F makes its money with vehicle credit contracts . . . try and get F to reduce it sales contract interest % if your credit is excellent.
Doubtful.
F needs to be sure its coming EVs are reliable and safe and have at least 5yr./50K mileage warranty coverage. Regen Braking should reduce brake repair expenses for in-town usage. Robotic assembly best be advanced
AI learning and Cloud Storage of manufacturing data, and this will lead
to reduction of assembly burdens on line workers.
MBA Middle managers will be gradually reduced in number as intelligent
sales/manufacturing is very quickly booked and production lines operate as on-demand automation. Management needs to develop from ranks of experienced engineers. Accounting and worker bonus incentives will be based on Deep Learning SW oversight.
Big ? is will F family back off from its direct oversight, as its input is to be increasingly non-useful in the coming AI revolution of business mmgt. They are not educated for that role now.
Strip-out the Credit Division from F and what do you have . . . an
obsolete final-stage of existence company, at this time.
Their very future and the F family fate with the company is at stake.
Maybe F family will just sell off their share of the company and invest in T-Bills or Money Market Coupons?
VW gradual take-over is F future . . . unless say China steps in?
The current internet security issues with China Telecom and phones may be evidence China/USA/Americas/EU Trade Dispute will continue to unfold
negatively for China Future as Trust Issue. <---China manufacturing is based on China Communist Party and Military ownership and poly-econ international competitive over-sight planning. Translation: spying and
Cyber-Warfare goals.
The African Cobalt PR could foretell F plan to show Africans that F wants to positively help them in furthering their transition towards 2st-tier economies in coming decades. Thus, Africa will be future market for F products, as The Third and Four World moves upscale . . . once it develops better educational, transportation, energy, employment and health status.
F seems looking far ahead for its future markets beyond NA American Base.
2019 will be a challenging year for F . . . expect to get it lower in stock price even as its Dividend and Revs remain positive?
