that there is no roles available for contractors and that there is a push to hire direct employees. The other one was... — read more 

Sounds like everyone here is disgruntled or an H1B desi from some consultancy group

From the Detroit News: Ford tells dealers to pause EV investments as it reviews certification program Ford Motor Co. is recommending dealers halt investments related to selling electric vehicles until after it completes a review of its requirements... — read more 

From WXYZ (you won’t hear about this from Phoebe at the Fre3 Press): “Michigan Central website crashes as tickets become available for grand reopening celebration The website crashed as the tickets were set to go on sale. Photos from people trying... — read more 

Ford $25k EV will hit the market next year.

https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/05/20/the-55-billion-reasons-why-ford-just-made-a-smart/ Just another reason that there is undoubtedly a big layoff coming.

You vote by purchasing from these American companies who sell you out at every chance they get and will continue!!! Ford, GM... sold you out to China, Mexico, Brazil. Cheap labor!!! Americans have been sleeping at the wheel for a long time!!! — read more 

Going to make on demand price reductions on EV’s a challenge Liz. “The primary driver behind the largest WRI point gains is sharing risk and cost in an equitable manner while relentlessly pursuing cost reduction,” says Plante Moran automotive and... — read more 

Even customer service reps have no stability even if they do a great job if they are in the U.S. Ford doesn’t care if a lot of the customers do not like having to speak with reps that they cannot understand. They have even given the chat customer... — read more 

Are you still happy with your decision? When you run the lump sum calculation and set the date for December, 1 2024, has your lump sum number recovered or is it still down x% from the December 1, 2022 high?

Hard to not notice all the inventory piling up on ford lots. Ford can only hide this for so long will have to offer huge discounts pretty soon which will show even bigger losses. Brace for tough times towards end of this year. With only f150 sales we... — read more 

Ford spokesman T.R. Reid confirmed the news, saying Lo notified his team via email on Wednesday that he has chosen to explore new opportunities. The company did not put out a news release announcing the departure.

Week that major layoffs start?

2024 Expedition: the rear temperature control button should turn the rear AC ON or OFF without having to go to the 12” screen to turn it on/off. It’s a needless step and a driving distraction. Sure, bring up the screen for 10-15 secs in case you want... — read more 

So after making significant investments to support Fords fantasy volume projections for EV’s, now suppliers are asked to deepen their losses by reducing costs. Another lesson on why the supply base ranks Ford as the least trustworthy manufacturer to... — read more 

https://electrek.co/2024/05/16/ford-asks-suppliers-ideas-cut-ev-costs-all-win-lose-push/ All win or lose? How do you make up $100k loss per EV?? You can't! This place is hosed.

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/ford-escape-maverick-and-lincoln-corsair-hybrids-could-unexpectedly-shift-into-neutral/ Great in-vehicle software! I know, let's keep WFH!

What are the best life insurance options once you retired from Ford?

If Badge Swipes are such an important statistic to Ford, that means work is not getting done, and they want to prove the WFH is the reason why, or they want to use the statistic to get rid of you, or they wanted to create a job for someone that had... — read more 

Coming to a realization that longer I work here , the more incompetent I’m becoming . Never seen a group of more un ambitious people and seat warmers. Wish the job market was better so I wasn’t trapped here

https://www.yahoo.com/news/real-thing-drivers-passengers-report-090017600.html

First it was supposed to be done by 2023. The last I heard was 2025. Once this phase is completed I anticipate this will be full RTO and most older employees will leave.

Heard this from a good friend who is still there. Anyone hearing the same?

Seconds ago on the Purchasing Town Hall. Liz Dorr stated that only 50% of people are going into the office. That going in 3 days a week is an important corporate metric..... Are you freaking kidding me? All the quality, cost, launch, warranty, the... — read more 

This place genuinely su-ks, let’s all be real with each other. Ford isn’t a place for A or B players , it’s probably closer to C- or D at best. Morale is trash, people aren’t really working and making any decision takes weeks on weeks ( most people... — read more 

LCCs are hungry for more work. Living in degenerative countries with no real resources are a easy pick to do mind work comparative to USA. Also the number of issues with managing batteries is excessive and changes are expensive along with low sales... — read more 

yes the may 20th date is popping up across my radar and should be the big one. Looking at atleast 5,000 souls who are near retirement with fat pensions. Start building a cash cushion and reduce debt and start backups....

I never heard back (feel like completely ghosted). Is this normal at Ford?

Has said, they have cancelled certain events . Meetings dut to reorganization plans.

from the press: As vice chair, Lawler will focus on: The next phase of Ford’s strategic development, including important choices across technologies, markets, alliances and segments All current and future global partnerships, which are... — read more