Ford needs to do some soul searching.  These issues have been going on entirely too often and too long.  Real leaders take responsibility for problems, so I guess no bonus for any managers this year.  

..."Among his most successful cars are the China Zephyr and the Nautilus. In addition, he oversaw the development of the latest Navigator"  I'm hopeful since the Nautilus has been receiving accolades...

That's what I thought was gonna happen, but he claims they're permanent for the duration of his term this time around. 

It makes a lot more sense if you understand that it’s just a negotiating chip.  The tariffs will disappear when he gets concessions like more border security and commitments to build more vehicles in the U.S.

https://autodesignmagazine.com/en/2025/02/kemal-curic-new-head-of-design-ford-performance/   This is the guy who penned the 2015-17 s550. He went onto Lincoln where he worked on things like the Aviator and Continental, and served as head of Lincoln design for some time.    He seems to be a very talented designer, so between him, and the guy who styled the latest Ford GT having prominent positions in the company, it makes me very optimistic about the design of future Ford performance vehicles. It'll be exciting to see what the future holds. 

All of this bullshit is frustrating as hell. I’ll keep my comments to a minimum on the subject.

Holy shit can our country just pick a lane for 5 seconds lol. Tariffs have been on and off again, increased and decreased so many times over the past few months. One day they're 25%, the next they're 50%, the next they don't exist, then the next it's no they're just delayed. This is insane. 

I watched this the other day it's a pretty crazy build and it sounds badass

For sure..he has to understand that..although at times he says stuff and I scratch my head.  Key question how many Ford/GM/Stellantis plants are running at capacity? But again, IMO key point that is never mentioned is just how did we lose so many manufacturing jobs?  Everytime I hear a CEO or owner explain why he outsourced his manufacturing operation, it is  the same thing... "I could not compete with my competitors who outsourced oversees- I had to follow suit as I could not compete with my labor costs, governmental compliance issues etc.   Of course before the election Shawn Fain, head of UAW could not stand Trump and vice versa.  Now they are sharing the same Kool-Aid.  We will see how long that lasts.   To say nothing of the fact that to make the economics work, more automation can be justified as well as more streamlining of the option list I would imagine. Fain really won big with his John Deere contract.  Only one problem with that. Every day I read about a new Chinese entity  entering the construction equipment market in this country.  Hope the Deere workers enjoy their new package while they can.

It’s a systemic problem, not one or two people.