Why does Ford keep the Rawsonville Plant open? It is a low level assemble plant that primarily puts together part bins for the Livonia transmission plant. I thought Ford got rid of their parts plants during the spun off with Visteon in the 2000'. — read more 

For the past couple of weeks I've been getting emails nearly every other day prompting me to complete the Ford Voice survey. Today my supervisor emails us and says she'd like us to complete the survey. I replied I didn't plan to because it's not... — read more 

I think this massive Tesla layoff is just the beginning. Now that the US is ending the 'credit' - also known as a handout - to buy electric vehicles, people are realizing that Teslas are too expensive. Also, the fit and finish in a Tesla is... — read more 

Layoffs must be happening soon.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/business/2024/04/17/ford-recalls-over-456k-vehicles-due-to-loss-of-drive-power-risk/

This is an important article related to layoffs. Ford motor company cut heavily , beginning in 2019 with smart redesign, and incentivized early retirements to fully adapt to 100% EV future. Ford fully, eagerly and excitedly complied and caved to... — read more 

Gotta be soon.

Lately I've been hearing about individuals being approached by other teams without the individuals prompting interests into the department or sections that are approaching them. I had a WebEx message from a Ford recruiter asking how soon I could... — read more 

Tesla just eliminated 14,000 jobs today. The big 3 are next.

https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sherrod-brown-turner-restore-pensions-delphi-retirees

43,000 Bronco's and Escapes are at risk of developing cracks in their fuel injectors and the recall is a drain trough and a low pressure warning system? So, first you have to bring your vehicle in to have the non-fix applied to it, and then you get... — read more 

All I can say, it’s a good thing we delayed production of 600,000 of these boat anchors until this year (not happening this year, either), and it’s not a good thing we are spending lots of extra money to park them in lots all over the place with... — read more 

It suddenly dawned on me, the Ford pre-Medicare retiree HRA spending stipend of $500 for employee and $500 for spouse is not really a benefit as if one scales their taxable income to $55,000 one will get $1000 subsidies on healthcare.gov. I’m... — read more 

I guess by end of summer 2024..

So, now that FMC has announced a prolonged closure of Oakville....what the heck are they gonna do with all those extra peeps????? And how bad could there long range planning be to let this happen in the first place???

But aren’t we a software company? Build code like we build cars and trucks. WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into a March 3 fatal crash between a... — read more 

From the WSJ speaking to Peter Stern (and Farley and Bill) about Ford Next: Where Does the Best Innovation Happen? Not in Stand-Alone Labs, Some Companies Say Some companies are moving away from the idea that stand-alone, startup-style labs are the... — read more 

Jim - Why did you have to mention Ford...really...the last thing we need from you is this reverse Cramer business now. Things were looking up...maybe...but not now...thanks... — read more 

Typical Ford response, drain fuel and fix software as opposed to buying a robust injector. Hey, we save $0.05 each on the current injector. Ford (F.N), opens new tab will recall 42,652 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles in the United States due to... — read more 

For those who left and are Pre-Medicare and COBRA has run out, or will soon, what medical plan did you ultimately decide upon? And cost? Many options!

Did you see the email sent to active GRP employees? We are now just under 10K active.

Ford and GM have been working on moving employment (Design, Engineering, Testing) to other Countries for sometime and with the addition of millions of illegal aliens in the US cheap labor is welcomed (look into the present employment numbers). The... — read more 

What other proof is needed that something is seriously wrong at Lincoln and Ford. Look at this monstrosity on four wheels https://fordauthority.com/2024/04/2024-lincoln-continental-coach-and-town-car-edition-revealed/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-could-lose-40-billion-in-sales/ar-BB1ldphx?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=e2d6d73205e34760861d42eedccd095c&ei=18

Nov 22 retiree here, pre-Medicare. Just learned from a BCBS rep if you have HRA benefit available, you cannot take ACA subsides(should they be higher than HRA), even if you decline Ford HRA. If you do IRS finds out and treats ACA subsides as... — read more 

Since we aren’t building the new EVs until then, why would we not get rid of that entire organization until then and save $5 Billion per year?

Sales of the main revenue generator F150 is declining, there are thousands of them sitting in lots all over waiting for “quality checks” and not getting any newer. They are reimplementing “stair steps” to dealers, which reflect the lack of customers... — read more 

I very recently got promoted to an SG8, but was promised I would get that promotion back in August 2023 and they kept delaying(with lots of excuses). However, I've already been thinking of transferring internally, I have discussed it with my... — read more 

https://fordauthority.com/2024/04/unifor-extremely-disappointed-by-ford-ev-delay-at-oakville/

And how will Ford make up this loss?Cut American salaried and send to Mexico, Brazil, and India. It’s been in progress for 3-4 years and expect the engineering centers in Mexico and Brazil to be full in 2 years. ICE engineering was gutted in 2022. — read more 

Thoughts, comments, reactions?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/ford-to-delay-all-electric-suv-to-focus-on-offering-hybrid-vehicles-across-its-lineup-by-2030/ar-BB1l4y9o Where are the EV apologists on this? 🤣

S.S. Ford is sinking. The captain is drunk at the wheel. All of the crew (upper-management) occupy all of the life boats. There is only one play left. Throw the kitchen sink at Mulally to get him to come back and right the ship. Even if he'll only... — read more 

I know a good amount of people on here are sick of Farley, the Ford family etc, but all they do is complain. I’m sure a good amount of you have Ford shares of some sort! Make sure your voice is heard, vote against them on your proxy ballot, and for... — read more 

The massive layoff. I work in Customer Service and everyday I get so many calls from customers whose Fords spend more time at the dealership for repairs than on the road. Some customers don’t even get off the lot for the first time before they have... — read more 

https://www.motor1.com/news/714850/ford-sales-q1-2024-bronco-ranger-mustang-edge/ Ford has announced its first-quarter sales for 2024, posting a modest 5.7-percent increase overall versus 2023. Things look good on the surface, but a deeper dive... — read more 

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2023/04/04/ford-becomes-americas-best-selling-brand-in-the-first-quarter-on.html This is good news for Ford.

https://www.the-sun.com/motors/10922882/ford-surplus-inventory-stockpile-michigan/ Batten down the hatches.

I came across this job posting today and was wondering if this is a good position to consider at Ford. I heard Ford does layoffs 1-2 times every year and even high performers are let go. Is this because the company is doing poorly financially? Also... — read more