F*rd comin' back to the USA?
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Seems to be a trend. Wal Mart just recently moved their shoe plant from China to Georgia.
abodyjoe
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saw that a while back. sounds like a good thing to me. need to start building more stuff here in the USA
66340SEDAN
FABO Member #3649
Amen to that!
goldduster318
Overzealous Car Modifier
Because of energy costs and the rising costs of labor in other countries (and falling/leveling in the USA), there isn't much extra cost to build it here, and in a lot of cases, the quality control is better so they save money in the long run.
Woods74
Broke Senior
I hope the tides turn soon, tired of being out of work! :violent1:
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
its about time ......outsourcing is a huge DUH......the politician who thought of outsourcing should really be held for treason......the whole thing never even made sense for the U.S. economy.
what happened to the days of everything imported from Detroit baby......they need to come back.
anyone who thinks Mr. Toyota or china gives a damn about the U.S. is a sheer fool :finga:
what happened to the days of everything imported from Detroit baby......they need to come back.
anyone who thinks Mr. Toyota or china gives a damn about the U.S. is a sheer fool :finga:
chryslerfat
Well-Known Member
Seems like they are starting to figure out that if we dont have jobs we cant buy product.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
was there ever anything wrong with ford???? i dont any but i never saw them as bad......heck a 70 torino with a 390 looks good......or i would big block a pinto
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Nice to see you back,. Rani.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Thanks Mr. Rob sir.....i have had some things change in my life but i still have my cars untill someone prys my cold dead hands from my craftsman wrenches
It will be even sweeter when sears wakes up and brings everything craftsman back to being made in USA like it should be
Good things I hope. Things have got a little rougher here, but we'll manage one way or another. ;)
451Cuda
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Thanks Mr. Rob sir.....i have had some things change in my life but i still have my cars untill someone prys my cold dead hands from my craftsman wrenches
Welcome back Rani. I hope these changes in your life won't interfere with playing with cars.
That's funny right there I don't care who you are.
cjh
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Ford is shutting down in Australia in 2016.
They've been making cars here since 1925.
So is Holden and Toyota...shutting down.....Mitsubishi went a few years ago.
They've been making cars here since 1925.
So is Holden and Toyota...shutting down.....Mitsubishi went a few years ago.
WildCat
Well-Known Member
The trucks will be built in the plant that was making the Econoline van which has been discontinued. They had planned on closing that plant till they brought the med. duty trucks in.
Work with several guys that transferred to Louisville thinking they would be out of a job.
Several companies are bringing their product back. With high fuel cost, transportation is equalling the labor cost. Plus the wages here has been stagnate for many years.
Work with several guys that transferred to Louisville thinking they would be out of a job.
Several companies are bringing their product back. With high fuel cost, transportation is equalling the labor cost. Plus the wages here has been stagnate for many years.
pettybludart
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Right now my plant (Oakville Assembly Complex) Ford Plant in Oakville,Ontario Canada is hiring 6-800 people.This is after we took many workers from plants that shut down in St.Thomas and Windsor.Nice to see a hiring spree after many years of no hiring.
Now this is some good news to see this morning :cheers:
nothingbutdarts
Well-Known Member
lol
Frankie
Member #9641
What does F*rd mean? :roll:
muddacres
Well-Known Member
Where have you been!!!! I only had two more rocks to look under for you............. Wellcome backThanks Mr. Rob sir.....i have had some things change in my life but i still have my cars untill someone prys my cold dead hands from my craftsman wrenches
The Summit catalog has a feature on a Craftsman tool series that's made in USA (again).
Ford is positioning their decent selling tansit connect as a mini-van now.
I've been listening to some financial "experts" that say ideas on outsourcing labor, and it's effect on the working and middle class date back centuries, and come to the conclusion that for limited periods of time, it can be very beneficial to the upper class while seriously eroding the others, but is ultimately not sustainable.
Hmm, looks like they were right.
Ford is positioning their decent selling tansit connect as a mini-van now.
I've been listening to some financial "experts" that say ideas on outsourcing labor, and it's effect on the working and middle class date back centuries, and come to the conclusion that for limited periods of time, it can be very beneficial to the upper class while seriously eroding the others, but is ultimately not sustainable.
Hmm, looks like they were right.
Toyota, Kia, Hyuandai and others all seem to be able to build cars in your country, it's about time your own companies made more effort to do the same. If nobody has jobs then ultimately there is nobody left to buy their products.
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