Ford to idle F-150 Lightning EV plant in Dearborn for weeks

[TaxmanHog]

Corporations pay huge taxes on payroll, the net flow to wages & salaries are tapped at the "income tax level" by it's workers, contractors and material suppliers.

I've seen gigantic liabilities on form 941 quarterlies reports, these funds come into the treasury in weekly large deposits, some more frequently when they partition which payroll dates they run to even out cash flow.

Sponsored

 

[Maxx]

in what world does it cost $5 billion in losses per year?

This is how much they spend on Warranty Fixes ($4.8B):

https://qz.com/ford-warranty-costs-earnings-1851605102

https://www.reuters.com/business/au...any-performance-slips-sources-say-2024-10-31/


They may bring the threshold of what constitute a bad battery module down in one of those OTAs ($5K per module). Don't be surprised to see more Lightnings on fire.

 

[KevinC]

By 2027 The Federal Vehicle EV mandate will start to take effect. Thats going to help drive sales to some degree in both the Feds buying them as well as fed employees realizing they like driving them and want one for themselves. They have a fleet across the many agencies of over 650,000 vehicles. If they were to maintain lightning production it would be a good fit for a big chunk of those.

 

[MotoGary]

This could be great news for those of us who are planning on keeping our rare trucks in pristine condition to sell for millions at the 2084 Mecham Classic EV Auto Auction. By then, Ford should have FordPass and OTA updates working. /s

 

[Maxx]

This could be great news for those of us who are planning on keeping our rare trucks in pristine condition to sell for millions at the 2084 Mecham Classic EV Auto Auction. By then, Ford should have FordPass and OTA updates working. /s

Yup, 2083 OTA will disable one of the motors and half the battery packs, and 2024 update will enable them (for a fee = millions). Ford stock will be splitting at $500/share because they finally learned they can make much more money out of making unreliable software than they can from unreliable hardware.

p.s. Joking aside, knock on wood, my truck (hardware) has been rock solid so far.

Sponsored