[Revi]

I found the kind of car I want. Here it is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T

If Ford could make cars like this again, but power them with electricity they might make it through another century. Here's one we're working on that's exactly the same size as the original Model T:

www.sunnev.com

[Tanada]

This is a classic, wish I had found it on April 1st!

[KhanCEO]

Called "the world's greatest tech humour site" by The Register, BBspot creates entertainment for the geekier side of the world. BBspot produces a variety of features like fake news stories satirizing the tech and political worlds, the BBspot Mailbag which pokes fun at the Believers (people who believe our fake news) and much more. BBspot was started by Brian Briggs in April of 2000 as a hobby to bring some fun to the web, but grew to the point where Brian "quit his day job" and made the site his full-time occupation in January of 2003.

[Denny]

Those new "Smart" cars will put an end to this sharing rides foolishness. And, the soccer moms will have to make two trips, one with the kid, and the second with the kid's stuff.

[Ferretlover]

The automaker said it's examining the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover ``in greater detail'' after receiving preliminary bids last week. Ford didn't identify bidders for the U.K. luxury brands.
The company also said it's conducting a ``strategic review'' of Sweden-based Volvo that it expects to complete before the end of 2007.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... refer=home

U.S. Stocks Decline on Credit Concerns; Exxon, Builders Fall

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... refer=home

[strider3700]

The best way to describe fords last quarter is something like
" Ford prevents 197 million dollar loss by cannabilizing itself"

The only reason it made a profit was because it sold Austin Martin for $924 million.

[jboogy]

Ford,shmord-they're all destined for extinction sooner rather than later,they just don't know it yet.

[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Automaker will shrink workforce by one-third, launch revamped lineup
DETROIT - Ford’s top officials were jolted this summer when they realized that their business model was not only outdated but a threat to the existence of the nation’s second-largest automaker.
On Friday, they tried to shift Ford back to the future, announcing a dramatic acceleration of job cuts and other restructuring moves designed to shrink the company from a manufacturing behemoth into a sleeker, more competitive business.
Ford plans to slash 10,000 additional white-collar jobs and offer early retirement and buyout packages to all of its 75,000 hourly workers. …

[sciencegirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')y Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press:
DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. has narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter amid continued weakness in North America, says the outlook for U.S. sales in 2008 remains grim and is making more U.S. employee buyout offers to cut costs.

Ford is offering buyouts to its 54,000 U.S. hourly workers, CEO Alan Mulally said. Mulally said salaried cuts will also be made, mostly through attrition. The company will also adjust production schedules as demand sags

[sciencegirl]

I think I should have put this in the open discussion forum. OOPS - tee hee

[I_Like_Plants]

Yep Henry Ford, the Nazi, brought in the $5 a day pay, effectively double what any other car plant was paying. But now he's dead and Ford's owned by the moneychangers.

R.I.P. Ford. And R.I.P. the old American economy.

All those people out of work and not likely to ever get new jobs may be a good group to get into urban/suburban farming, ELP, etc. Does anyone have any plans for outreach to these people?

[threadbear]

Fnord? I thought the Swedish chef was posting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_Yf4zz-yo

[eastbay]

Man, that story's from 2006. Old news.

[eastbay]

Here is the latest news on the new round of buyouts... I wonder what they'll do next?

[Ferretlover]

Eastbay, apparently you didn't click the link you goose!.... The story you posted is the same one-mine was published 22 Jan 2008......

[eastbay]

updated 3:04 p.m. PT, Fri., Sept. 15, 2006

DETROIT - Ford’s top officials were jolted this summer when they realized that their business model was not only outdated but a threat to the existence of the nation’s second-largest automaker.



Silly me...lol. All I saw was the 2006 date, noted it was ancient history, then quit looking.

[sciencegirl]

Fnord is actually a joke. Steve Jackson makes games about the Illuminati and calls Ford; Fnord.

It was something I'm sure only few would have understood.

[sciencegirl]

Check this U-tube video about Fnord, but it may just confuse you even more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4FEOXjqEPA

[Ferretlover]

Ford drops profitability goal for 2009
Automaker to cut production, jobs; CAW expects 300 layoffs in Canada
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. warned yesterday that it no longer expected to meet a long-held goal of returning to profitability in 2009 and would cut production through the rest of this year in response to a slumping U.S. auto market.
The news sent the company's shares down more than seven per cent. …
Ford warns

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') car dealership in the United States is offering a free handgun with every vehicle sold.