Navistar closing Indianapolis operations-(Democrats OUTFORCE 700 More Good Jobs)

IBJ via WXIN-TV59 ^ | 1-27-09 | WXIN-TV

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Navistar International Corp. said Tuesday morning it will close its Indianapolis engine plant and adjacent Indianapolis Casting Corp. foundry effective July 31.

The closing was largely expected after Navistar agreed earlier this month to stop producing diesel engines for Ford Motor Co. Navistar's Brookville Road plant produces engines used in Ford's F-Series pickup.

The two facilities employ a total of 700 workers, Navistar spokesman Roy Wiley said this morning.

"This is a difficult decision because of the impact it has on our employees and the community where we live and work," Navistar Engine Group General Manager Eric Tech said in a statement. "But the significant change in Ford's business plans has forced us to make this decision."

[tcrlaf]

What this article does not mention is that these jobs are now gone thanks to a combination of Democrat Backed slaps.

1st being the new diesel emissions standards that have driven development costs to levels that are unrecoverable.

2nd to a 6 week UAW strike for MORE MONEY that ended in Jan. 2008. avastar has been forced to relocate a lot of production overseas to stay competitive, especially to China.

At some point, we MUST start screaming at what democrat vote-buying policies have done to our economy. ALL the media will tell us is that it's the fault of those "Evil, Greedy CEO's", when the reality is far, far different

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The replacement engine will be built in Chihuahua, Mexico and has been named the Scorpion.

[Leisler]

I know a couple of union guys. Dumb beyond belief, but pulling in a 100k/year. They have no idea that trust fund elite Demo greenies are sticking it to them....and...you can not explain it to them. They are union welder and a plumber and work on those $5-700 per square foot public buildings that fall apart in ten years.