https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/07/16/ford-audit-racism/5442692002/ Maybe if we laid off all the people who spend their days participating in the 11 different support groups we wouldn't be losing $7 Billion so far in 2020.
Ford reported total debt of about 154 billion U.S. dollars. in July 15, 2020 was -154 Billions
Market capitalization July 15, 2020 26.57B. Ford had earlier drawn down over $15 billion from revolving credit lines on top of 35 billion used. So total debt is -154 billions on books. Ford go under water !Total debt per month go up -15 billions/... — read more
Watch how the corporate tune changes after 2Q performance is reported...
Bad management and poor strategy will cost jobs, impact of Ford’s performance. Exit the car business, alienate the police and their families, and bet the farm on Bronco (diluting Ford brands like F-150 and Explorer further). Watch how the corporate... — read more
Culture - Gasping on Ventilator
Copied comments from previous posts. Is this the cultural issue at all large companies or just Ford ?? The blowhards continue to rise at Ford until a bigger blowhard deflates the blowhard above him with a well placed knife in the back... — read more
Ford's Long Term Future
What say thee?
You Are Screwed.
You have 40 plus employees that do not want to sell law enforcement vehicles. Not good since Ford has over 70% of this market. I think that these great employees should be looking for other opportunities. Wow. Is everyone delusional at this... — read more
Q2 Volume Off 33%. Ford happy! Drinking the Kool-Aid? Over/Under on $6B loss for 2Q?
July 02, 2020 10:47 AM FORD: Q2 volume off 33% with gains for just 2 nameplates DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.'s second-quarter U.S. light-vehicle sales fell 33 percent, slightly less than most of the industry, as it was battered by the coronavirus... — read more
Do or Die !!
Tesla worth 254 Bil. Ford worth 25 Bil. Ford employees need to have "Do or Die" attitude. Does anyone see this attitude at Ford ?? How many people work after 4 PM or work in weekends ? Do emails sent on Friday get answered before Monday... — read more
“Drastic” pay cuts announced
At Daimler, at least they are being transparent about it, at Ford we just stick our heads in the sand and have thoughts and prayers that things will get better.
I won't lie, the new F-150 is amazing.
Well, well. . . I guess the new F-150 came to give some boosting. Great truck, great thinking. Really impressive. That's what it is all about.
Stock market is rigged
How is the market up with prospects for the economy so bad? Simple, The federal reserve continues to pump cash in the economy. Won’t be long before the big Rug pull.
Still and Option for the new F-150/Heavy Duty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRMvjeBFFYU
Layoffs Inevitable?
Covid seems to be sticking around and not going away anytime soon. JH basically mentioned no layoffs assuming Covid went away after the first wave. Seems layoffs are going to be inevitable. What are your thoughts?
Working From Home: "Abundance of Caution" OR An Outsourcing Exploration?
Not sure if "abundance of caution" is the underlying reason for the Work From Home or if there are other... — read more
Old posting- reposted
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/15o2eSYo
A new class-action lawsuit accusing Ford of falsifying tests related to the fuel economy of the most popular vehicle in the world, the Ford F-15
DETROIT–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consumers today filed a new class-action lawsuit accusing Ford of falsifying tests related to the fuel economy of the most popular vehicle in the world, the Ford F-150, according to attorneys at Hagens Berman. “Ford... — read more
Ford Emissions Lawsuit FED is investigating claims by consumers who may have paid a premium for vehicles that were said to be more fue
Ford Emissions Lawsuit FED is investigating claims by consumers who may have paid a premium for vehicles that were said to be more fuel efficient than they are. If you own or lease a 2019 Ford Ranger and feel you were misled, call us today for a... — read more
Who Exactly Is Eligible for The Ford F-150 Class-Action $400 Settlement?
Who Exactly Is Eligible for The Ford F-150 Class-Action $400 Settlement? Ford F-150 class-action settlement over 2017-2019 Ford F-150 and Ford F-Series pickup trucks leaves some owners curious if they’re eligible to $400 payment. Kommer v. Ford... — read more
Ford Dual Clutch Transmission Class Action Lawsuit
Class Action Main Current Class Actions What is a Class Action? Class Action Fees Class Action Participation Settled Class Actions Ford Dual Clutch Transmission Class Action Lawsuit Ford PowerShift... — read more
Ford F150 aluminum a huge problem !!!!
According to the class action, an F-150 customer expects that for the money they pay, the paint shouldn't peel before the truck has 50,000 miles on it. Additionally, Ford knows the extended warranty for body panel corrosion is useless because it... — read more
Ford F 150 is made with aluminum and is a very bad choice is full of cracks and suppliers are going bankrupts because of this choice!
https://www.ford.ca/trucks/f150/features/tough/?searchid=71700000010172365&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=search_always_on&msclkid=77027e6729ab170ffcb22094bf339298&gclid=CIixzoSGm-oCFQuqxQId8voNtQ&gclsrc=ds Ford F 150 is made with... — read more
Long history of poor family management will never end...
I was excited to hear that Martha Ford is stepping down as owner of the Lions, until I heard who the replacement will be. Sad.
I spent 40 years at Ford
Put 4 kids through college on a single Ford salary, I am very thankful. I retired a while ago. It breaks my heart to see what they are doing to the worker nowadays. We did not have it easy but at least there was dignity and we were able to... — read more
Doubling Down on Aluminum
Remember this ad: GM Silverado Steel vs F-150 Aluminum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVOh9EzftbY). Extended repair times, significant cost premiums, and specialty equipment. Who followed us? Doubling the size of the "info" screen will... — read more
Toyota Sweeps OEM Supplier Relations Study
Nice job Ford Purchasing. Wonder if Ford Suppliers are weary for paying for reimbursing Ford for engineering driven warranty issues? Ford is the last company the supply base will bring new technology to. I can see the internal memo now... — read more
No surprise we have lost almost $7 Billion so far in 2020 if we paid for this:
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/06/22/ford-f-150-dodge-ram-silverado-toyota-owners-reveal-truck-addiction/3232924001/
Reduced hours
Are agency positions still working at reduced hours?
People downgraded Ford. They don't want Ford cars! F150 is a fiasco!
People downgraded Ford. They don't want Ford cars! F150 is a fiasco!
Well this is interesting.....
Given the racial tensions that exist in the world today, you would think Ford would more closely vet who they elect to supervisor positions. One of the people listed here is a supervisor at... — read more
Entire ford layoff board censored.
This site is compromised
Bronco Intro on OJ's Birthday - Too funny!
All you can do is laugh. 365 days to pick and this is what they decided on. Wake up.
Ford allows everybody to stay home for 2020
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/06/17/criminal-investigtation-ford-mileage-emissions-doj/3198419001/
Mobility's big partnership - with Ayro, a Clown Car Company!
I hope we aren't spending much money on this, it doesn't look like Ford or Ayro put out a press release but I saw it at futurecar. Their financials look like they need a partner much more than Ford should need anything they have.
Agency employees on furlough
Any Agency employees on furlough from April? Do you have any news about return to work?
Embarrassed to admit I work at Ford
An older, very successful relative asked me how I feel being part of the team that is running Ford into the ground. I had to admit that I feel powerless to change the things that need to be changed. From now on, I’m telling people I work for Elon... — read more
What you put up with is what you end up with
“What you put up with is what you end up with” is one of the one liners I heard repeatedly from my grandparents as a child and young adult. Kudos to the all posters who realized they were in a non-productive situation at Ford and were true to... — read more
Owners Sue Ford Over Faulty Mustang Transmissions
https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/owners-sue-ford-over-faulty-mustang-transmissions More happy customers now suing because Ford has no fix and its not an "unreasonable safety risk" for the customer. One way to get out of the car... — read more