Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2022 and 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning pickups to address an issue with the electronic stability control (ESC) system. The defect: in affected vehicles, the Sync software may fail to activate the ESC system at the... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2023/12/05/gm-return-to-office-salaried-workers-barra/71813389007/

So stupid words escape me. Back in October 2022, long-time aftermarket exhaust maker Borla revealed its new Performance Sound System for the Ford Mustang Mach-E, which is designed to make the EV sound like a traditional muscle car of sorts and... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2023/12/05/gm-return-to-office-salaried-workers-barra/71813389007/ Ford will follow suit. Guaranteed.

Tesla just launched 48v FNV4 is still years from reality and it is already old tech. Way to go Model E team! Dougie should have known given his past employment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDoNP4EYSns

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/department-education-study-reveals-professions-170000889.html

Ford is working on building the next.electric pickup truck. Its design will be amazing that no one can tell the difference between the new and the old F150 Lightning.

Should we consider ourselves safe from cuts until next year?

Fain said he entered bargaining with some preconceived ideas that turned out to be false. “I really thought going into this that Stellantis was going to be the worst to deal with ... they really ended up being the best. They were serious; they... — read more 

Surprised if website posts as they frown on recall posts (can’t we just make better quality vehicles). Recognize that these are legacy vehicles but still hurts our reputation ( mostly for owners). Ford Motor Company is recalling certain units of... — read more 

Age Discrimination & Work Situations The law prohibits discrimination in any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, benefits, and any other term or condition of employment. Happening. — read more 

Been here for almost 2 years; was sold a lie and have just been going through the motions. Don't see a path to LL6 tbh and there is no culture/ growth here. I've tried multiple times to talk to people/ network but everyone here is closed off and... — read more 

Why would anyone buy an EV then?

I just watch tightly on the behaviors of the supervisors. I request american disability act accommodations. Usually no problems. then intermittent FMLA forever, and I record everything during work, and I upload all my work copies to my lawyer's... — read more 

Ford Adds $8.8B to Cost with 2023 UAW Contract, Reveals Plan to Pay for it Execs going to give up some of their treasure chest of looted salary to pay for it - Psych. (hope no one is foolish enough to believe this) Now this is when you really need... — read more 

"Ford further confirmed on Thursday that the UAW deal is expected to add about $900 in costs per assembled vehicle by 2028." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/fords-2023-guidance-uaw-deal-cost.html More cost reductions and trimming to follow. I... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/nearly-400-dealers-drop-ford-181000452.html

Oops…. Maybe GM won’t go full EV after all. Paywalled article in Detroit news on “gm to reconsider hybrids”. I don’t have access to the text but can only imagine the crow they are... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/quiet-cutting-rise-4-key-160031498.html

I genuinely don’t see most people being around in 3 to 6 months max. Another wave of huge layoffs is coming and will wipe out alot of people. The company is doing terribly , stock price is trash and no one really likes Ford products.

Does anyone have the scoop on the failure of “canopy.” It went from all this listed in the 1/22 press release to being only “pickup bed camera.” Is it that hard to put a camera inside a van? Nobody keep valuable equipment unsecured in a pickup truck... — read more 

Ford finally realized that they don't need these battery plants, because they can't sell the EVs that they made. Every EVs Ford makes they loose $50,000 and no one wants to buy it. Ford needs to go back to the basic and stop chasing after Tesla. — read more 

Ford should ask the Federal government to buy the stockpile of EVs nobody wants. After all, they are the apple of Bill Ford's eye. https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/usda-purchases-100-million-in-michigan-apples-18490973.php

Is it coming in 2024?

We have some of these jobs in the company. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/prepare-for-mass-layoffs-12-jobs-that-will-be-cut-first-in-a-recession/ss-AA1ktlBx?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=cddb79a545064294b56db9d5647b372f&ei=35

Or is it too late?

It amazes me that this ever growing list of failures has not resulted in a pause and reassessment of not only what the senior leadership advised but what the BoD has accepted. I know the family has a lot to do with the mess we are in. Forget the EV... — read more 

https://fortune.com/2023/11/22/ford-jim-farley-electric-vehicles-batteries-michigan-manufacturing-factory/

How likely is it I will get fired if I get below target end of year review?

Yesterday got wind about something big happening Monday. Got a foreboding warning from an upper manager I know from outside Ford. He wouldn't say what exactly. Anyone know?

https://fortune.com/2023/11/22/ford-jim-farley-electric-vehicles-batteries-michigan-manufacturing-factory

https://jalopnik.com/ford-is-ki-ling-the-explorer-hybrid-because-cops-are-bu-1851039243 Get the Toyota or Honda hybrids if I were you. Better quality, performance, more reliable, it will last you 4 times longer than a Ford Exploder.

Should I expect to be canned in January?

I guess this is how Ford intends to appease it's investors/shareholders: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-authorizes-51m-share-repurchase/ar-AA1kiv0K?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=03fc42139b16479787096f012150b8ca&ei=36

The Big One ☝🏿 is coming. Brace for impact. And Merry fu--ing Christmas too.

A few of LL in our organization suddenly announce that they are retiring at the end of THIS month. Looks that they smell something is coming. If you heard Fartley's interview today. He mentioned that after UAW contracts, Ford needs to cut cost in... — read more 

I got "on target" for mid year but im not sure what to expect.