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  1. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ford-patents-potential-ice-saving-technology/ar-BB1j2nYo?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=ENTPSP&cvid=1e1aedb1cb27487a8befde80194c9420&ei=7
  2. I think Ford and GM are pooping bricks right now. Gm committed three of their plants to EVs and Ford two. I'm sure they are looking to supplement ICE and hybrid production in at least a few of these plants
  3. I think Ford regrets the whole BOC thing. For the time being, these vehicles could have been accommodated in a present plant.
  4. This plant is going to be Ford's Saturn. Saturn was supposed to build 500000 vehicles a year but got scaled back. Unless hybrids and ICE vehicles are in the mix for this BOC, this plant will probably never break 125-150k units a year.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/climate/biden-epa-auto-emissions.html
  6. The problem is the entity that allows them to come back in the first place.b
  7. Of course not, I know how the system works. But if they wanted to get rid of the loafers bad enough they would find a way. Weak management allows these people to come back time and time again. They need to draw a line.
  8. No. Those who are not doing their jobs or comes to work need to be disciplined, however that is management's job. People only get away with what they are allowed to.
  9. No. One of the principles of TQM and Demmings is that management is ultimately responsible for quality. If it goes out the door the onus is on management to fix it
  10. I would venture to say there is a bit of difference in the work ethic from your grandfather's time 55 years ago compared to today.
  11. Many have no idea of the process. They are brilliant when it comes to theory and book smarts, but some lack common sense and the humility to learn. When mistakes are made on the floor it is the operators and management to fix their mistakes.
  12. I have no problem with the pay provided the company is successful. However, when companies are run into the ground and poor decisions after poor decisions are made, the pay is not warranted. In Ford's case, the company's quality and launch issues are well documented and we have a CEO ripping the hourly employees in the media which is never a good thing to do. If Farley did not like the contract he should not have signed off on it. Incidentally, I would not switch jobs with the CEO based on pay. I worked hard and am financially comfortable. I do know if I messed up as some of the CEOs have, I would have been out of a job years ago.
  13. Let's hope it does not come to that. You're right, a lot of people blindly follow their union "leadership"
  14. I agree, and as I posted I don't like Fain's tactics. However, a lot of the people I talk too thought the UAW was too weak- not necessarily my opinion. CEOs take some of the blame too- a lot of bad decisions have been made at Ford (and GM and Chrysler for that matter) since the start of this century.
  15. That may be true, but most engineers and designers never spent a day on the line- they were hired right out of college.
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