"There was a time when the captain would go down with the ship. Now, we have a bunch of monkeys making wild predictions and lying while receving millions, and if the predictions failed to happen, well, too bad for the company, while these "captains"... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-sturges-3b1a9_tesla-model3-ford-activity-7138743862046461953-O3yy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Anyone know about the upcoming Field Restructure coming in February? Hearing u300 dealers will get Ford of Mexico reps. Not sure what's happening to their current reps.

1 transmission 2 Engine 3 Electrical 4 Suspension I you have the top 2 problems, you are dead on the road. This has happened to every Ford/Lincoln vehicles for the last 100 years.

"A players hire A+ players.Actually, Steve believed that A players hire A players—that is people who are as good as they are. I refined this slightly—my theory is that A players hire people even better than themselves. It’s clear, though, that B... — read more 

You know who I am. I was put on PIP twice and the first time, I did not lose, but I did not win neither. Second time, I learned my lesson and everything is wiretapped since my first day of employment, and they are all saved in my lawyer's online... — read more 

https://fortune.com/2023/12/07/electric-vehicle-sales-growth-slows-rapidly-2023-ford-gm-white-house-goals/

Ford quality The management guys must be proud. Few more months they will pocket the bonuses in millions.

Who knew Ford has more than one CEO in our ranks, there are two other than Farley! Of course they are ready to step up, right? Joshua Sirefman, CEO at Ford Michigan Central Christian Moran, CEO at Canopy Doug Field needs to get a CEO in his title... — read more 

Ford CEO responds to Elon Musk's offer of electric vehicle help This post states it correctly: "Shouldn't companies like Ford and GM be embarrassed a company that has only been around for 20 years has something they have been talking about for 30... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/most-blue-collar-workers-will-be-driving-ford-evs-and-soon/ar-AA1l8Kfm?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=ef796432c35b4d97a2e12b00b7b65672&ei=33

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2024 Ford Mustang models regarding an issue with the vehicle’s brake pedal. The defect: in affected vehicles, the brake pedal pivot tube may not have been properly flared during the manufacturing process. The... — read more 

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?