mackinaw
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Ford pauses Marshall Battery Plant
mackinaw replied to Footballfan's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Not cancelled, construction has paused. -
UAW Demands 46% Pay Hike
mackinaw replied to ice-capades's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
So far, he seems to be teflon-coated. -
UAW Demands 46% Pay Hike
mackinaw replied to ice-capades's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
I doubt this. I'm sure Bill Ford has been aware of, and has approved, Ford's bargaining strategy from Day One. And it was Fain who stiffed both Bill Ford and Farley last Tuesday when they both went to meet with the union to present their latest proposal. Hard to bargain in good faith when the UAW Chief blows off the meeting. -
Done With Owning Anymore UAW or Unifor Built Vehicles
mackinaw replied to Len_A's topic in Lounge: Off Topic Discussion
Fuzzy's table may be irrelevant, but the optics are terrible. All the general public sees are CEO's getting paid outrageous salaries. -
UAW Demands 46% Pay Hike
mackinaw replied to ice-capades's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
I understand that eliminating tiers is a big one. Fain will probably get a lot of what he wants. I expect that the rank and file will love this guy and that he'll be president of the UAW for as long as they allow. -
Ford August 2023 Sales Results
mackinaw replied to rmc523's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
What kind of range are you getting? -
Escape, Edge, TC to be Killed
mackinaw replied to ANTAUS's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Forced downsizing of passenger cars in the 80's gave rise to SUV's and full-size pickups of the 2000's. Americans like their vehicles BIG. -
Escape, Edge, TC to be Killed
mackinaw replied to ANTAUS's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Excellent point. There are 278 million registered vehicles in the U.S. and 99% of those are ICE powered. If the government was truly serious about addressing climate change, it'd be developing some sort of low-carbon gas for all of those ICE-powered vehicles which would quickly and dramatically reduce carbon emissions. That's the smart way to address climate change, not the path we're currently taking. -
Escape, Edge, TC to be Killed
mackinaw replied to ANTAUS's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
You're spot on. If anything, there will be added emphasis on crash testing. EV's are terribly heavy. The EV Hummer weighs more than 9,000 pounds, and the battery pack alone (2800 pounds) weighs more than a Mazda Miata (2,400 pounds). Imagine what will happen when a EV Hummer crashes into a Honda Civic? NHTSA is already asking questions. -
F-150 Lobo Coming As a More Street Oriented model?
mackinaw replied to rmc523's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Tell that to the one million spectators and 40,000 classic cars that were part of the recent Woodward Dream Cruise. -
F-150 Lobo Coming As a More Street Oriented model?
mackinaw replied to rmc523's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
No, it doesn't, but the 1960's hot-rodder in me would love to bolt a set of high-flow cylinder heads on that 445 cubic inch engine (not going to cal it 7/3L), put in a hot cam, as well as a nice pair of headers. Shades of 1967! -
My daily driver (in the summer) is a 29 year old F-150.
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Blame Ford Authority for that. They flat out had it wrong. Actually, blame the total lack of fact-checking that takes place on any internet site. The days of getting information right and having it verified by a few sources before they publish is long gone. Now, if you hear a rumor, you post it as fact ASAP. I too, fell for the initial Ford Authority story. But once I saw the GTD, I am incredibly impressed. 800 horsepower, a carbon-fiber driveshaft, rear transaxle, novel horizontal coli spring rear suspension, ceramic brakes...what's not to like?
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Not surprising. The Titan never took off. I'm not quite sure when I last saw one up here in Northern Michigan. Maybe this spring?
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Ford Q2 2023 Earnings Report
mackinaw replied to rperez817's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
My family spans the entire political spectrum. We've learned not to talk about politics. See little reason actually. The left-leaning people aren't going to convince the right-leaning people anything. And vice-versa. All political arguments accomplish are bad feelings and damaged family relationships. And at my age, I want to be on good terms with everybody in my extended family, because i have no idea how much time I have left. -
EV Problem: Mach-E Piling Up on Dealer Lots
mackinaw replied to ANTAUS's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
So people are complaining about a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds? -
Electric Vehicle Discussion Thread - Ford Related
mackinaw replied to rperez817's topic in E.V. Central
Just remember where your toilet paper comes from. -
EV Problem: Mach-E Piling Up on Dealer Lots
mackinaw replied to ANTAUS's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Watch the first four minutes of this Autoline Daily. Toyota is in rapid catch-up mode on EV's. http://www.autoline.tv/daily/?p=87785 -
EV Problem: Mach-E Piling Up on Dealer Lots
mackinaw replied to ANTAUS's topic in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
Toyota was seen as lagging behind on BEV's which prompted a bunch of US hedge fund investors a few months back to demand the new CEO step down. Of course he didn't, but Toyota is now all-in BEV's spending oodles of money and developing several new BEV platforms. https://electrek.co/2023/05/10/toyota-creating-dedicated-bev-platform-next-gen-evs/ -
Electric Vehicle Discussion Thread - Ford Related
mackinaw replied to rperez817's topic in E.V. Central
Back in the 50’s and 60’s, it was the cubic inch/horsepower wars. Every model year somebody brought out and engine that was bigger and more powerful than the other guy. Now manufacturers are benchmarking the other guy when it comes to the range of batteries, cost, size, how long to charge, cold weather performance, etc. It will be fun watching the manufacturers trying to leapfrog the competition. This should be good for the consumer. -
Electric Vehicle Discussion Thread - Ford Related
mackinaw replied to rperez817's topic in E.V. Central
But you can buy the Lightning right now. The Cybertruck and Silverado have just started limited production, and only certain (top end) models. The Ram and Toyota BEV full-size trucks are still years away. Being the first to market (of the OEM's) puts you in the public eye and gives you free PR. Don't discount that.