Ford employees ask the company to stop making police cars

The CEO pretty much told those employees that it ain't going to happen.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-employees-police-cars/

"The letter to Hackett and Ford came from a group of employees that "call for Ford to cease development, production and sale of all custom police vehicles and products."

Hackett was quick to respond with an internal memo, which Jalopnik also obtained, saying, "It's not controversial that the Ford Police Interceptor helps officers do their job. The issues plaguing police credibility have nothing to do with the vehicles they're driving."

Hackett's memo continues, "By taking away our Police Interceptors, we would be doing harm to their safety and making it harder for them to do their job. Again, this is why, given our insights, new capabilities and leadership, I believe these unfortunate circumstances present Ford with an even greater opportunity to not only innovate new solutions but also leverage our unique position to support the dialogue and reform needed to create safer communities for all."
 
Of all people to request this, why in the world would the people who’s jobs partially depend upon it, ask for this???? Another case of thinking with their heart and not their head.

While I have no idea what percentage of Fords business is LE fleet, nor what their margins are on that business, I can’t imagine a company would willingly walk away from a profitable chunk of business, knowing it has repercussions such as possible layoffs and impact to production lines of other vehicles on that same platform.
 
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Management should transfer them all to a new division focused exclusively on vehicles for the victims of police brutality and oppression.
Lol, I see what you did there. Well done.
 
It fits along the same lines as the gun is evil, not the person wielding it. The car is evil.
 
Hmmmm ... the build sheet would show the workers a vehicle is going to a law enforcement agency. You gotta wonder if some union worker who’s a BLM diehard member starts monkeying with the ECU, brakes, engine, etc as it goes down the assembly line? What better way to stop the police than to stop their vehicles ... I can see idiots doing it.
 
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Well as crappy as the Taurus is it shouldn't take much for departments to stop ordering them.

Edit: Henry Ford would have fired every last one of them.
 
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Both my Fords have stickers that reference the UAW.
I keep meaning to scrape them off.
 
The morons requesting this should be the ones getting pink slips
I'd imagine they'll demand the union do something to protect them too. Then complain that rich executives are profiting too much by firing them and need to have their wealth redistributed.

It fits along the same lines as the gun is evil, not the person wielding it. The car is evil.
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Of all people to request this, why in the world would the people who’s jobs partially depend upon it, ask for this???? Another case of thinking with their heart and not their head.

While I have no idea what percentage of Fords business is LE fleet, nor what their margins are on that business, I can’t imagine a company would willingly walk away from a profitable chunk of business, knowing it has repercussions such as possible layoffs and impact to production lines of other vehicles on that same platform.

The margins on the vehicles themselves are much lower. The parts however are not state contract price or bid, and cops wreck cars, wear suspensions, and smash rims on the regular. I can't speak for all municipalities but OEM is preferred for replacements for the PD/FD where I am familiar. Ever looked at the price of an OEM steelie from a dealership? It's stupid. Bumper covers and headlight/taillights for the late model PPVs outrageous.
 
The margins on the vehicles themselves are much lower. The parts however are not state contract price or bid, and cops wreck cars, wear suspensions, and smash rims on the regular. I can't speak for all municipalities but OEM is preferred for replacements for the PD/FD where I am familiar. Ever looked at the price of an OEM steelie from a dealership? It's stupid. Bumper covers and headlight/taillights for the late model PPVs outrageous.
Oh I know, parts are definitely where the money is, and that’s not just in the auto industry. I used to run parts pricing for a large mfg in a different industry haha. If Ford were to look at profit over the life of the vehicle, which I’m sure they do, it has to be significant.
 
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