We're Really Going for It Now!

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:50:32 GMT

Hear from Ford Motor Company Executive Chair Bill Ford and his sons about the strategic decisions behind Ford's return to the F1 grid.

https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/home

From The Road

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:38:50 GMT

FREE member Al Kammerer ran across this new Ford website highlighting the Company's new strategy around electric vehicles and the creation of a Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV). Take a look:

https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/home

This is a very comprehensive website and we thought we would share this with all members.

Quality Update from Jim Baumbick

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:04:49 GMT

Jim Baumbick, Vice President, Advanced Product Development, Cycle Planning and Programs, who recently discussed Ford quality issues at the June 20, 2025 meeting, asked that we forward this to you:

Over the last five years, one of the most frequent topics I’ve discussed with you is our journey to improve quality. Over that time, we’ve seen many of our internal metrics improve, and the most recent JD Power IQS results released at the end of June demonstrate that third party audits are starting to reflect our progress as well.

This internal Ford "From the Road" article has more comprehensive insight into how Ford & Lincoln performed in this year’s JD Power IQS study, but there are two things I want to highlight.

First – Ford is the most awarded brand in this year’s IQS study, while Lincoln has now notched two consecutive years of improvement.

Second – Super Duty, Mustang, Escape, and F-150 were all named best in segment for initial quality. These are four of the five programs we’ve launched after implementing our launch transformation strategy. Winning best-in-class initial quality awards across the board demonstrates that our strategy is working.

We have momentum on our side and will celebrate these results, but our progress is fragile, and our work isn’t done. We will continue our transformation efforts with the goal of becoming the automotive benchmark for quality.

As always, thank you for supporting me and the broader Ford team.

Jim Baumbick

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