I took the lump sum from State Street directly to Fidelity and plan to invest in index funds as soon as the market stabilizes. I keep getting emails and calls from financial advisors telling me they can generate better returns and tax strategy... — read more 

Ford Motor Turns to Industry Outsider to Reverse China Slump West Chester police cruiser bursts into flames, insurance company sues Ford EV supply-chain Annie Liu exec leaves Ford Average pay at Ford's Marshall battery plant would be... — read more 

Shifted to new employees. They will hire some over 50 but they won’t have the vacation time or retirement advantages of the present over 50s. FINANCIAL MUSICAL CHAIRS. THOSE new hires in the U,S. Will be for the jobs that they want to keep in the... — read more 

Let’s do the math, $750MM investment for 2500 employees at $45,000/year comes to $300,000 per job where MI pays for the first 6 years of salary. Targeting a lofty 400,000 batteries per year (and we sell nothing close to this volume) Ford will be... — read more 

Has anyone out there have been using the great feature of a Lightning to power their home? Or even the lesser F150 ICE truck with Pro Power On-board? I would think if you are lucky enough to have a Lightning and solar at your home, you would be the... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4580338-ford-strike-3-and-farley-could-be-out

WTF.. Why would anybody pay $75K for a Bronco Sport... wait... Nitrogen filled tires! https://www.carscoops.com/2023/02/ford-dealer-confirms-75505-asking-price-for-a-bronco-sport/

The clown show continues.

Didn’t take he4 two full years to decide to spend more time with actual family: Annie Liu, a former head of supply chain, battery and energy at Tesla who joined Ford Motor Company last year, left her role with the Dearborn automaker this week. — read more 

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2023/02/24/fords-supply-chain-exec-annie-liu-f-150-lightning-plant-closed/69940337007/

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/butler-county/west-chester/west-chester-police-cruiser-bursts-into-flames-insurance-company-sues-ford

US Ford Credit IT groups laid off. Email to FC Indian team received from CTO confirming US layoffs today. Entire teams of US counterparts both contractors and salaried let go.

Well researched and unsettling https://starkmanapproved.com/the-ev-exploitation-of-michigan-taxpayers/ It’s a mystery why Michigan so gullible when Tennessee could see thru the BS? (Or is it really a mystery) “ Ford said it will invest $3.5 billion... — read more 

A new stop-sale order impacts the 2022-2023 Ford F-150, as well as a range of the automaker’s cars. While production of the electric Ford F-150 Lightning is currently at a halt due to an unknown battery issue, a new problem is also impacting the... — read more 

Why does Ford have 13,000 or more UAW workers compared to GM or Stellantis ? Ford has 56,000 UAW workers compared to approx 42,000 at GM and 40 at Stellantis . Why hasn’t Ford management considered headcount reduction here as well as salaried... — read more 

I'm a new grad living in the western USA & joined Ford a year ago. I'm not a remote employee. When I accepted my offer, I knew I would have to consider relocating to Michigan eventually (which I am now being pressured to do). I'm indifferent to... — read more 

According to what people write here, it seems that it is not at all unusual to be laid off because "your position is no longer needed", and not long after there is a job posting for the same position?

The F-150 Lightning battery maker reportedly insists that the fire which forced Ford to halt production has been a one-off incident and not an inherent flaw in the manufacturing process that would require deeper investigation. SK On is increasingly... — read more 

Not Scotty but Ben is on to something with the failing Lightning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj25n-yAQkg

Meantime, Ford's mismanagement has us squarely in third place of a three house race. To d-mb that down for Car Car, that means last place, Jimmy.

Careers.Ford.com has well over 900 jobs posted. All over the globe. However we are told Ford is carrying 25% more engineering jobs / overhead as our competitors for the same work. So having this prominently in the news, who would wish to interview... — read more 

I remember that I was delighted when I got the opportunity to work here with some of the great people who worked here back then. Today, I no longer enjoy doing my job here at all, but the bills have to be paid. I think that hardly anyone still enjoys... — read more 

Please post if you know something is in the works.

Can anyone name any successful (which means generating positive revenue) project launched by FLV or any of this group that proceeded him by five years (about $10 BILLION ago)??? If we shut down an expensive group of people that are only trying to... — read more 

Ford is getting ready to switch off their legacy systems and switch to SAP. It's going to be a disaster. Mark my word.

There should be one common cylinder for 3, 4, 6 and 8 cylinder engines. 1.5 3 to a 4.0 V8. What a hot mess with how many powertrains there are...then add in Europe and China and what the heck! So much waste.

I'm hearing SK will be down for possibly months as this issue with the battery cells is very severe. This is going to be a huge problem for F-150!!

Farley says inefficiency just grew back. Maybe he was just asleep at the wheel. Ford Authority: Ford has faced its fair share of quality woes in recent months, finishing 2022 as the most recalled automotive manufacturer and slipping... — read more 

This will occur in the next 2-3 months. Massive NA salaried layoffs. In the aftermath, with everyone still reeling, a full RTO. Hybrid will be dead. And I've even heard that the pre-pandemic "one day a week WFH" will even be cracked done on! It's... — read more 

If, according to our CEO, Ford employs 25% more engineers than its needs... The better question is will he get to the root cause of why we need 25% more people to accomplish the same work? Or will he just do another round of cuts without... — read more 

We know 'The Layoff' will soon be upon us once again, so would everyone please share resources that you have used to get another job either before, during or after being laid off ? Yeah I know . . . I should probably get my resume together too, eh... — read more 

Gave customers a drain tube to fix, felt like a shaft. Ford Authority: Last June, a lawsuit was filed by a handful of 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator owners after those vehicles were recalled for underhood fires, and later amended after... — read more 

Industry joke: How do you make a 2.7L engine 50% more expensive? Make it a V6. GM 2.7 L3B = inline 4, 1 cylinder head, 16 valves, 2 cams, 1 turbo 310 hp, 430 lb-ft Ford 2.7 Nano = V6, 2 cylinder heads, 24 valves, 4 cams, 2 turbos, 325 hp, 400... — read more 

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/02/ford-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-escape-and-bronco-sport-fires/amp/ I said months ago, this company will be bankrupted by the continuing recalls and the resulting lawsuits. I predict that they'll settle out... — read more 

We've been reading about how Farley plans to fix problems, for example, he only recently discovered that Ford has 25% more engineers doing the same work as rivals. Why is he only now seeing this? What has he been doing up until now? This reminds me... — read more 

Matt Millen

https://l.smartnews.com/Yyfxy/z7Huzd

Ford Motor Company confirmed Friday that some electric F-150 Lightning pickup trucks currently in the hands of customers may have a battery complication that can prevent the pickup truck from shifting into drive or cause it to gradually lose power... — read more