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re: Good news - Ford Isn't opening a plant in Mexico
Posted on 6/21/17 at 4:06 pm to The Spleen
Posted on 6/21/17 at 4:06 pm to The Spleen
Better article from a foreign newspaper (BBC)
Maybe not ideal, but not as bad as the headlines would have you believe?
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The carmaker said the decision would not lead to layoffs in the US.
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Currently, Ford makes its Focus cars in Michigan, Germany and in China.
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The move to China will not affect employment levels in Hermosillo, which produces other models, said spokeswoman Kelli Felker. It also does not affect the plans for the additional investment in Michigan, she said. The Michigan plant currently producing the Focus will switch to making trucks in 2018, with the same number of hourly workers, the firm said. Ford also said it would invest $900m to retool an SUV plant in Kentucky.
Maybe not ideal, but not as bad as the headlines would have you believe?
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Posted on 6/21/17 at 4:10 pm to DFWAggie09
I'd rather they just keep all operation in the US, but that's not the environment we live in these days.
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