Recalls lead to lawsuits Meanwhile, Ford is navigating a series of lawsuits related to quality that depresses earnings results at a time when every penny is precious as automakers fight for market share in a dynamic environment shaped by supply... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/dominos-invests-in-evs-to-staff-up-6087218/ GM and Dominos

Now you done ignored my past DMs and I know you read this forum on toilet breaks (I saw it over the stall). You done run this company into a ditch and we are fed up. Take my advice, leave, hire Hinrichs back.

Car companies want to make billions by charging monthly fees for features like heated seats, but buyers won't pay up Tim Levin Car companies expect to make billions charging customers recurring fees for vehicle features. Today, carmakers offer... — read more 

In 2022, the Department of Transportation and NHTSA have posted so far: 63 recalls affecting 8,083,292 vehicles for Ford 41 recalls affecting 989,508 vehicles for Volkswagen 38 recalls affecting 273,071 vehicles for Daimler Trucks North America .. — read more 

Is anybody else still pi---d that only underperforming salaried employees are being offered a chance to walk away with severance and not the rest of us? I don't see people mentioning it that much anymore, so I guess the majority has accepted this as... — read more 

Have You Had Any Pay Adjustments in 2021 and 2022? Hello All - I work in the IT department of a Fortune 500 company who is not a competitor. I wanted to see if I can learn what other Fortune 500 companies did in 2021 and 2022 in terms of adjusting... — read more 

https://fordauthority.com/2022/11/ford-ceo-jim-farley-says-mistakes-led-to-chip-shortage/ So why isn't the supply chain management being replaced? GM & Toyota don't seem to have this issue to the same degree as Ford.

I work at ford and have really been feeling inflation lately. With more cuts inbound, any chance wages are going to keep pace, or do we all just effectively make 10% less each year now?

Has resigned itself to running out the string on profitable trucks while superficially claiming a transformation into an innovative tech company.

Has a startup smartphone company put a dent in Apple or Samsung? Auto is an order of magnitude more complex than any smartphone when you consider complexity, supply chain, regulations, dealer network, manufacturing scale on and on. Tesla is a bit... — read more 

Quality counts! Ford has lost their way (again). Ford Motor Company can’t be too happy about how its vehicles fared in the 2022 automotive reliability survey conducted by Consumer Reports. As Ford Authority previously reported, Ford vehicles... — read more 

When there is greed among the top brainless heads of the auto industry to discard their employees at will , employees should also think of buying these products and not enable these corporate rats to feed their fat bellies among a upcoming... — read more 

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/benefits-of-work-from-home-for-employers Of course, if companies are willing to harm their brand image and accept reduced profits, they are free to mandate RTO.

I would like to be one of those who think that there will be no cuts soon, but Ford's plan to cut up to 8,000 workers still has not been achieved. That's why I wonder why some are so confident that cuts are not around the corner? Am I missing... — read more 

Just wait until we build EV components in-house at Ford. Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2021-2022 Ford F-150 pickups over inoperative windshield wipers. This action is an expansion of a previous recall covering the same issue. The defect:... — read more 

Have you considered the radical idea that some people buy EVs because they like them? If people enjoy pineapple pizza, candy corn, or black licorice, let them enjoy those things. The more EVs there are, the less demand for gasoline, and the lower the... — read more 

GM has BrightDrop poised to earn $1 BILLION next year, Ford has FordNext poised to LOSE $1 BILLION next year. When and how do we fix this lack of accountability for revenue generation at FordNext? “BrightDrop told investors Thursday that it is on... — read more 

This will happen sooner rather than later. EV's are not profitable at prices customers want to pay for Ford vehicles. If Ford pushes for more profits the cost will be out of reach for more than 80% of the customers. The company is heading for... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/electric-vehicles-are-not-reliable-yet-consumer-reports-202238972.html

When Ford goes to all EV, and you're not ready, what brand will you switch to, to get an ICE? Once you switch, will you ever buy a Ford again?

Has anyone else noticed management is eerily quiet just like in August?

Big cuts before Christmas. The popular week at FORD.

Right from a higher up himself: more layoffs by years end. Not a rumor. My guess? The poster that said the 21st! Happy Thanksgiving. I'm going to start looking.

If we build components like we build cars and trucks, all will be lost. Anyone else remember the Visteon/Ford fiasco. Why would a current supplier impacted lift a finger (other than middle) knowing that Ford is planning to insource their products... — read more 

Have 100% control of the EV market. Don't buy one and this all will go away quickly!

Ford SpeakUp - HR is not your friend but how does Ford actually use this tool? Any good/bad experiences?

“Farley: Rivals 'ahead of us' on diversity” Customers: Rivals ahead of Ford on QUALITY. Fix this misplaced concern, and we might fix the recall cost issue.

https://youtu.be/z2HneqfZGsM https://youtu.be/ptI6BRVC1Kw

From Consumer Reports: The top five brands are Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Mazda and Honda. Lincoln moved up 14 spots to No. 10. Ford placed at No. 18, down four spots from last year. Sad, this is the best Ford Motor Company can do after over 100 years of... — read more 

My group has 2 LL5 & 2 GSR. How top heavy is your group?

With GM going back in January, what will the expectation be moving forward?

There's a big problem in the auto industry that isn't talked about enough... The residual values of their cars are very important to the huge financing departments of auto OEMs... For example, GM and Ford have financing debts of $94 billion and $118... — read more 

Ford is all in on EV's so they need to get rid of a massive amount of employees in ICE associated groups. Don't spend money on what you don't need.

Looks too good to be true. It sure is. This company can't survive for long.

How about we rank our leaders like they rank us. And their salary is based on the ranking we give them. And when headcount reduction time comes, we know who to get rid of.