[RandallFlagg]

SWEET! I'm buyin' me a Whirlpool!!

[jackbill]

Now that their jobs look a bit more secure, how long will it be before they strike for higher wages?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Willie's...Daschle's...All liberals are gonna be sad.

[toddst]

Now let's see if Ohio will lower corporate taxes on Whirlpool (and others.) THAT would make a difference in how attractive Ohio could be to manufacturers.

[Naspino]

I'm deeply saddened and concerned.

-DHole

[Willie Green]

The changes won’t increase employment at the plants but...
Whirlpool had been making a small number of washers in Mexico as part of a joint venture...
Wyse declined to disclose how much of the $100 million was invested at each plant
Although Whirlpool is investing in its U.S. plants, it also is expanding operations in Mexico and plans to build a new facility there that

Hmmmm....
Sounds like they're facing start-up difficulties in Mexico...
Forced to maintain U.S. based production until Mexico is ready to absorb the load.
No long term committment here. Merely a spin-job on the postponement.

[dead]

What do you get when you play a giant sucking sound backwards?

[ErnBatavia]

Willie is not going to like this...

[Rodney King]

bump

[afraidfortherepublic]

Halleluia. Hopefully this is the first move of a trend. I just heard today that Mexican labor is getting too expensive, and a lot of that work is going to China. However the Mexican work has also improved in quality. I am hearing unbelievable tales of 1 day turn-arounds for prototypes in Asia. The problem is that thes eplants want huge orders -- paid in advance. I don't thin that many companies can handle those terms. Hopefully they will stort outsourcing in the US again.

[Brian S]

Indeed!

Whirlpool may move more production to Mexico
Reuters ^ | 11-10-03

Posted on 11/10/2003 8:56 AM EST by Brian S

CHICAGO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE:WHR - News), the largest U.S. appliance maker, said on Monday that it may move production of some refrigerators currently made in Arkansas to a new plant in Mexico.

Whirlpool said it will finalize details about the location, scale and costs of the new facility in early 2005.

Whirlpool said the Mexico plant will make its next generation of side-by-side refrigerators for Mexico's domestic and export markets in 2005.

The company, which makes Whirlpool, KitchenAid and other brands, said it was nearing completion of a $100 million investment in seven U.S.-based plants.

Whirlpool said it expects the investments to strengthen its position in a market "marked by intense competitive pressures and rising costs". (Additional reporting by Brad Dorfman)

[searchandrecovery]

Whirlpool bringing some work back to Ohio from Mexico.

Good news - is this called insourcing?