Thread regarding Ford layoffs

@2drx+1ajJKGt7 It's like Mr Burns winning the company scavenger hunt in the Simpsons. What a complete joke.

Wow, Please check the impressive list of Farley wins

https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jim-farley/
https://www.hagerty.com/media/hagerty-magazine/ford-exec-jim-farley-gt40-racing-dream/

Jeez, head honcho somehow ended up being first at Road Atlanta for the first time in his life, maybe because there was anybody else in his class, or he was actually pushed by some body who knew cars behind him.

But then the marketing whizkid, used that to market hiself.

@2bvj+1ajJKGt7 Was not at all letting Farley off the hook. Sorry if you read my comment that way. My point is that Farley does not have the experience required to run one of the largest engineering and manufacturing operations on the planet. Alan didn't come from autos but he did run the day to day operations of an equally massive manufacturer at Boeing and came up through the ranks as an engineer. That's why he understood that less complexity in manufacturing = higher profits and fewer problems. Farley came up through marketing in both Toyota and Ford and was never close enough to product development and/or manufacturing. His "car guy" cred is wildly overblown.

Just when people were getting hopeful that Harley would turn around with their new ADVs.... this happens! Great! :/

1hsl+1ajJKGt7 I think JKGT7 is right. You claim JF was in marketing that sounds like a cop out. How is it that Allan Mullaly who came from Boeing understood that a European Focus should be the same as the NA. The idea of complexity & buildable combinations was something AM saw in Toyota. Sad how a so called car guy does not understand the very product development cycle you claim to be an expert. Sorry JF does not get a pass. AM saw through it and reduced the platforms. AM was a leader one the troops would follow into battle. JF if you are reading this step up!

Reuss doesn't race regularly probably because he's too busy doing his job. Farley might want to close Twitter and consider that. I don't give a flying flip if my CEO is on the race podium. Isn't that what we sponsor NASCAR drivers for?

@1pur+1ajJKGt7 Thanks for commenting, Ford PR Department!

Claim: The fact that no one could tell you that Mary Barra is on the board of Disney is the point. She's not using it to buffer her public image like Farley obviously is with Harley Davidson.

Fact: No, it means reporters aren't reading SEC filings. Board memberships of executives are noticed for a reason. Shareholders pay attention. Those relationships matter. The proxy statement that mentioned Farley was a Harley filing, not Ford.

Claim: I assume you are referring to Mark Reuss in regards to racing. Unlike Farley, Reuss has always been a car and racing enthusiast. The only time its been in the paper was his embarrassing crash driving the pace car a few years ago at the Grand Prix.

Fact: Reuss doesn't race regularly. Farley does. He races and wins, which is unusual for an executive. CEOs are rich and race but rarely make the podium. Vintage race organizers have said publicly that Farley reminds them of Carroll Shelby.

Note: In September, Carlos Tavares (CEO of Stellantis) was all over the news for starting at the wheel for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a PEUGEOT 908. He is a longtime race car driver. It's a thing.

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Hi Jim, hope your day is going well. Uhmmm yeah....can you get off the blogging boards as you monitor your social media/ personal branding and get back to work and sort out the mess senior leadership has gotten the company into. Uhh that would be great. Thanks!

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The fact that no one could tell you that Mary Barra is on the board of Disney is the point. She's not using it to buffer her public image like Farley obviously is with Harley Davidson.

I assume you are referring to Mark Reuss in regards to racing. Unlike Farley, Reuss has always been a car and racing enthusiast. The only time its been in the paper was his embarrassing crash driving the pace car a few years ago at the Grand Prix. Contrast that to Farley who only became a "car guy" when he wanted to buffer his image in the race to become CEO. Ask anyone who worked with him back in the Mulally days. Its a complete joke and he knows jack about cars. And unlike Farley, Reuss is an engineer and actually understands how a vehicle is designed and built.

Don't get me wrong – all 3 of these executives have VERY healthy egos. But Farley's schtick is disingenuous and all about boosting his public profile.

1. Mary Barra has been a Disney board member since 2017. No screaming heard there.
2. Elon Musk has been nominated to the Endeavor Group Holdings board, formerly known as William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, a talent agency based in Beverly Hills.

Did anyone even know Barra has been on the Disney board since 2017? These things are required reporting by the SEC because the information is germane to shareholders. Readers can filter what doesn't interest them. As for auto racing, execs from Ford and Toyota and GM and Stellantis have all made headlines on the topic.

@usp+1ajJKGt7 Farley worked in North American Marketing for Toyota. He was far removed from the Toyota Production System. This board seat is nothing more than another PR spin move for Farley. He's enamored with the "oil running through his veins" car guy persona he's established for himself. It's a complete joke and shame on the local journalists (Phoebe Wall Howard) who continue to spin lies to stoke Farley's ego. The focus should be on his leadership of Ford Motor company and NOTHING else – not his racing, not his phony charity volunteering, not his cars. The real story is how did someone who is both so unliked and so unqualified with NO engineering or manufacturing experience ascend to one of the most coveted leadership roles in the auto industry?

For these people it's all about "board" seats. The goal is to amass enough seats that the income allows you to essentially stop working and suck off your BoD gigs, investments and retirement. The epitome of corporate welfare. Meanwhile the average worker actually delivering is nothing more than a slave to corporate execs. L

I predict Ford built HD F-Series (again) in the near future. HD meaning Huge Disappointment.

Farley should not be on the HD board. Ridiculous. He needs to spend all his time working on Ford. Ford is a failing company and JF shouldn’t be distracted with a board seat at a different company. Unless... Ford is going to “pivot” from electric vehicles to motorcycles since their car business is a sinking ship.

Wait a minute, wasn’t there some PR puff piece about how Farley worked 14+ hours a day , 7 days a week, for Ford? Is he now going to work less hours at Ford? Or give up his racing ? Or reduce his Ford compensation?

Not all that concerned about Harley, they should know what they are getting.

It is funny how execs can have outside “jobs” but regular workers are discouraged from doing the same. Everyone looks the other way for execs until they fall on wrong side of politics, then they are dismissed usually to “spend more time with family”

Well I am trying to figure out what JF has accomplished both at Ford & Toyota? Someone once told me these types move around until they are put into a position for which they are held accountable. JF was here when Allan ran the show. Yes Allan not Billy. Now JF has seen what a real leader and someone who knows what they are doing vs. Someone who does not (BF). Still see no vision or plan from this guy. Change starts at the top and is driven by the top not the bottom up. Tired of these guys waiting for the lower ranks to fix their problems and they come in and take credit. JF you worked at Toyota as well you seen what a fine oiled machine they are implement their process and drive it. don't sit back expect Hua or any other crony to push it. Look at Allan leadership vs. Billy when he was CEO. Your choice of the type of CEO you will be?