Hug your directors extra tight at night because layoffs are imminent at this point. Only a matter of time.

Dave's days at Boeing are officially over as of last week. Dave walked out the Boeing door for the last time with $62 million dollars. On his watch, Dave totaled trashed the Boeing Company. The steered the ship that left two Astronauts stranded on he... — read more 

Ford was once known for and took pride in the quality of its products. Today, we are offering below average quality products and services. The main reason for this is below average leadership that is happy to cut corners to make things seem better... — read more 

https://fordauthority.com/2024/08/jim-farley-blames-high-warranty-costs-on-ford-sync-issues/

If customer requirements are cascaded down, software is something the customer would not see (if it's working properly). They appear to be making software the center of the universe, which is misguided. We are unable to execute a basic reliable... — read more 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-researching-tech-that-snitches-on-speeders-to-the-police Of course if this is implemented, then the other car makers will follow suit.

Farley is the new Teflon Leader who blames everyone else for his failed strategies. Still expects to hit his target for 2024. More blame coming. As Ford Authority recently reported, Ford stock tumbled dramatically last week following the release... — read more 

Ford needs to hurry up and be a follower. From the Free Press: General Motors is changing its performance rating system for white-collar workers by expanding the performance rating scale, setting better-defined targets and pushing managers to... — read more 

Why is Farley still CEO? I cannot point to a single positive move he has made for the company, but I could lists a dozen negatives.

Telling customers not to charge because of risk of fire, no fix available, and buyback is the only option is another embarrassing brick in our wall of quality shame. Roughly one year ago, a recall was issued for 14,452 2019-2020 Ford Fusion Energi... — read more 

I’m an LL and got the request today to cut 5% in a reasonably small dept. Have no idea if this only local cuts or what at this time. Sorry to report this.

Why doesn’t Ford allow us to permanently disable this feature in the software?

The Ford Ranger is being recalled as a problem with the engine software may cause it to produce more ‘soot’ than intended when bicyclists are near. https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/ford-ranger-recalled

Everyday gets worse in customer service with unhappy customers and delinquent accounts. Gotta happen sometime.

I wonder when it will be Ford's turn to offer this, I would go! https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2024/07/30/stellantis-buyouts-salaried-workers-cut-costs/74603221007/

Stellantis NV is offering buyouts to salaried employees as a part of an effort to cut costs following a decline in net income during the first half of the year. The voluntary separation packages are available for non-union represented employees in... — read more 

That unit has lost $2.5 billion year to date. They'll be at no less than $5 billion by EOY. If you're in Model e I'd keep my resume up to date.

https://fordauthority.com/2024/07/ford-launches-new-aged-inventory-discount-program/amp/ Uhhh, nobody wants our broken junk. They don't get it.

I am curious as to where Gord is going to put these batteries from the 3 plants.

Adam Jonas really gave it to Farley on the last earnings call: “Jim, you said that Ford is a different company than it was three years ago, but the stock market doesn’t really seem to agree with you at all on that…And m6 team just ran the numbers. ... — read more 

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/found-on-road-dead-44508397 Ford is grappling with significant financial pressures due to a surge in recall and warranty costs, which have reached $2.3 billion in the past three months. This marks an... — read more 

Does anyone know what date that is ?

And Ford Credit. just did a bunch of system changes to take affect on midnight Saturday night August 3rd 2024 for system access.

The only update needed to make the 1974 Ford Pinto an all-time seller at Ford will require moving the gas tank originally bolted to the Pinto's frame in front of the rear bumper to inside the rear lift hatch back door right behind the back seat. This... — read more 

My 2008 and 2016 had zero body issues. Had the 2008 for 16 years. My 2024 came with front bumper separation from grill. Rear door misaligned. Ge-z. Now I used FORscan to disable engine auto start/stop. It turns the battery warning on permanently! ... — read more 

https://247wallst.com/investing/2024/07/25/ford-falls-apart-under-ceo-farley/

https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9194539/shareholder-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-on-behalf-of-investors-of-ford-motor-company-f

Ford is a sinking ship without a rutter or a Captain. I sit in my directors meeting and listen to the direction from above and the directions sent to the salary engineers below. It is clear the senior leaders have no plan and are out of touch. Every... — read more 

Not sure what to expect

Lot Rot vehicles discounted. Dealers can keep the incentives if they hide the fact from customers. Not sure how customers benefit with this approach. More Farley marketing wisdom? Ford Authority reported back in October 2023, rising new vehicle... — read more 

https://www.thestreet.com/electric-vehicles/ford-ceo-selling-evs

Ford reported its second-quarter financial results this week and revealed that recall and warranty costs hit $2.3 billion over the last three months, costing the company $25.5 million a day.

I mean, any firings on the top? Change in direction? Some serious soul-searching? Or we will just continue doing bad, pretending business as usual, until everything falls apart?

Another earnings miss. Warranty costs off the chart. Continuing to double down on EVs even though they are losers. Farley has bumbled and stumbled his entire time. There has been almost no good news for the company since he took over. He has to go... — read more 

Looks like Ford is the next disaster story.

Anyone that could let know about the base salary ranges for LL4 and LL3 levels at Ford ? Bonus ranges too.

F-150 Guy says, "Keep making fun of me. July it is..."

Ford’s traditional business operations, known as Ford Blue, earned $1.17 billion during the second quarter, while its Ford Pro commercial business earned $2.56 billion. Its “Model e” electric vehicle unit lost $1.14 billion from April through June. — read more