Haven’t heard anything about it since the initial release and the 15k price increase.
Ford vehicles being stored on many lots in large numbers…
There is another article in the News about hundreds of F150s being stored on the former McLouth Steel site in Trenton. I’ve also seen mentions of them being stored on lots in Ecorse, the Central Cartage trucking lot by Zug Island in Detroit, an empty... — read more
Computer downloads on Sunday 3-3-24.
Some of them for suspension from certain apps and for layoff emails.
“Ford order link crashes as EV customers rush to order free Tesla charging adapter”
Freep headline. We can’t make a simple website that doesn’t crash, but we are a software and subscription company….and not for any Ford product, for a TESLA product. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ford EV owners finally have something better
They finally have something better, access to Tesla Supercharger. Something Ford can't provide to the customers for years. I should have bought a Tesla instead of a Ford. ... — read more
Good advice on job, not career in Ford
When you finally realize you have a job and not a career you have three options. Find a new job (only way to get promoted) that respects your ability. Except you only have a job and will be a worker making other look good and get promoted. ... — read more
CVs from China
From today’s Detroit News on the threats posed by Connected Vehicles from China….and how would the US government use connected vehicle data any differently.. 'Most cars these days are “connected” - they are like smartphones on wheels. These cars are... — read more
Who wants podcast?
I have no idea why Farley needs to do these podcasts. Who cares? Where does he find the time? Who pays for all the support team? He is not going to be Elon Musk. Better focus on improving company results and not penalizing employees for management's... — read more
Working here at Ford is great
… if you have no career aspirations want to stagnate be a lifer for the rest of your life backstab others and take credit for their work
Will Doug Field still brag that he worked on Apple’s electric vehicle project…
Now that Apple has canceled their electric vehicle project?
The most painful thing
Is realizing when you have been marked to go no higher. You are left with this identity crisis because the status you thought you had is actually just an illusion. You try to advance and you get nowhere. You take on the most complex tasks, are... — read more
Ford or Boeing?
"You can’t take a 20- or 30-year employee and just dump them off to the side and think that you’re going to find somebody off the street that’s going to be able to do what that person does." Are they... the same... — read more
No one is proud to work at Ford
Let’s drop the nonsense and BS No one is willingly happy to work here; no one wants to be underpaid and surrounded by dull uninspiring lifers who are already dead inside. We are only here because we haven’t gotten the courage yet / prep yet to... — read more
Ford Next being cut…
PRs in Palo Alto didn’t go well. Here’s a chance to save $5 Billion annually!
Now Mustang production is being cut
https://fordauthority.com/2024/02/ford-mustang-production-decreased-in-january-2024/amp/ 2024 is going to be a bad year!
CNN: How EVs Became Such a Massive Disappointment
Farley doesn’t look too smart in this article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/25/cars/what-happened-with-electric-vehicle-sales-in-2023?cid=ios_app
WSJ: Is It Ever OK to Have an 8 a.m. Meeting? Employees want flexibility in their work-life schedules, while employers focus on the business.
Your calendar is full of meetings. There are weekly check-ins, one-on-ones, hybrid planning calls, the meeting before the meeting and the meeting after the meeting. One gathering inflames passions like no other: the 8 a.m. meeting. Whether an... — read more
The company culture is gone
I'm no longer proud to work at Ford. This is a completely different company than the one I joined.
Layoff prevention hack through FMLA, ideas?
I was in GM few years ago and everyone knew about the massive 2019 layoff. So a whole group was sacked except one person, and that person had a unique experience: upon hearing about the layoff in late 2018, he panicked so much he had a heart problem... — read more
Ford+ Plan = Layoff the Lazy and Weak
Aligning capabilities and roles with product and service priorities. And in the process, reducing costs.
Sunday’s Detroit Free Press Cover page !
Very bad news for Ford Motor Company
25% Layoffs in Model E
I heard this from the Thursday all hands meeting with Doug Fields. The big one ☝🏿 is coming. Brace for impact.
UAW helping send your jobs to Mexico
From the Freep: The United Auto Workers union looks to increase its labor power by supporting the efforts of autoworkers in Mexico to unionize and negotiate higher wages and improved working conditions. The union announced Friday that its UAW... — read more
The High-Octane Truth about Farley and Barra
Read all about it at: http://www.autoextremist.com/
2024 Lightning stopped a shipping on Feb 9th for quality issue
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-stops-shipments-2024-f-150-lightning-2024-02-23/ We su-k
Ford Mach E - 358 day supply! No demand!
Mach E ranks 5th in the top 5 of the highest long term dealer unsold lot surplus with inventory levels currently at 358 days. Nobody wants these Ford EV’s! Interesting is that there are no Tesla EV’s in the top 10 “unwanted list”. It’s all about the... — read more
GM bonus SMH
In the new formula, 60% of a salaried employee's bonus will be based on GM's operating income and free cash flow and 40% will now include the automaker's targets for EVs, software and services and GM's AV business, The Detroit News confirmed.
GM bonus. Getting boned like us SMH
In the new formula, 60% of a salaried employee's bonus will be based on GM's operating income and free cash flow and 40% will now include the automaker's targets for EVs, software and services and GM's AV business, The Detroit News confirmed.
RTO: Is this for MI Residents Only?
Or are they telling people who live out of state & do NOT have a remote designation they have to relocate? Manager just told an FCG they can stay where they are & someone who moved to Grand Rapids they can only come in a couple times a... — read more
The real play for RTO: quiet layoff
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/dell-employees-say-new-return-to-office-policy-is-actually-a-quiet-layoff-policy/ar-BB1iJari?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=4ba8064f5e6d4118b7904d2274129f9c&ei=79 You've been warned.
Supply chain team bonus/merit
Heard managers were told by Liz to reduce bonuses for every employee in supply chain (possibly merit too) as a cost save to company and also instructed to not tell employees it was leadership's decision. If you're in supply chain, when you get your... — read more
Ford Motor looking away from the USA.
Is Ford really a American company now? Look at what has moved to other countries and what is planned to move to other countries. Mexico, Brazil, India...
Truth Told at Purchasing TH on RTO
At the Purchasing TH, they came out with the na--d truth. "we realize that RTO really does not serve anyone, but the fact of the matter is that there are building occupancy and other commitments that are already in place that have to be fulfilled"... — read more
AT&T down..... Can you hear me connected vehicles?
LOL Great idea there connecting all of our vehicles to the Internet. SMH
GM profit sharing formula changing
Based on items the salaried employees have little control over and vague targets. Sound familiar?
Model E heading toward bankruptcy
https://insideevs.com/news/707209/ford-us-ev-sales-january2024/ Ford only sold 1295 Mach E in January. Model E is definitely going to be in bankruptcy this year.
The stock bump from 2023 financials is over
Stock back on a losing streak. About to go back under $12/share. And with 2024 looking like a complete disaster, I think it's going up go a lot lower.
6% is a pipe dream
just wait.......