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Ford Shuts Down Production Due to Chinese Supply Issues
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:43 pm
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:43 pm
I'm not sad. American companies have sought out cheap instead of American materials and labor.
Screw 'em
Screw 'em
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:47 pm to TigerRoyale
Is this more winning?
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:50 pm to Powerman
quote:If it forces them to suffer for investing in Chinese parts instead of something built in the US, then yeah. Absolutely. frick them
Is this more winning?
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:51 pm to Powerman
Id say so.
They also fell for the EV mandate bullshite and last I heard they had over a million units sitting at a plant in Kentucky with no where to ship them.
I mean, bad decision after bad decision is going to put a lot of businesses in a position where they have to start firing workers. Maybe they shouldn't have tried to rely on the government so much.
They also fell for the EV mandate bullshite and last I heard they had over a million units sitting at a plant in Kentucky with no where to ship them.
I mean, bad decision after bad decision is going to put a lot of businesses in a position where they have to start firing workers. Maybe they shouldn't have tried to rely on the government so much.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:52 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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The 63-year-old CEO made the admission on Friday, when he spoke about supply chain issues stemming from America's tense trade relations with China. Ford and other US auto brands are heavily reliant on the rival nation to get rare earth minerals, which are essential to car production. American companies get about 90% of their rare earth supplies from China to build features like windshield wipers, seat belts, and speakers, CBS News reported. So when President Donald Trump sparked a tit-for-tat trade war with the country that resulted in China implementing a 125% revenge tariff, automakers were left worried about the future.
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:52 pm to PaperTiger
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They also fell for the EV mandate bullshite and last I heard they had over a million units sitting at a plant in Kentucky with no where to ship them.
Appears Tesla is the only manufacturer in the U.S. that can produce EVs at scale and make a tidy profit
The EV mandate was always stupid. If there just had to be some mandate it should have been a hybrid mandate.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:54 pm to Powerman
This is the FO phase of some poor choices by “American” auto companies.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:54 pm to Powerman
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Is this more winning?
Very simply put… yes. Changing the mindset of investment in domestic markets and goods is the goal.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:55 pm to Powerman
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The EV mandate was always stupid
I think everybody agrees here.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:55 pm to PaperTiger
quote:Hopefully starting at the top.
bad decision after bad decision is going to put a lot of businesses in a position where they have to start firing workers
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:57 pm to Powerman
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Is this more winning?
You guys are the heroin addict that misses one dose and thinks he’s dying.
Good news brother, better times are ahead.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 3:59 pm to NC_Tigah
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Hopefully starting at the top.
Unfortunately that's not how it works here. They will be rewarded. It's gonna be the plant baw that loses his job.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:18 pm to rob0710
quote:Unions gonna union
It's gonna be the plant baw that loses his job.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:21 pm to roadGator
Oh well. They better figure out a better material source
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:22 pm to PaperTiger
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They also fell for the EV mandate bullshite and last I heard they had over a million units sitting at a plant in Kentucky with no where to ship them.
Calling bullshite on the one million units
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:23 pm to Powerman
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Is this more winning?
You bet your arse it is, son.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:23 pm to TigerRoyale
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I'm not sad. American companies have sought out cheap instead of American materials and labor.
Because your own govt has screwed up our monetary system to where American labor is too expensive.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:23 pm to Powerman
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Is this more winning?
it depends on what the Op is talking about.
Is this really losing?
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Chicago Assembly Plant: Ford temporarily shut down production at its Chicago, Illinois, assembly plant in May 2025 due to a supply chain disruption, specifically a shortage of critical minerals needed for braking systems. Production was expected to resume by May 19th.
So shutdown in may, resumed operating in may?
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 6/18/25 at 4:25 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Because your own govt has screwed up our monetary system to where American labor is too expensive.
You are probably double my age, so that's the government you gave us old man.
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