They both claim that anyone can shut down the line. Reality is no so clear cut. Anyone CAN stop a line. But the line will be restarted VERY quickly. It is extremely rare that it is allowed to stop for more than a few minutes. Repeatedly stopping it for problems will put someone on the fast track to being fired unless…

Have you seen what’s in inventory?  Around me, trucks are EASY to find.  Sedans and hatches are comparatively impossible.

That method is largely hype.  Toyota will let people stop the line for VERY short periods of time, and that was possible at Ford, too.  Shutting down a line for 3 days is almost unheard of.

You could always go to 12 hour schedules. I’ve worked with many companies that do this, in varying ways... such as 4 on, 3 off, 3 on, 4 off, 3 on, 3 off, 4 on, 4 off.  Averages out to 42 hours per week, but you have a lot of off time for those appointments.  I’ve even seen those companies offer to go to a more…

3rd:

Now maybe if stockpiles are so good, they can put a little effort into boosting availability of other models?

Ford’s inventory shows 475 F-150s in inventory within 20 miles of me, with over 300 on the dealer lots (the rest in transit). By comparison, they have 65 Escapes in inventory, but only 3 of those are on the…

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“Out of context, it sounds like Ford is doing the most bare of the minimum here.”

Well, anyone who thinks that doesn’t know just how radical the idea of shutting a plant down for 3 days for quality control really is in the auto industry. It’s almost unheard of. I’ve worked with plants where the idea of shutting…

Yes, Ford Blue is also doing R&D and investing. But not as much, and its spread over a much larger number of vehicles. Ford is spending a fortune on Ford e in new development but has relatively few sales for now.

2-3 years is a short time frame in the auto world. Things on the market 2-3 years out are well in…

I installed solar PV on my house 7 years ago. I WISH that electricity had more than doubled in the last 10 years. Would have boosted the return on that investment a whole lot more.

The average electric rate in the US is 12.4 cents per kWh per the EIA, which this report claims to take its data from. 12.4 cents * 29…

And the % owed to China has actually been shrinking.

As of September 2016, China holds $1.157 trillion in US treasuries out of $6.1547 total held by foreign entities. That’s down $100 billion from the same time last year. China actually stopped growing their treasury balance significantly in Jun 2010. Since they…

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I’m not shocked the % fixed has been so low. I’ve got one under recall on the passenger side of my car, but the parts are nonexistent. They claim every one they can get their hands on is going to the south (evidently where I live isn’t high humidity, despite relative humidities just as high as the south during the…

Here’s the thing you’re missing:

Ford isn’t being forced to make “shit no one will buy”. The EPA regulations have a MPG target for each vehicle based on its size. Ford could sell 100% F-150s, and as long as those trucks got the mpg requirement for a vehicle its size, they’d be fine. Gone are the days when they’d have…

My problem is that if I use the space under the seat, I have no place for my legs.

How about basic economy allowing just one carryon item the size of a personal item, and not playing with the extra nonsense. Realistically, that’s how this will play out, anyway - the check for your bag size is at the gate, not onboard…

Erik Prince is her brother, not her husband.

Although their ideas are all so horribly inbred, he might be both?

I actually did get to drive one of these back in the day, too.

What I still remember was how impressive the acceleration was off the line compared to other vehicles of the time. 0-30, the EV1 was very hard to beat. It’s acceleration 30-60 was a little less than impressive, though.

Somewhat headquarters, mostly in the design / engineering / hardcore R&D departments.

Factory productivity is very similar across different companies. As of the last Harbour Report that was published, Ford used about 10% more man-hours per vehicle than Toyota in stamping, engine, transmission, and assembly combined.…

Funny thing:

Toyota has some cars with high domestic content, and some with zero (or near zero). GS, LS, NX, RC, FR, iM, Mirai, tC, 4Runner, Prius C, Rav4 hybrid, Yaris? All 0%. CT, CX, ES hybrid, GS, IS, LandCruiser, Prius? All 5%.

So while you’re falling for Cars.com’s misinformation, Ford actually has a higher…

not sure what you’re considering a “bro-dozer”, but here are where the engines are made for “’Murican muscle cars”:

Ford Mustang : 2.3L - Cleveland, OH
Ford Mustang : 3.7L - Cleveland, OH
Ford Mustang : 5.0L - Windsor, Ontario
Ford Mustang : 5.2L - Windsor, Ontario
Chevy Camaro : 2.0L - Tonawanda, NY and Spring Hill, TN
Ch…

It IS up for debate.

Not only because there are 4 models on the market with higher domestic content than the Camry, but because there are dozens with nearly the same domestic content % that are actually designed and engineered in the US with the support of thousands of hard-core R&D jobs - jobs that Toyota has…

You might want to check this out and then ask which vehicle you’d rather be in.

The fact that you think an entire state (esp. NC, PA, and OH) are “urban” tells me you’re an idiot.