Fields, or Ford lunder pressure? I thought vision and strategy were the domain of his boss, and that Field's primary role was one of execution of the vision/strategy. Investment in the core business is clearly affected by BoD approved changes in future direction of the business and vehicle offering (electric, autonomous, et.al).
Yep, design is locked in.
A solicitation -- or --another way of saying, 'we delivered what you asked for'?? If it's a 'hit', we win, if its a 'miss', that's you asked for?
Maybe somebody's just a bit nervous -- there's a lot on the line.
Before we look to deeply into the supply chain side of the equation, we might ask ourselves ~ are we hitting the program dates for 'design freeze'. If not, and we are still doing product engineering past that key milestone, I wouldn't automatically expect procurment/suppliers to bridge 100% of the gap.
He did - last summer ~ I'd say about the time that he became aware that it wasn't a $500M problem. I believe that is where the EU restructuring plan was developed. Unfortunately, the time it takes for implemention/execution for a major restructuring seems a bit beyond the capacity and patience of the respective 'analysts'.
Didn't see anything revolutionary in design there, looks similar to current Volvo product. Love generic 'building footprints', they almost never exist, requiring lots of re-interpretation and re-design.
Excellent idea, just use UNobtainium in lieu of Limitanium. Connotation of 'you can't get it' and a signature is worth at least another $2K in F150 ATP.
Still original, no rust. )
But on recent service, my trusty Ford Tech brought to my attention that the 'recall' shield (1975) was installed incorrectly by the servicing dealer, he subsequently reinstalled it per original design. The guys' work and attention to detail is incomparable!