The split in Ford ICE vs EV is an example of the old way of management. Ford has always focused on short term cashflow over longer-term strategic planning. The split may help Ford temporarily gain more $ by appeasing brokers and investment capital sources, however, it shows the following will be impossible:
1. Flattening company structure
2. Higher level of integration between automotive, electrical, and computer engineers
3. Major cost reduction strategies
By specifying two separate departments; Ford is adding more complexity were none was needed. Forget all hopes of ever getting anything like the Tesla Octovalve on a Ford ICE vehicle. Or what about the integration of an air suspension reservoir in the structural cross member of a car? It is a guarantee of Ford making itself fall further behind. Ford outsources the development of electric drivetrain to LG and Magna, but it outsources Infotainment & navigation to companies like Google. There is already enough politics involved between so many companies, why add more? Is Ford that desperate for short term cash?$Ford(F)$
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