https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2021-ford-bronco-shows-engine-octopus-in-factory-close-ups-of-chassis-goodies-154172.html Not a clean design, looks like a mess. Alternator is mounted way too low for off road vehicle. Has Ford forgot how... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/01/08/ford-escape-parts-shortage-louisville/6590956002/ This isn't going to help Q1 2021 profits.

General Motors Co. GM 0.06% in 2020 dethroned rival Ford Motor Co. F 1.50% in Detroit’s closely watched “truck wars,” securing the top slot in the lucrative market for large pickup trucks. For the first time since 2015, GM outsold Ford in large... — read more 

Ford Motor Co., still feeling the effects of a pandemic-induced production shutdown early in the year amid a major overhaul of its vehicle lineup, reported U.S. new-vehicle sales were down 9.8% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and down 15.6% for the... — read more 

The autoextremist nails it again. The last several paragraphs of this weeks post eloquently says everything that many of us have been thinking http://www.autoextremist.com/

Just amazing how much time and money we waste on this stuff. If we would just focus on building the best quality vehicles possible at prices customers can afford, we would be doing much better... — read more 

Sales and Marketing taking the hit for what will be poor Q4 results. Out with LaNeve, in with Frick.

Long story short, I worked at both GM and Fiat as well as several tier 1's (various Engineering roles) and I feel I won the lottery by getting a gig at Ford (posting because can't understand all the sh@t talk about the company but I guess it's the... — read more 

Anyone else notice how much time our new CEO spends on Twitter? Obsessing over his public image seems to be his top priority.

In one of the threads, where a person complained of continuous stress, someone made a good observation that some departments are privileged, overstaffed by people who do almost nothing, while in others people burn out from work. This is something... — read more 

"We must and will turn around our automotive operations and compete like a challenger. We have to improve product quality and make it a reason to choose Ford," Farley told employees Oct. 1. "We will benchmark against the best. Drive decisions through... — read more 

Apparently Detroit Metro Airport and the Flat Rock Assembly plant aren't the only places piling up F-150s that need seatbelts and software updates. They are also being stored in Kansas City at an AMUSEMENT PARK. Made me laugh, Ford making amusement... — read more 

We all know the last round of layoffs was a slap in the face and the manner in which they were done was a hard pill to swallow. It took me some time to get over it but now that I have, I realized Ford actually did me a favor. I was constantly... — read more 

In addition to thousands of early production 2021 Ford F-150 pickups being stockpiled in parking lots around Detroit Metro Airport for a quality review, a steady stream of the new vehicles is being delivered to a site near the Flat Rock Assembly... — read more 

I hear more and more colleagues and people from other companies in the automotive industry saying that they would prefer to leave not only the companies but also the entire industry. I understand, the pandemic has devastated auto-industry growth, but... — read more 

Beginning of a new trend of recalls and launch issues? Let’s not forget that JF was part of the team that got us here.

GM and Ford will not require employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations despite the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saying employers can require workers to do... — read more 

I think we should all ignore the silly - or maybe too smart by half - posts' that by all means are posted to bury the actual legitimate posts down under the heap.

In your opinion, what skills are the most relevant at Ford today? When I was starting in the late 80s you had to have a broad range of technical skills accompanied with better than average communication skills... I am about to retire in 2021, and... — read more 

Feed all known Ford Data into Deep Learning AI and ask it who to hire: 1/ Jim Hackett 2/ Jim Harbaugh 3/ Jim Belushi 4/ Jim Carrey 5/ Jim Farley See what the common thread is here? We just need a real leader - notice Alan's name didn't come... — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/12/15/ford-savona-gary-johnson-uaw-farley-retirement/3901848001/

Word on the street is TransLoc fired their CEO and they have numerous customer problems. TransLoc is one of Ford Smart Mobility’s acquisitions. Seems to not be working out so well. Anyone know what’s going on? Company made no announcements about it... — read more 

For those of you who left and have found jobs elsewhere; where did you end up? What Company / City, State? And do you like the culture?

what is the difference between regular contractor and irregular contractor at Ford?

I can’t remember the last time we had an executive team that actually cared for the well-being of the company or their employees. Within a good number of years I hear a lot of preaching going on by the higher ups but they never practice what they... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/08/elon-musk-tesla-california-texas He moves to Texas, big FU to California Has market cap worth more than all the major automakers combined He owns the EV market globally As time goes on, he is... — read more 

https://247wallst.com/business/2020/12/08/americas-5-worst-run-companies-of-2020/

if you need a job at any company (paycheck) more than they need you, then you better wake up. Get your finances in order, save cash and diversify your investments. If you have any debt, get it paid off ASAP. This applies to agency, PS, direct, etc... — read more 

So if you are agency and let go, but working from home, they don't expect you to drive in and return monitors and laptops? Does your agency rep come pick them up? Any sign that your agencies are working to find you something new?

What's new with my Ford "family?"

Being an agency employee there was always a chance that my employment could end at Ford without any notice. I went into this with that knowledge in mind years ago. I expected nothing in return except a paycheck and perhaps some new skills I could... — read more 

I am surprised how many people I know took the buyout this year. two LL6' and six GSR8's. All of them hired in the wave in the early 90's. I'll bet the average age of the group dropped 5 years. As for additional layoffs, firings, downsizing... — read more 

According to Detroit Free Press Bronco retimed due to supplier issue. Can you say Explorer. Only the beginning of a horrific launch cycle.

Ford on Friday terminated contract and agency employees. As in keeping with large corporate greed, no notice is given, the cut in contract jobs is effective immediately with no notice. Just another Merry Christmas wish from Ford because as Jim... — read more 

Transloc is being sued. Toxic work culture. Lots of unhappy customers. Massive racism among employees. Dozens are leaving. Why isn’t Ford investigating?

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/12/05/ford-layoffs-buyouts-salaried-contractors/3839720001/ Appreciate workers who feel comfortable talking on the record or confidentially. Please email phoward@freepress.com or text/call... — read more