https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-motor-co-stock-gives-151221508.html
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Face it ford is the FIAT of the 1970’s.
I do have great respect to the GM stock, which quietly doubled over the last year. I'm kind of a new entry to Ford. I had an offer from GM at that time. Regret not taking it. It was atleast 10% higher than the Ford offer.
I thought ford had great leadership at that point. Marks Fields as well as Raj Nair. Now I end up with terrible leadership as well as lower money.
I guess a company that relies on one vehicle line for 90%+ of your profits tells the story. Mach E & Bronco good they are new products, but do you think this will be line the 90s when the Explorer made more money than F-Series with 1/2 the volume? You can speculate all you want at the end of the day if these other regions and platforms do not pick up the slack it will be only a matter of time. I see nothing but air so far.
Change starts at the top. not at the bottom level. Keep an eye on F-Series volumes over the next five years.
Put the DPS6 with a VW diesel engine and you have one heck of a scandalous joint venture
Sadly Ford has just as many, if not more, scandalous behaviors than VW.
If Ford partners with VW, I’m concerned that they might pick up some of VW’s bad habits. Ie emissions scandal? You may say, well we are all going electric so it won’t matter, but how does VW feel about driver and passenger EMC exposure?
The word on the street was that in the initial negotiations with VW, Ford had it in their heads that they were the superior company and would absorb VW. VW saw what was under the Ford hood and laid down a hard no on merger;acquistion.
After that there were watered down “collaboration” PR Ford press releases.
Since so many of the Ford PR press releases are just selling air, most people ignore them.
From June 10, 2020: Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG today signed agreements that expand their global alliance to meet rapidly evolving needs of their respective customers in Europe and other regions by leveraging complementary strengths in midsize pickup trucks and commercial and electric vehicles.
Plans for the agreements were first announced by Ford and Volkswagen last July.
The companies expect the alliance to enhance ownership experiences for current and future customers by more rapidly innovating vehicle offerings, incorporating relevant new technologies, delivering better utility and offering more model choices. They anticipate continued growth in global industry demand for commercial vehicles and for high-performing electric vehicles to add valuable scale to their individual product portfolios.
The alliance will:
Produce a medium pickup truck engineered and built by Ford, for sale by Volkswagen as the Amarok starting in 2022 within the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles lineup
Further strengthen the commercial-vehicles businesses of both companies as early as 2021 – with a city delivery van based on the latest Caddy model, developed and built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and later a 1-ton cargo van created by Ford, and
Lead to a highly differentiated Ford electric vehicle for Europe by 2023 built on Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive, or MEB, toolkit, expanding on Ford’s zero-emission capabilities in the region
During the lifecycles of the products, the companies expect to produce up to a combined 8 million of the medium pickup truck and both commercial vans included in the commercial relationships.
“In light of the Covid 19 pandemic and its impacts on the global economy, more than ever it is vital to set up resilient alliances between strong companies,” said Volkswagen Group CEO Dr. Herbert Diess. “This collaboration will efficiently drive down development costs, allowing broader global distribution of electric and commercial vehicles, and enhance the positions of both companies.”
Plus who is Ford partnering with on Argo AI, Volkswagen.
Don't be an ostrich and have your head in the sand. Any hint of of Bill's interest just drives stock price down and we are already operating in the red.
VW cars, Ford trucks. It's coming....can you say farfegnugen
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I haven’t heard anyone claim that Bill Ford or the rest of the Ford family are any good at running a vehicle manufacturing business. He gets all his knowledge from the Freep, and all that comes from Jim Farley’s press releases, so he thinks everything is going great!
Bill Ford said "hell" no when last asked about a merger with VW.
It was at a Global Town Hall event late last year.
I think the family would rather see the company implode before even considering a merger.
Market Cap at $49B and total debt reported at $161B. High warranty costs, failed launches, revolving door for the ineffective CEO's, and confused and disgruntled employees.
That said, press says EV's at Ford are the future so I predict stock price will rise.
A fool and their money are soon parted.
Wait for the VW/Ford merger.