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☆ Cramer urges investors to stick with Ford, even as latest strike risks denting profits
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Around 8,700 Ford workers Wednesday evening walked off the job at the automaker's Kentucky truck plant — its largest and most profitable globally — after the UAW said Ford refused further concessions in contract bargaining. "It's time for a fair contract at Ford and the rest of the Big Three," he added. Ford was apparently caught off guard by the strike at its Kentucky plant, which generates $25 billion in annual revenue, roughly a sixth of the company's global automotive revenue. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Factory workers and UAW union members form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Persons: Ford, Jim Cramer, Fain, Jim, BofA, Wells, Jim Cramer's, Luke Sharrett Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford, Big Three Detroit, UAW, Chrysler, General Motors, Big Three, Duty, Ford Expedition, Lincoln, Bank of America, Detroit, CNBC, Factory, Ford Motor Co, Plant, Getty Locations: Kentucky, Wells Fargo, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ UAW launches strike against Ford's Kentucky truck plant, signaling major escalation in labor fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DETROIT – United Auto Workers has unexpectedly expanded its U.S. strikes at Ford Motor to a highly profitable SUV and truck plant for the automaker in Kentucky. ET at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, where the automaker produces Ford Super Duty pickups as well as the Ford Expedition and the Lincoln Navigator. The union's decision to strike the plant, which is Ford's largest in terms of employment and revenue, is a major escalation in its targeted, or "stand up," strikes. Fain said the union expects Stellantis and Ford Motor to follow suit, including battery plant workers in eventual contract agreements. Only 25,200 workers, or roughly 17% of UAW members covered by the expired contracts with the Detroit automakers, are currently on strike.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Ford, leadership's, Jonah Furman, Shawn Fain's, Fain Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Ford Motor, Ford, Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, UAW, Ford's, Detroit, Detroit automakers, General Motors, EV Locations: Kentucky

The UAW last week launched a strike against Ford (F.N), General Motors (GM.N) and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI), targeting one U.S. assembly plant at each company. The union said early on Tuesday that negotiations had been extended for 24 hours after it received a "substantive offer" from Ford. [1/2]An aerial view shows recently manufactured vehicles at Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant in Oakville, Ontario, Canada May 26, 2023. Once the Ford deal is completed, Unifor will turn to getting agreements with GM and Stellantis, whose deadlines were extended during the talks with Ford. The UAW at one point during the talks offered to lower its demand to 36%.

Persons: We're, Shawn Fain, Ford, Lana Payne, Carlos Osorio, Unifor, Janet Yellen, Stellantis's Ram, Jahnavi, Ben Klayman, Jamie Freed Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, UAW, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Plant, REUTERS, GM, Reuters Graphics, Detroit automakers, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Michigan Bronco, GM's, Silverado, Thomson Locations: Canadian, Canada, Ford, United States, Ontario, Kentucky, Dearborn , Michigan, Kansas City , Missouri, North America, Oakville, Oakville , Ontario, U.S, Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado, Kansas, Bengaluru, Ben, Detroit

☆ Ford barrels toward new Canadian strike that could affect F-Series pickup production
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Unifor strike would disrupt Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers. F-Series, Mustang could be disruptedIf a prolonged Canadian strike occurs, the work stoppage could eventually impact U.S. production of the vehicles. Gasoline V8 models make up about 50% of Mustang and 20% of F-150 models sold in the U.S. Large F-Series trucks exclusively have V8 engines. But a majority of those vehicles sold have diesel V8 engines rather than gasoline, according to the company. The Canadian union picked Ford as its "target" company instead of following the UAW's new strategy of bargaining with all three automakers.

Persons: Ford, Carlos Osorio, Wheaton, Lana Payne, Jerry Dias, Cole Burston Organizations: Ford DETROIT, Ford, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Chrysler, Plant, Ford Edge, Lincoln Nautilus, Reuters, Detroit, UAW, Worker Institute, Cornell University, Unifor, Detroit automakers, U.S, Canadian Locations: Oakville, Oakville , Ontario, Canada, U.S, Mexico, Toronto , Ontario

☆ Ford could face strike in Canada, adding to U.S. labor pressure
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ford Motor could face a strike in Canada if no agreement is reached by 11:59 p.m. Monday with the union representing about 5,600 Canadian auto workers, just days after workers at one of its U.S. plants went on strike. On Friday, the United Auto Workers union launched a targeted strike against Ford, General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis , targeting one assembly plant at each company. Canadian union Unifor, whose contract with Ford expires at 11:59 p.m. Monday, said "while we remain at the table the likelihood of a strike increases with each passing hour." Ford has two engine plants in Canada that build V-8 motors for F-series and Super Duty pickups assembled in the United States. Ford on Friday furloughed 600 workers who are not on strike at the Michigan Bronco plant because of the impact of the work stoppage.

Persons: Ford, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Fain, Janet Yellen, Stellantis's Ram, BlueScope Steel Organizations: Ford, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Chrysler, UAW, Detroit automakers, Union, GM, Chrysler Corp, MSNBC, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Michigan Bronco, GM's, Silverado, BlueScope Locations: Canada, United States, Ontario, Kentucky, Dearborn , Michigan, Kansas City , Missouri, U.S, Auburn Hills , Michigan, Detroit, Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado, Kansas, North America

Ford Motor Company's electric F-150 Lightning on the production line at their Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan on September 8, 2022. DETROIT – Ford Motor 's second-quarter sales increased 9.9% from a year earlier, spurred by significant sales gains of its F-Series trucks. "Our EV sales continue to grow. Improved Mustang Mach-E inventory flow began to hit at the end of Q2 following the retooling of our plant earlier this year, which helped Mustang Mach-E sales climb 110% in June." Ford's electric vehicle sales remain small for now: EVs represented just 2.8% of the automaker's total sales during the second quarter, while traditional internal combustion engines represented roughly 91% of sales.

Persons: Ford, Andrew Frick, EVs Organizations: Ford, Electric Vehicle, DETROIT, Detroit, EV Locations: Dearborn , Michigan

☆ Why Ford says new high-tech features for its Super Duty trucks will save marriages
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Detroit automaker is adding features to its 2023 Ford Super Duty lineup to boost transaction prices of the trucks and ease difficulties with some of the vehicles' most important functions: towing and carrying/hauling. "This is really about making the truck safer for our customers, for equipment, for whatever you're towing. "With our new trailer-tow features, I'm sure we'll be saving a couple marriages based on what it can now do." Ford says 96% of its customers tow with its F-250 to F-450 Super Duty pickups, which are larger siblings to its well-known F-150 trucks. To assist with hitching and hauling, Ford is using technologies such as new camera features, automated assistance and smart weight taillights.

Persons: Tim Baughman, Baughman, Ford Organizations: DETROIT, Ford, Detroit

[1/3] A Chevrolet 2020 heavy-duty pickup truck is seen at the General Motors Flint Assembly Plant in Flint, Michigan, U.S. February 5, 2019. GM has outlined this year a total of $1.7 billion in investments in Flint facilities to support the next generation of its heavy duty pickups. GM said it will spend $579 million at its Flint Engine Operations to produce a sixth generation of its small block V-8 combustion engine. Another $103.5 million will be spent upgrading a separate Flint facility that supports truck production. GM expects to start bargaining with the United Auto Workers union for a new contract with a deadline of Sept. 14 to reach an agreement with it U.S. production workers.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Ram, Mike Booth, Shawn Fain, Fain, Priyamvada, Shilpi Majumdar, David Gregorio Our Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, General Motors Co, GM, Ford Motor, Detroit Three, United Auto Workers, Investment, UAW, Thomson Locations: Flint , Michigan, U.S, Flint, Kokomo , Indiana, Kokomo, Asia, Bengaluru

[1/2] Ford Super Duty trucks are seen at the Kentucky Truck assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph WhiteLOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 1 (Reuters) - Shutting down the assembly lines that build Super Duty pickup trucks at Ford Motor Co's (F.N) Kentucky Truck Plant is a multimillion-dollar action company managers try hard to avoid. As part of a new approach to stamping out quality demons, Kentucky Truck Plant manager Joseph Closurdo said he stopped production for as long as three days earlier this year. Slashing the tax that quality problems levy on Ford's profitability has become Job One for Chief Executive Jim Farley. We did not start shipping until we saw consistent delivery on those targets," Super Duty Chief Engineer Andrew Kernahan told Reuters.

☆ Ford, GM upgrade their heavy-duty pickup profit machines
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Joseph White | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ford said the Super Duty franchise generates "more revenue than many Fortune 500 companies, including Southwest Airlines, Marriott International or Nordstrom." Heavy-duty pickups such as the Super Duty and Silverado HD do dirty work in oil fields and on construction sites. Ford on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of the Super Duty at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, not far from the factory where most Super Duty trucks are built. read moreOne day ahead of Ford's Super Duty reveal, Chevrolet outlined a list of improvements to its Silverado HD heavy pickup line, which trails the Super Duty in sales. Chevrolet said it will now offer only a 10-speed Allison transmission on its heavy duty Silverado trucks.

☆ Ford unveils new F-Series Super Duty trucks designed to boost its commercial, software services businesses
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DETROIT – Ford Motor is redesigning a pivotal product lineup, leaning on new software and connected data metrics, to boost profits in its commercial vehicle business. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday revealed its 2023 F-Series Super Duty trucks, a lineup of vehicles ranging from large pickups to commercial trucks and chassis cabs that are used for emergency response, towing and plowing, and construction or utility work. Super Duty is the size of revenue of Southwest Airlines, Marriott or Nordstrom. Cannis declined to disclose revenue for Ford's Super Duty lineup, but Southwest, Marriott and Nordstrom most recently reported annual revenues of between $14 billion and $16 billion. Super Duty trucks have more than 50% market share in utility, mining, construction and emergency response vehicles, according to Ford, citing data from S&P Global Mobility.

☆ Ford investing $700 mln in Kentucky truck plant, adding 500 jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) said Tuesday it will invest $700 million and add 500 jobs at its Kentucky plant to support production of its new 2023 model year F-Series Super Duty truck. The companies said they would invest $5.8 billion in Kentucky, and $5.6 billion in Tennessee. Ford said its F-Series truck franchise generated nearly $40 billion in revenue in 2021 -- nearly one-third of the company's global automotive revenue last year. Through August, Ford F-Series U.S. truck sales are down 11% to 420,969, a third of total sales. Of the total F-Series sales, 6,842 were electric F-150 Lightning trucks.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Hertz, Ford, Keurig Dr Pepper and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Hertz — Shares of the rental rental company jumped 1.9% after the company announced a partnership with BP's electric vehicle charging unit that will put thousands of charging stations at Hertz locations. Many of the stations will be used to charge Hertz's growing fleet of electric vehicles, but some will be available for public use. Keurig Dr Pepper — The beverage company shed about 3% after being downgraded by Goldman Sachs to a neutral rating from a buy. Lucid — The electric vehicle stock climbed 1.4% on Tuesday after Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Lucid with an overweight rating. Ark Invest's Cathie Wood also told CNBC Tuesday she is sticking by her bullish call on Tesla, saying "our confidence couldn't be higher as we see the movement towards electric vehicles accelerates."

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