I apply and apply, it's only the recruiters who want to talk to me. I don't have a company reach out to me yet. I am very worried.
JDP Report Card for Quality and Engineering Management
Ford Motor Co.'s brands had the largest year-over-year decline in initial quality, led by Lincoln with 208 problems per 100 vehicles, 41 more than last year. Ford had 201 problems per 100 vehicles, up 34, according to J.D. Powers. This is a direct... — read more
Truth bo--s
https://jalopnik.com/ford-tried-to-be-tesla-and-it-cost-the-company-billions-1850651340 Fire Farley!
Sept 25 4th round of mass layoffs??
I hear that we will have 4th round of layoffs around Sept 25. Is this correct? Within the portfolio, Cloud Platform (Model E), there are many services, connected products, and platforms that are getting decommissioned. LLs are collecting data on %... — read more
An inexpensive, non subscription vehicle security system (not canopy)
Since FLV is on indefinite “personal” leave, it’s a good thing college students have picked up the slack on vehicle security, inexpensive, easy to use and NO SUBSCRIPTION!!! Ford Next should just shut down and write off canopy before they waste more... — read more
Mach-E Rebates another signal the Ford EV business in real trouble
After both debuted to high demand and long wait lists, the Ford F-150 Lightning and Ford Mustang Mach-E have cooled off somewhat in recent months, a trend largely driven by rising prices and vastly improved supply buoyed by ramped up production of... — read more
Ford finally first in something!
Ford has faced its fair share of quality woes recently, which CEO Jim Farley previously said will take years to fix. Regardless, the automaker has set out to accomplish precisely that, aiming to achieve “best-in-class” quality in many of its models... — read more
Think!
The UPS Teamsters negotiations affect us all... Note: Teamsters are an UAW ally. Companies that use UPS include: Amazon Apple Walmart Best Buy Costco
Did greenfield labs (palo alto) lay peope off?
Teams are working remote at this location so we don't hear much. Everyone is kinda distant, like you can go weeks without talking to coworkers or your manager. With all the chatter on this board about layoffs, its so quiet sometimes I wonder if... — read more
Oh Oh. EV sales slows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/ev-sales-growth-s-about-to-slow-if-building-is-getting-easier-why-is-selling-them-harder/ar-AA1dR3zs?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=d36b34d851b44c75bec36b6986b02776&ei=116
Any update/news on FordLabs Future?
Seems like we’re safe for now .. until September?
Lightning major price drop, destined for rental car fleets.
Customers have panned the high cost Lightning. Loss of $58k per vehicle just got way bigger. After debuting with a surprisingly low sub-$40k price tag (at least for the work-focused Pro model), the Ford F-150 Lightning has been treated to a host of... — read more
There are 300+ open jobs in Ford careers website
It is unbelievable how many open positions are there on Ford careers website and many of them even open for visa sponsorship. On top of that several companies are contacting on W2 positions at Ford. Pretty sure at least half of the laid off folks can... — read more
It seems this site has replaced the old f…edcompany site that Ford sued and shut down
2000-2007, I remember the comments well, including "Ford, where finding a job is job one." Ford claimed that it infringed a trademark slogan "Ford, where quality is job one," So they get all the negative comments they get on this site, even those... — read more
With FLV on leave, will Ford Next be disbanded?
This group is costing Ford $3 Billion per year, with zero results to show for that. Now that FLV has been publicly exposed as someone not in his right mind, is it time to admit this group has been floundering with no real mission or purpose? I’m... — read more
Can things change without a total leadership change?
A group of us have been pondering how Ford went off its rails post Mulally. We have centered on four things. Are we just jaded? Do we need new leadership? Leadership not respecting or understanding the efforts required to engineer and produce a... — read more
Tuesday gonna be a huge Ford news day
Will FLVs court appearance make front page news on @Ford website? I've seen much smaller and less significant news make it to the homepage. This story on the otherhand is huge Ford news.
New perk HR should consider
Given the recent events at Ford and the desire to attract and retain the very best outside talent, should HR offer a Ford-backed bail bonds service for executives and select employees?
Backstabbers always hold on to their jobs
It's almost as if Ford is rewarding this behavior.
New layoffs
When should we mark our calendars for the next layoffs? Anyone smells anything afoul? Would they further reduce ADAS, cloud, enterprise etc?
Ford Leader is Famous!
Just saw an in depth story on the FLV situation on local 4 5pm news with Rod Meloni. Takeaways: FLV headbuttted his wife Ford officially stated FLV is still employed by the company Please add additional bullet points as required.
Things are so bleak, even the sunshine blowing Dougie lover had disappeared from this site!
They used to post in every negative thread. It's been several days without their nonsense. Could it be that with quality still in the toilet, EV sales down significantly, pending lawsuits from former customers and employees, layoffs of some the best... — read more
Quality training? What the company really needs are engineers with common sense and a little hands-on ability.
No amount of quality training will instill this, it either requires it to already be an innate trait or a lot of mentoring (which in today's climate is a large burden on the mentor). HR needs to look beyond GPA's and level of education. Rant switch... — read more
Can I take a second job?
Yes There is no conflict of interests (working for a competitor, a supplier, or generally in the automotive field). No internal Ford information is disclosed to the "back up" company (secret, confidential or just internal communications can be... — read more
Arghhh
I am so disgusted right now, I feel nothing but contempt for the greedy executives and their minions. I have an LL5 friend who is by the way a top performer... He was let go a few days ago just 10 months shy of 55. I know he was not the only one... — read more
Do we have a plan to improve quality?
Getting rid of the experienced people not looking so good now.
Product Development jobs slashed! Reportedly 25% laid off in past 2 weeks! Can anyone confirm?
Even LL5 and LL6 amongst the one laid off over the past 2 weeks and leaders will not confirm that the layoffs are over now! What were your experiences? How to move on?!?
UAW strike time!!!
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2023/07/13/ford-to-seek-flexible-ev-production-in-contract-talks-with-uaw/70409427007/ I hope it sinks the company!
Breaking news!
Ford executives secretly drive Corvettes!
FLV on leave now
Details of police report revealed for first time. FoMoCo confirms FLV on leave. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/07/13/ford-executive-louis-victor-hermes-arrest/70407572007/
Lightning rebates equals doom for platform.
More evidence that consumers are walking away from Ford EV's. $1500 of $88,000 won’t convince customers. But Farley says “ build more” units. Deeper down the rabbit hole. After debuting to much fanfare and many reservations, the Ford F-150... — read more
Ford claims to have a billion dollar cost disadvantage in US
https://fordauthority.com/2023/07/ford-claims-it-has-1-billion-cost-disadvantage-in-u-s/ My suggestions to begin fixing this: Cut Bill Ford and his salary cut Farley’s salary by at least $10 million cut Ford Next and all their salaries... — read more
Ridiculous
So make a statement on FLV exit already.
More proof that EVs su-k!
https://amp.dw.com/en/electric-vehicle-tires-a-lesser-known-pollution-headache/a-66189707 Tire particulate is just one issue. Brake particulate is even worse!!
Layoffs last month (very bleak situation)
There are no jobs in the market. For every position there are 150 applicants. No interviews so far.
Layoffs in Quality Organization
Does anyone know if the Quality Organizations got hit with layoffs ?? Given Ford's dismal Quality delivery, Head of Quality should have been held accountable. Whoever is leading those teams should have been ousted. Ford needs competent... — read more
Is it time to cut Ford Next and FLV
We’ve been made aware that FLV has personal issues, just spent three night in the Oakland County jail. This group has WASTED approximately $10 BILLION in the past four years (some prior to FLV’s hiring by Farley, approved by Bill). Ford Next has... — read more
Work life balance doesn’t exist anymore.
I’m getting really fed up. My team was heavily impacted by the April 2022 lay offs and I have been working 50-60 hour weeks since then to just barely keep my head above water - with no compensation. I thought it would get better finally getting more... — read more
Ford EV's still a "No Thanks" from customers
Latest Cars.com on Ford EV's: Lightning 1884 Available with pricing from $113,264 - $56,191 Mach-E 7140 Available with pricing from $87,990 - $41,795 These were all undelivered customer ordered vehicles. Looks like we need to find more affluent... — read more