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It finally arrived and no tariffs. 0-60 4.0 secs. Couldn’t be happier!

Busy starting programs to cancel them right before they launch

Forget all the other lists you see online about vehicle expenses. Here's the answer for so many consumers!

Hi. Actual electrician here. This in no way stupid. The code exists for a reason, and believe me I’m a big less regulations are better kind of guy. Even if it’s a 30 amp charger there’s still a lot to consider when deciding on wire size and length, whether or not to you want to backfeed to the panel in the event of a power outage and in that case if you do a transfer switch will be required by the utility (and code, it’s treated similar to a generator). This is not something the average DIY hack should ever consider doing.

Coulda woulda shoulda. Just build something already, or at least show some prototypes.

Ugh. You can’t dictate quality. Quality is the result of processes in all areas of design and engineering and manufacturing being quality focused and which are constantly tweaked based on root cause analysis and implementing irreversible corrective actions. And tying compensation to meeting those goals.

Most of what he says is posturing or negotiating and doesn’t mean it will happen. He’ll use those threats to get something else, I agree with dumping the tax credit, it’s no longer needed.

How about don’t walk in the road when cars are coming, and you don’t get hit by one

C2 is a good architecture. Ford could actually build a new gen Escape if they wanted to. Something less blob-like, maybe even roomier since they no longer have the mid-size Edge in North America or anywhere outside China. Toyota is launching a new gen Rav4 which is supposedly built on an updated TNGA platform. It will stick to its boxy design language, something as it turns out is what compact crossover SUV buyers prefer. Ford really should just make a C2-based next gen Escape that's more like a junior Explorer like in the past instead of something that looks like a bloated hatchback car. The reality is Ford still needs its ICE-hybrids. Like the Rav4, the Escape can be sold globally. Outside North America, it would definitely help Ford in Asia-Pacific and Europe.

LOL, he's on his second term so he's done regardless.

Don't cancel most of your core product in the region. I'll take $5 million now for my consulting fee.

I’m ok with this. The federal government has already spent waaaay too much on charging infrastructure with nothing to show for it. Leave it to the states and/or the private sector. Tesla has already proven they’re way more effective at it than the government.

Doing my part-wife is trading in her 2017 Escape for a 2024 Bronco Sport Big Bend

Oof that just fucking ugly lol

You know who knows the ROI potential and ROI of other potential products? Ford. So if they’ve decided to go ahead with it there are good reasons. We’ve already discussed ad nauseum the reasons why a 4 door Mustang makes sense: offsets the coupe for CAFE purposes. Utilizes spare factory capacity. Utilizes existing platform and powertrains and styling elements. Furthers the Mustang sub brand, It’s by far the cheapest new vehicle to create. There is a void in the market. It literally makes no sense to build anything else RIGHT NOW. Things were different in the past.

It’s happening 😄 S650 based

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/ford-ordered-pay-25b-georgia-family-after-couple-killed-rollover-crash/ZWPLZ3UO35G5LLLTK5OSOR6HMA/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3U-M8ODUSY2NUwEB-Ztqq2BpcbTc4TJB0S_Qu-7VDTK1U1G18_1LVPkoc_aem_Cmxym6asJdX85o6r9IZAxQ# Jury orders Ford to pay 2.5B to family of a couple who wrecked their 2015 F250 resulting in death from the roof collapsing. They left the road and hit a drainage culvert launching the vehicle 81 feet in the air. Nothing short of a roll cage would have helped in that case. This is almost as stupid as the award for the Explorer guy driving drunk with no seatbelts leaving the road, overcorrecting and rolling it, being ejected and killed. They argued Ford should have used safety glass which would have kept him inside the vehicle. We desperately need tort reform. These verdicts and awards are outrageous.

Well, we pulled trigger over the weekend. I've been drooling over the Bronco since it came out, and this weekend, we were finally able to pull the trigger on one. I wanted to order one, but missed the boat for a V6 2-door (I don't want a Stroppe edition), so I've been looking pretty regularly the past couple months and had my eye on one at the dealer an hour away. Well, the rebates were good($3500...went up $1k on Thursday, the day I called about it), and the deal was decent, so we went to look. We brought it home for the night and my wife drove it home because she doesn't like driving my truck (I wasn't about to leave it at the dealership). Well, that was a mistake, because now, instead of buying me a Bronco, apparently I've bought her a Bronco that I get to drive sometimes. LOL. Now we've got two horses in the stable, and my Super Duty has been pushed to the basement garage to be relegated to trailer-towing duty. First mod will be mud flaps (ordered before we even signed the papers lol). We've got a 1/4 mile gravel driveway, and this thing throws rocks like crazy! It's already got rock chips with just over 200 miles on it. So, we just drive through the field instead of down the driveway until the mud flaps arrive.

If I said something like that publicly I would probably be fired. The double standard is ridiculous.

I totally agree and that’s why a lot of people at OAC were pissed off that ford killed the edge and nautilus there when they could’ve went hybrid earlier. Most of the people at the plant were wondering why ford didn’t go hybrid route first. It amazes me that people who aren’t corporate have more sense than these bigshots at times it seems

Crazy.....but I'm also sure this plan will change again in a few weeks, as is Ford's typical MO.

“Active” is a stupid name for the lowest trim level.

I noticed the other day that my dryer is powered by Ford 😛

It means they don't have any products on the horizon, but they want to still act like they're doing something....

I hate today

The money will just plug the hole dug by the losses from the last couple of years. Not enough to invest in new products. Ford has no future passenger car product strategy for Europe. Focus is ending production this year and Kuga next year. After that, Ford Europe will only sell Puma and MEB Explorer/Capri plus imported Mustang. That's not sustainable. Whatever Farley has in mind, he needs to commit to it soon.

I remember when Ford discontinued the Fiesta in Europe, there was a report showing that the subcompact segment didn't shrink, Ford just lost sales to rival brands who didn't abandon the popular segment in Europe. In 2024, the RAV4 (475,193 units) outsold the F150 (460,915 units) in the US, the full-size truck's primary market. It's also interesting to point out that there are 3 sedans in the top 10. Half the vehicles are compact (C-segment) models. -Forbes Mr. Farley is great when it comes to Iconic models like the Mustang, Bronco, & F150, not so good when it comes to keeping mainstream models competitive. Many discontinued models used to be global models. So far, it's been a case of "the competition is beating us, let's just quit, abandon the segment and tell people the segment is dead".

Before we give the CE1 team any trophies, let's see the results first. No doubt, the "book of knowledge" may not be the most efficient way to do things, but those lessons were learned over time and fine-tuned. Look at how many people were happy with the Mavericks' speed of development, yet look at the recall history of the first 3 years. HRG

To be fair, that was from August.....Ford's plan has likely changed at least 3 times since then lol.

The big drop in Explorer is concerning. Hyundai Palisades came out after the current Explorer and there is already a new gen which will be on sale in a few months time. The speed at which competitors are moving in this segment really reminds me of the final decade of Taurus when Ford just couldn't keep up and can only chase fleet sales.

Farley made it clear that Mustang is competing as a global sports car not just an American pony car. Sales don’t matter too much because it’s a Ford icon. V6s used to fill in the big performance gap between 4 and 8 cylinder engines. The 2.3eb IS the 6 cylinder of old. In fact it has more power than the old 4.6l v8 cobra mustang engine. A naturally aspirated I6 wouldn’t move the needle and a turbo I6 would be redundant with the coyote. It’s the answer to a question nobody is asking.

It's one thing to drive a competitor's product, it's another to state publicly that you don't want to give it up. Too much information shared that shouldn't.

Received our 2025 Explorer. Really like it. The interior upgrades are very impressive. The Mohave Dusk interior color is very classy. It is a Platinum, bench seat middle row, 2.3L. Matt

With Ford not pushing Ranger volumes and Edge dead it would be nice to see Everest added to MAP. Won’t happen though.

bullshit

Just my opinion, If the overall fuel economy targets were based on assumed BEV sales numbers that are not happening then, yes those target numbers should be revised lower.

"Delivered" on Sat. morning and in the dealership rear lot. Awaiting prep I assume. CJ Dave.

I hope that they actually have some sort of plan for Lincoln. It seems like they barely have one for Ford, let alone Lincoln.....just sucks that it seems every time the brand starts to hit a stride, they hang it out to dry for a few years.

Stock Market is not representative of the economy at large, only one of myriad indicators and it can be a misleading one at that.

Ford had the opportunity to introduce a Mustang Sedan years ago when competitors introduced sport sedans, but Ford ignored those opportunities. Doing so was an easy, basically low-cost option, to better utilize the Flat Rock plant production constraints and optimize amortization on the existing Mustang platform. Ford's UAW contracts keep suggesting new or additional product for Flat Rock yet plans have been cancelled continuously. At the same time, Lincoln Division has little product in its portfolio and a Lincoln derivative of a new Mustang Sedan would give Lincoln a new product offering to supplement the Lincoln SUVs. The costs shouldn't be excessive considering the powertrains available and the common elements that could be shared.

IMO that was the weakest part of the Maverick, i prefer the 2025 front end better.

The Lincoln Nautilus Is MotorTrend’s 2025 SUV of the Year Apparently, Nautilus won.

So why don't we make everyone wear a bubble wrap suit with deployable airbags at all times while walking around? Like a lot of the new crash tests, at a certain point, you can't design for every single scenario....and cars are only going to get more and more expensive trying.

Got mine last week in Charlotte, NC

Guess he was Willing to take the job...