Heard from a member of the royal family on 12 that he gone.

that job chick is pretty observant. https://x.com/thejobchick/status/1947726677024641527 model e, risk level = DANGER, why? platform failure that is the best 2 word description at the end there.

I’m hearing chatter about the potential for voluntary layoffs based on the RTO mandate. Again I just overheard some people talk and am not confirming anything. Just curious if anyone else heard something similar. I know they probably don’t need to... — read more 

Ford top leaders are enjoying the all-in power and prestige with treating all employees like children, so we are investigating not permitting employees to go out for lunch. Not only will this keep employees at a free-address desk during lunch time... — read more 

Note from the Author (Pen Name Used for Anonymity): I use a pen name not because I fear being wrong but because at Ford, being right is dangerous. Telling the truth, asking hard questions, or challenging the performance-theater masquerading as... — read more 

Ford has lost control over everything. Their employees, their quality of vehicles, their management, their direction, and their customer base. Why? Because they don't listen to their employees or customers. Every corporation that fails... — read more 

How to blow more billions. Bunny slippers are acceptable. Until Billy retires, JF and DF are fired this train wreck will continue. Oh and dump the current... — read more 

The Q&A of Kumars BIE town hall got spicy! Same question as MJ got, slightly different answer. He said the tradeoff of attrition is worth the benefits of in person working. And the Ford Land lady got slightly roasted after giving her boilerplate... — read more 

It's more important that you swipe your batch each day than making good quality vehicles. That is all that my LL5 and LL6 are worrying about.

We seem to have recalled more vehicles than we have sold. Terrible .

https://www.autoblog.com/carbuying/2025-ford-mach-e-lease-offer-july 🤣 Drove by a Ford dealership Sunday and couldn't count the number of Mach-es sitting on the lot. No one wants these things.

This is the footer of an email I received today regarding my F150. Ford and it’s quality is poor and hurting us…… Please note that NHTSA is gathering information to learn more about your experience and vehicle condition. NHTSA adds this information... — read more 

I heard some random number is this even possible ?

Was with family this weekend, many who I’ve given an x/a plan to over the years, even vouched and encouraged them to get a Ford. Could not believe how many recalls they have each had and how hard (impossible) it is to even get parts to fix it. The... — read more 

If you own a house in the Detroit area, can’t sell it and don’t have a job, yeah, take a chance on Ford. What do you have to lose? But if you don’t live here or you already have a job or you’re renting, stay far, far away. Run, don’t... — read more 

Forget quality, cost,etc......the message internally has been clear at the lower levels. The only thing that matters is getting your required 3 badge swipes each week and sitting in a Ford building for a minimum of 8hrs on those days. Our id--t... — read more 

Yet so many are here at Ford running teams and ruining lives. I’ve worked under a few managers who left real damage behind, but one in particular pushed me to my limit. The stress didn’t stop at work, it followed me home and impacted my health. It... — read more 

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Just curious if anyone applied for the accomodatins to work from home and was rejected.

For big layoff wave for the Motor Company and Ford Credit??????

https://fortune.com/2025/07/17/ford-most-recalls-single-year-record-bronco-sport-escape-fire-risk-2025/ Josh Halliburton was hired over three years ago specifically to address quality issues. His tenure has been a failure, which means he’s due for... — read more 

Pivot

I’ve only heard of rejections thus far. Has anyone heard of any criteria that they’re using? Medical? Distance from their “Center of Gravity?”

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Gather round for the latest tale from the circus of automotive madness! So, Ford, bless their hearts, set a new record-high in recalls. Chief Operating Officer Kumar Galhotra and Chief EV, Digital, and Design... — read more 

My friend for a pat last Friday also given an option to go on PIP for 2 months. And surprisingly all H1B are spared.

Here is the cleaned-up version with each sentence on its own line: It’s the most humbling thing I’ve ever seen. 70% of all EVs in the world, electric vehicles, are made in China. They have far superior in-vehicle technology. Huawei and Xiaomi are in... — read more 

Answer summarized: tough sh*t. Ford leadership is saying we’re doing this so we’re doing it. Didn’t address the question at all. Sort of just rambled about how it’s making Ford better blah blah. Not surprising.

Same as title.

Lots of LL6's, LL5's and LL4's last days are July 31st.

This is as usual. All talk and no action. This is why our recalls keeps going up each year. Build the vehicles, sell them, fix them later.

No CAFE $$ coming to Tesla, Back dated to 2022. This is the reason Musk is peeved. Watch Billie and Fartley still pay them for penance... — read more 

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/troy-based-new-ev-automaker-slate-debut-20k-starting-price

Recently HR held some leadership sessions on how to rate and give feedback. Let’s just say the question channel was filled with a repeat theme of “why are we force ranking”. HR reps quickly said that there is no policy of forced ranking. Leaders got... — read more 

For most recalls According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford has issued 89 recalls in the first six months of 2025. That number surpasses the annual record for recalls by an individual manufacturer – and... — read more 

Last week, DF (and MJ) mandated leaders to double the number of 'does not meet expectation' evaluations to reflect falling business.

Half the time it feels like management is guessing. You ask what the priorities are and get five different answers. Makes it hard to focus or care when the people steering the ship don’t even know where it’s going. What the he-l happened to this... — read more 

How are we doing? Who's at the helm? How about $$$...

They are desperate to cut costs after the unmitigated failure of FNV4 It was a big failure and many billions of $$ were wasted!

This system where there are quotas for Exceeding, Met, and Did not meet being tied directly to how much you are compensated is utterly absurd Arbitrary quotas and not build at all to recognize good work, what is the reasoning behind the way it is?... — read more