A new piece from Bloomberg makes the case, comparing the Tesla vehicle to the misfortunes of Ford's Edsel, which was first introduced in 1957 and discontinued just two years later. After spending years building up hype for the car, Ford predicted... — read more 

Now we know what is in the future for North America's workers.

Every day it's the same slop. "We have to use AI in everything we do". Write code? Get AI to do it! Review the code? AI! Write an email or post a message in Teams? Better use AI for it (the ems and the emoji use always give it away; "it's not just x... — read more 

The company is so top-heavy that management layers seem to outnumber the people doing actual engineering. Many of the best engineers—the ones who lived and breathed problem-solving—have long since left. What remains is an army of title-holders more... — read more 

https://www.timesgazette.com/2017/09/15/highland-county-chinchilla-ranch-not-like-anything-most-people-think/ https://fordauthority.com/2026/06/ford-f-150-king-ranch-platinum-lose-5-0l-v8-coyote-option/

Median employee compensation is $93,397, while three-year average profit per employee is only about $4,083. This suggests comparatively solid employee compensation despite weak profits during the measurement period. The result may change considerably... — read more 

Have you guys looked at a ford car vs Honda/toyota. The choice is obvious, why would anyone want to buy a ford. The Honda crv was the best selling vehicle in America for a reason. Ownership cost is way lower than a ford. Those who still drive a ford... — read more 

Innovation was what set us apart. Then they stopped trying and started recycling old ideas. That's when we lost our edge.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-texas-police-spent-4-5-million-on-four-chevy-tahoes So sweet! We back the blue, no matter what. We should build these vehicles directly instead of letting CogNyte profit from the massive markup on retrofitted... — read more 

Ford is preparing to reintroduce the 1972 Ford Pinto! Ford is currently in discussions with VW to build 1972 Ford Pintos as Ford did in the 1970’s on VW current over capacity production lines. Ford old timers will be called on to assist VW in... — read more 

Ford just interested in cutting high wage employees, shipping work outside of country and hiring H1B's... Why purchase a non American product?

USCIS reported over 7 million active H1B visas since 2015.

When headlines like this appear in the Detroit newspapers, written from Ford press releases by lazy “reporters,” two things are imminent: bad earnings reports and layoffs.

I want to make sure I maximize all the benefits ford has to offer before I give notice. Use recognition points , wellness account reimbursement, etc. What do you recommend doing? Any other tips before telling my boss?

Read up on the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act so you know how to respond when you have that "shoulder tap" meeting with HR.

Anybody here have insight into actual subscription sales? I was laid off from Ford in 2022 and have been at a mediocre job for a couple years but have an opportunity involving subscription sales for a competitor. Not sure if it would be worth leaving... — read more 

the 1972 Pinto with zero upgrades from the 1972 model year. Keep the same components used in 1972, carburetor, distributor cap, am/fm radio, manual windows, no air conditioning, no intermittent windshield wipers, no cruise control, no power steering... — read more 

Anyone notice thelayoff.com states Ford is a producer of tractors? Wasn't the tractor division sold to new holland?

Is it just me or are a few people in here not using a VPN and posting?? Some of the posts get taken down even when they’re benign, sounds like they’re traceable! Use your head.

How to Access Your Records (Michigan Employees) If you are trying to track down past records from Ford and worked for them in Michigan, you are legally protected by the Bullard-Plawecki Right to Know Act (MCL 423.501).  Under this Michigan state... — read more 

They're the source of all our problems. How much major damage do they have to cause before someone acts? They're the ones who need to lose their jobs.

F150 Lightning dead in the driveway, house electric power might be back on tomorrow night, 80 degrees outside, all hotels nearby are booked. Glad it’s my LL and not me 🤣🤣🤣

https://www.aramark.com/newsroom/news/2025/december/aramark-celebrates-national-cookie-exchange-day

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ford-fired-11-worker-over-145900113.html

If I decline it, am I automatically market as do not rehire? How long am I marked as a do not rehire? 2 years? 10 years? Seems like HR has to purge my records at some point.

Seems to not be mentioned or advertised anymore.

Hackett Pavilion 1 & 2. Are you kidding me? When nothing is named after Mulally, it shows you how insecure and id--tic leadership really is.

What's the latest ?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/ford-recalls-741195-suvs-pickups-after-transmission-defect-raises-rollaway-risk-nhtsa

When few people in my group knowing who I am? Several actually have apologized to me when asking what my name is again because they forgot. I’m wondering if anyone would notice if I don’t show up at work.

I was looking at a 2026 GT Premium manual and saw the second sticker with a $4K mark-up!

coworker got laid off few months back and i had to absorb 100% of his workload and was thanked for being a team player and stepping up, now i get feedback on not being fast enough with that added workload. is this a strategy to push me out?

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/06/25/ford-hires-back-former-engineers-to-fix-errors-caused-by-ai/

Over the past six months, China has launched 622 new car models. That is not innovation. That is an industry on life support. Picture a car factory running at half capacity. Assembly lines built for thousands of vehicles a day are operating at... — read more 

Until Billy and Jimmy are removed this company will keep sinking.

I know of multiple layoffs in e-commerce in ET that happened today. Anyone else know about other areas?

Ford should unbury these Mavericks and focus on selling them to me-h heads, crack heads and all-around Dregs who tend to have no credit scores. Ford can offer financing of 20% interest and then repo the Mavericks months later and rebury them. Ford... — read more 

Push the button and nothing happens (people die). Can’t recall Patriot systems deployed. From Ford Authority: Ford has a long history of supplying the U.S. military with various goods, beginning way back during World War I and extending to World... — read more 

Ford recall wave hits 387,000 vehicles amid record NHTSA alerts Massive Ford re-recall: Over 387,000 Ford vehicles are being recalled again for safety issues, covering multiple popular models and repeat defects. Record recall pace: NHTSA has logged... — read more