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Ford to restructure supply chain following $1 billion in unexpected quarterly costs
CNBC ^ | 9-22-22 | Michael Wayland

Posted on 09/22/2022 11:14:39 AM PDT by dynachrome

Ford Motor on Thursday announced plans to restructure its global supply chain, days after the company said it expects to book an extra $1 billion in unexpected supplier costs during the third quarter.

The supply chain restructuring aims to “support efficient and reliable sourcing of components, internal development of key technologies and capabilities, and world-class cost and quality execution,” the automaker said in a release.

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On Monday, Ford said recent negotiations resulted in inflation-related supplier costs running $1 billion higher than previously expected during the third quarter. The announcement, including a pre-release of some earnings expectations, caused Ford’s stock to have its worst day in more than 11 years.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: automotive; chat; ford; losses; michigqn; supply; unexpected; unexpectedreally
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There's that word again. "Unexpected"
1 posted on 09/22/2022 11:14:39 AM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Electric not selling so well...


2 posted on 09/22/2022 11:16:18 AM PDT by exnavy (Grow your faith, and have the courage to use it.)
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To: dynachrome

For more shareable commentary:

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3 posted on 09/22/2022 11:18:10 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: rktman

Thanks.


4 posted on 09/22/2022 11:19:33 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: exnavy

Get woke, go broke.


5 posted on 09/22/2022 11:20:00 AM PDT by day10 (Are Britons taxed to support these people?)
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To: exnavy

They’ll get 100% EV even if it destroys them


6 posted on 09/22/2022 11:20:06 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: dynachrome

Anyone with half a brain could have foreseen that things were getting more expensive.

To smugly label that “Unexpected” is gross mismanagement. Ford is just another ruined woke company now.


7 posted on 09/22/2022 11:20:27 AM PDT by DarrellZero
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To: dynachrome

Here is a suggestion:

Make sure your vehicle components are built down the street, instead of ten thousand miles away.

The “just-in-time” supply chain concept was created in Japan years ago. The components were literally built close to the final assembly location in Japan. That does not work when parts are built hundreds or thousands of miles away from the final assembly plants.


8 posted on 09/22/2022 11:22:24 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: dynachrome

Where’s the Duece when you need him.


9 posted on 09/22/2022 11:23:45 AM PDT by Rappini
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To: Gnome1949

ya their supply chain is probably super diverse , the Woke way


10 posted on 09/22/2022 11:24:32 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: exnavy

Fake : “Electric not selling so well...”

-———————Sept 02, 2022———————

Ford brand continues to report significant sales drop in the U.S. - in August by almost 33% year-over-year to 119,022 due to semiconductor-related production constraints. That’s deeper than in July (-31%).

On the other hand, the electrified vehicle segment - xEVs (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) - expanded 67% year-over-year to 8,756. That’s about 7.4% of the total volume.

“Electrified vehicle sales were up 67.3 percent over last year for a total of 8,756 vehicles. Electrified vehicles are bringing in new customers to Ford at a rate that is more than 8 points higher than Ford’s overall conquest rate.


11 posted on 09/22/2022 11:25:00 AM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florida)
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To: Gnome1949
The south side of Chicago used to be full of OEM and after-market parts makers a long time ago, and that supply basically all went to the Detroit manufacturers. Not exactly down the street from Michigan, but close.

Maybe Ford is just biding time for when U-Haul goes all EV with its nationwide fleet. That will be the proof of concept that EV is actually going to work as a profitable concept, not driven by government subsidy or mandate.

12 posted on 09/22/2022 11:26:35 AM PDT by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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To: dynachrome

What BS.

Stockholder: You lost 1 billion last quarter! What are you going to do about that!?

Executive: Uh... We’re going to “restructure our supply chain”!


13 posted on 09/22/2022 11:28:56 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: dynachrome
Here's and idea for Ford. How about a reliable popular priced car made in American like the 1960s Falcon or Comet? Don't think to hard, you might break a blood vessel. No I don't need an "entertainment center" with flashing lights and LCD panel". Just a reliable "point A to point B" car.

14 posted on 09/22/2022 11:30:06 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Gnome1949

https://notthebee.com/article/the-auto-manufacturing-crisis-is-so-bad-that-tens-of-thousands-of-unfinished-ford-trucks-are-literally-visible-from-space

F-150’s at Kentucky Speedway waiting for chips. So massive it can be seen from outer space.


15 posted on 09/22/2022 11:31:58 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Here's and idea for Ford. How about a reliable popular priced car made in American

If it doesn't have a gadgets and extras and bells ad whistles you don't need, how are they going to make a killing doing repairs?

16 posted on 09/22/2022 11:34:28 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Gnome1949

Also doesn’t work well when you trust the Chi-Coms.

Note to FBI, I did not disparage you, the DOJ, or the President of the United States, so I believe you have no reason to threaten me or my family. Right?


17 posted on 09/22/2022 11:43:36 AM PDT by North Coast Conservative (MAGA…….BEWARE OF FEDS IN THE THREADS.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

A 350 BOSS wouldn’t hurt.


18 posted on 09/22/2022 11:45:03 AM PDT by OSHA (The Constitiution is a small box carefully crafted to keep government in. We let it escape.)
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To: dynachrome

sell your ford stock!


19 posted on 09/22/2022 11:47:47 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: TexasGator

9K EV’s? Do you know that represents almost a statistical zero against all vehicles sold by Ford.


20 posted on 09/22/2022 11:49:40 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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