Maybe racing less and working more..
https://www.autonews.com/executives/ford-ceo-jim-farley-regrets-letting-quality-woes-fester?utm_source=breaking-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20240215&utm_content=hero-headline
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Talk show king.
Billy and Jimmy still pushing EV's ....as they run a Political Automotive company.
What happens when the funding stops from the Government?
2018, 2019, and 2020 we saw large TVM targets. By 2022 and 2023, Ford paid the price for these upper management cost saving directives, with interest due. How is that Explorer ST single bolt rear diff TVM action working out?
This....SO this....
"Slashing bonuses and having constant layoffs doesn’t incentivize good work— it incentivizes getting the he-l out. Some of the most talented engineers I’ve worked with quickly got offers elsewhere and bailed after the pressure of the last layoffs. That’ll keep happening until Ford is left with just the people who couldn’t find a job elsewhere."
New Hyundai looks like old ford flex. Hyundai for the win to copy another ford design.
He also loves talking about the lack of competence in the workforce as if it’s a personal failing of the workers, and not his failure in creating a culture that incentivizes the most talented employees to leave.
Slashing bonuses and having constant layoffs doesn’t incentivize good work— it incentivizes getting the he-l out. Some of the most talented engineers I’ve worked with quickly got offers elsewhere and bailed after the pressure of the last layoffs. That’ll keep happening until Ford is left with just the people who couldn’t find a job elsewhere.
Gee, I guess nobody told him that quality matters to customers? Not to worry though; Jim is concentrating on other critical issues like TikTok and YouTube:
https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/02/14/drive-with-jim-farley--forrest-jones--strollers-and-supercars.html