Look at the conference room bookings, you cannot find any available one. Directors and Managers meeting, something is cooking big time. I am in Building 4.

Lots of activities and meetings going on in the research org.

While IT Upper Management is over in Shanghai. How convenient.

Actually some US layoffs are starting this week as AICP is given out. For departments such as Quality where the reorganization has been finalized, those who are staying will get their role in the new org and their AICP payout amount in a meeting with... — read more 

I'm just glad I got out last year, took the 9 month pkg, and lump sum retirement pkg. God I feel for those of you still with the motor company as well as Ford Credit. I left in Sept 2018 and this garbage started trickling out in October. Six months... — read more 

For me the bigger question is when rather then will there be. In other words I don’t buy this story about US locations not being hit. So, my question is when, and what US locations could be potentially impacted?

Lastest rumor is possible sell off of Ford Credit to Barclay's while that finance subsidiary is still turning a decent profit. Recent VP (VP of Business Center Staffing ironically enough) hired from Barclay's, is touring Ford Credit locations during... — read more 

Email just came out confirming there will be reductions. Says this will be completed "by mid-year." Not very specific.

There seems to be a lot of urgency within my group over the last few weeks to get projects done as quickly as possible. Really not sure if someone knows something is coming soon, or it's just a general effort to look as good as possible. Jimmy boy... — read more 

I saw the "Out of a job yet? Keep buying foreign" bumper sticker on the back of a truck built in Mexico.

They began their moves involving the white collar. They will be sent to other plants. So when are the separations? After these people move and are in their jobs for a month or two? What the hell is going on! Is Ford cutting people? Moving people?... — read more 

I often times see people post about the "media" or "news" when commenting about auto industry layoffs. People need to realize that the media will not "bite the hand that feeds it". That is why you see the layoffs reported but never anything in-depth... — read more 

Reorganization will be finished for LL6’s in first week of March. Not sure what will happen to GSR’s in Product Development until 1st week in May. Some LL6 jobs may become GSR’s.

From yesterday’s Free Press profile of the brilliant CEO: "While we are going to need to take many of the same actions that we're seeing GM and others take, we're fundamentally going about it in a different way," said Lodge-Jarrett. "As we look at... — read more 

Ford has started the layoff process this week. Contractors/Agency workers are first to go.

Just read on the Ford HR Site today no PRps offered for 2019. Last year was generous with a 9 month severance what is hacket upto???

Since we know older employees will be targeted... Losing a job in your 50s is especially tough. Here are 3 steps to take when layoffs happen... — read more 

Does anyone have inside information as to what date Ford U.S. cuts begin for white collar? This anxiety is absolutely killing me especially after reading all of the posts from those from GM that got let go! What a horrible thing to have to go through... — read more 

Ford is cutting more GLOBALLY compared to GM, but GM is cutting in the US, one of the only places they are making money and lets not forget the reason Ford is cutting more than GM, because GM doesn't have anything in Europe to cut, they sold the... — read more 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2018/12/03/analyst-says-ford-cuts-could-eclipse-gm/2192067002/ This is massive.... sh-- is about to hit the fan in MI

I'm hoping Ford's won't be as extreme as GM since we are not fully owned by investors.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fords-restructuring-could-slash-more-jobs-than-gms-morgan-stanley-says-2018-12-03

Layoffs at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant will affect more workers than originally announced, although Ford Motor Co. officials say all full-time workers will still be offered jobs at other plants... — read more 

I doubt it will be the same. GM is taking all the heat for the auto sector. Ford knows this and is trying to do it in a more subtle way. Even if they lay off the same number of people, it will most likely be through various rounds of layoffs instead... — read more 

Why are we less chatty than GM?

Ford is over-hired....period.....especially in the last 5 years....in-terns, coops, H1bs, H4EAD...list goes on and on....so many projects are on hold.....need discipline enforced....

People should check out General Motors page today - layoffs have started and it seems to be brutal. If you want to know what we at Ford have to look forward to very soon, there's a preview for you. I'm pretty sure what's coming here will not only be... — read more 

Hope I’m way off here but I think there’s a lot of pain to come for employees of this company. Every article that I’ve read over the last few months suggests to me that Ford is embarking on a fundamental change of how it does business. The language... — read more 

Post your expectations, predictions. It's gonna be a rough year peeps.

You will have links to videos that provide projected times for actions at each level. And some details on the rationale. It is not as dire as media outlets were projecting. Enjoy your Holidays.

Sterling axle indefinite layoffs. Posted today at plant

It seems Ford Saarlouis assembly plant is next to close: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-motor-germany-jobs/ford-in-talks-with-german-workers-about-saarlouis-job-cuts-idUSKBN1O91YC... — read more 

Not sure how much our CEO can be trusted right now, especially in regards to layoffs being planned by Ford, but he seems to be adamant about layoffs not eclipsing those of GM. Note that he is not saying there will be no layoffs, mid you... — read more 

Ford downsized Ford Global Technologies, LLC already - happened in November 2018

So many analysts and experts and whatnot are saying that Ford will be laying people off in tens of thousands sometime in the future, creating unnecessary panic without even giving us any time frame of when those layoffs might happen. What's the point... — read more 

Flat Rock Assembly will be eliminating a production shift. It was noted that the HOURLY employees are safe and will still have jobs which will be available at other Ford facilities.

All contractors being laid off Ford Dunton UK December 2018