Talk:Ford Motor Company/Archive 1

message: I just saw that the Dearborn Assembly Plant produced its last car on May 10, 2004.  Someone may wish to discuss that in the article, or not.  I guess it's the oldest Ford plant at the moment, but production is shifting to another plant in Flat Rock, Michigan —Mulad 05:47, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
:The old Dearborn Assembly Plant was never the oldest car assembly plant,it was originally built in 1918 to produce submarines and was converted to car production later.  The oldest currently in production plant is the Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul dating to 1924, which was before the old Dearborn Plant changed over. Pmeisel 04:29, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have an idea yet but I would love to help and am familiar with a lot of the history.  Might work best as a separate article, there is a lot of material.  A similar approach to GM, Chrysler would also be interesting also I have less material for that. Pmeisel 04:29, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manufacturing Facilities 

message: This is not the first article on a company where I have seen a Diversity header that consists in its entirety of a reference to the company's rating by the Corporate Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign."Diversity" means a lot of things and covers a lot of issues...ethnicity,beliefs,workplace culture and more.The HRC is primarily focussed on promoting public acceptance of homosexuality and I don't know anything about its "Corporate Equality Index" and how it addresses the many issues that make up diversity.Is it a measure of how the company treats employees' homosexual relationships "equally" with heterosexual ones or does it cover racial integration,religious holidays,dress codes,sexual harassment,and everything else?Not surprising that Ford,whose retiring vice chairman Allan Gilmour is one of the most prominent homosexuals in corporate America,would score 100% from a group whose primary interest is that factor.But what do the NAACP,etc think?
Basically,if this Corporate Equality Index is going to be treated as the only needed yardstick of a company's "diversity",it needs to be explained either in an article on itself or in the HRC article to make its qualification as such clear.--Louis E./le@put.com/ 12.144.5.2 22:02, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Diversity Definitions

message: Henry was raised on a farm and as such was well  acquainted with the HARD work it was.  Once he became a successful manufacture he started trying to design a tractor. This effort was started very early in the history of Ford Motor Co.  I would seem to me that there should be a full section on Ford tractors, not just the single one on the Fordson.
I have just "found" wikipedia and do not have the time right now to go further. BUT if I had some stubs to work on, I could try to fill in some of them.   
Larry   
larryajensen@lycos.com
:Good point; this is quite an omission.  There is little mention of Ford heavy trucks here, either. —Morven 05:52, Jan 22, 2005 (UTC)
:: Ford tractors would be a good separate article.  It should tie in to the purchase and then spin off of New Holland, however.  Similarly heavy trucks should tie in to the Sterling sale. I would try to help with the bits and pieces I know. Pmeisel 15:14, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ford tractors 

message: The article says:
"although US Fords are now sold in Saudi Arabia"
What is "now" in relation to time here? I lived in Saudi during the early 90's and US Fords were relatively common cars there. --Zilog Jones 02:08, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fords in Saudi Arabia 

message: I think that a picture of the new Mustang should be added somewhere on the page.  Not only is it something of a revival for the Mustang name, it has been getting good reviews almost everywhere as the true pony car and what not.  Sorry if it sounds a bit like I'm tooting Ford's horn, but I think that the Mustang -- the new one, which reminds one of the old one -- is Ford's most recognizable model.  I don't have a picture of one that I own the copyright for, however, or I would have added it already. --MasterCKO 09:23, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestion for a new picture to be added to page

message: According to the article, the Ford Falcon & Holden Commodore account for over 40% of the Australian new car market.  This information is incorrect.  Thirty years ago, perhaps, their share may have been that high.
Today, their combined share is 20% or less, depending on how you look at it.  In 2004, the Commodore and Falcon combined accounted for 15.1% of the new car market (or 8.3% and 6.8%, respectively) 
Including the utility models, their combined share was 19.5%.
Their share is decreasing each year.  Currently in 2005, their combined share is 12.3% (or 16.2% including the utilities).  Davez621 10:50, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Hm...not aware of this...the debate between Ford fans and Holden fans is still easy sparked here in SA, and there seems to be jsut as many Fords and Holdens on the streets of Adelaide...but that is only one city. Although Commodores and Falcons are quite popular as first cars (or second cars...or tenth cars...), pretty much because of affordability (which you kinda need when you're trying to get insurance at 16). User:themagicalpixieelf 1:21, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fords in Australia 

message: I realize Ford wrote the whole page about Ford and I hope they would be willing to discuss the Sociology Department in the late 19th Century.
Ford used to send social workers to check on the morality of the single women employed at the company. I would like to learn more about this. So any history scholars or Ford itself if you could include some info about this it would be appreciated.
:Ford Motor Company did not exist in the late 19th century.  The company was formed in the early 20th century. --T-dot 19:52, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ford Sociology Department 

message: Is there any need for such a massive list? Do we really need to reference a book on "Ford's rubber plantation in Brazil"?? Mark83 12:58, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, and thanks for cleaning the list down to the bare essentials.  But - did you really mean to cut out Ford Motor Company's official home page?  Thought that was a little strange, if not overkill.  Perhaps threw the baby out with the dirty bathwater there.  Ford Motor Company home page it was.  --T-dot 14:30, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I take your point about the main Ford homepage, however my thinking was that it is featured prominently at the top of the page in the company infobox. You're right to suggest that a heading "external links" probably should include the homepage of the article subject. Thanks for your comments. Mark83 17:13, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bibliography