Posted on 11/16/2016 5:46:17 AM PST by monkapotamus
Ford’s chief executive officer Mark Fields must not respond well to threats; he admitted to Reuters on Tuesday that Ford was still planning on moving the production of its small cars from Michigan to — you guessed it — Mexico...
Fields claimed that the move would not have any effect at all on American jobs because the move south will “make room for two very important products we’ll be putting back into Michigan plants.”
Ford has yet to announce what, exactly, those “important products” are, but Fields is convinced that the move will lead to “no job impact whatsoever.”
“It’s very difficult for us to be able to make money on a vehicle produced in the U.S,” said Fields, explaining that if they were to raise the cost of their smaller cars to compensate for the increased cost of manufacturing in the United States the car just “wouldn’t sell...”
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Build the plant in a right to work state in the south like the Japanese do.
I always liked the little boxed styled Bronco.
Lately I have been seeing some late 80s era full sized ones on the road.
International never made the prettiest stuff but their rolling stock were built like tanks.
I always liked the Scout II.
“The Koreans are making plenty of small cars in the Southeast (USA).”
To my knowledge they have no UAW presence. The UAW literally owns GM.
Ford wants to go out of business,evidently.
Ford has a UAW problem.
Do you really think Ford management has been ignoring the very real possibility that DJT might be elected President and that a revamp of their plans might be necessary?
Considering how shocked everybody was last Tuesday, yes. They will certainly adjust to the new reality, but will also have some say in what that new reality is. Trump can't unlilaterally impose tariffs.
Right! consumer reports have toyota and subaru rated at the top, and assembled in the USA.
Anywhere in the US, the UAW contract is valid.
...may be in...
How’s that? Trump voids all union contracts by executive fiat? Imposes tariffs without Congressional approval?
Hey, no problem, Ford. Just pay the tariff on each car you build there when you ship it here. Or good luck trying to sell it there!
I don’t disagree at all that the UAW, and unions, especially public service unions,are a bane on our economy and freedom, respectively.
However, you said small automobile production wasn’t profitable (in the USA), and I believe that is not true.
Good luck to both of you. I drove by there a couple weeks ago, certainly off the beaten path. The area will boom in a couple years.
One thing SC does well is bring in good paying jobs.
And when I was a kid, Chevrolet was Cracked Head, every valve rusted, oil leaks every time lol
I stand by the original comment. My glass is half full.
This is correct. I’ve been trying to explain to people about how CAFE forces manufacturers’ hands, but, like most government regulations, it’s complicated and hard to explain.
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