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re: Ford Shuts Down Production Due to Chinese Supply Issues
Posted on 6/18/25 at 5:18 pm to dgnx6
Posted on 6/18/25 at 5:18 pm to dgnx6
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Buying all of your shite from china is not the best idea.
Are you aware as to how much China dominates REE refining? They basically own the world’s production and they have enormous proven reserves and sadly enough so do much of our enemies. I’ve mentioned it for awhile now. This is a major weakness of ours as I type this out. Trump knows it too. See the Ukraine deal that he wants.
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 5:19 pm
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Posted on 6/18/25 at 5:24 pm to Taxing Authority
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. China will continue to innovate
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:13 pm to Knucklehead
Aluminum and rubber? WTF else do they have in wipers?
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:16 pm to FightinTigersDammit
It’s not the wipers. It’s the motors the move the wipers.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:19 pm to roadGator
Electric motors?
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:19 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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Oh well. They better figure out a better material source
Amazing how American car manufacturers did fine for a century before they started selling out for cheap Asian parts...
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:20 pm to TigerRoyale
They will get it figured out. Might take a little bit while doing so but it will be the best for them in the long run
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:20 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Yes.
Hold please. I’ll get the details.
Hold please. I’ll get the details.
quote:
Wiper motor: Rare earth magnets, often made with neodymium-iron-boron, are used in the electric motors that power the windshield wipers.
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:26 pm to roadGator
Can't other magnets be used?
And what about seat belts?
And what about seat belts?
This post was edited on 6/18/25 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 6/18/25 at 6:27 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Maybe. I assume it would take time to reengineer for that.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 7:28 pm to TigerRoyale
People are so f****** retarded you literally can't get the minerals that they use to make some of these things from inside the us, they are not here, they do not exist here, no matter how much you wish they were here they are not. You have to get them from other countries that's just how the world f****** works but apparently people are like yeah screw ford dumbasses we're trying to build stuff and they shouldn't build anything. Yeeeehawwwe
Posted on 6/18/25 at 7:31 pm to Craig86
quote:
People are so f****** retarded you literally can't get the minerals that they use to make some of these things from inside the us, they are not here, they do not exist here, no matter how much you wish they were here they are not. You have to get them from other countries that's just how the world f****** works but apparently people are like yeah screw ford dumbasses we're trying to build stuff and they shouldn't build anything. Yeeeehawwwe
China isn't the only source. Your rant is noted and moot.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 7:50 pm to TigerRoyale
Burps
This post was edited on 6/21/25 at 7:12 am
Posted on 6/18/25 at 7:55 pm to TigerRoyale
ford has ALWAYS had cheap, garbage interiors
i can remember a buddy buying a brand new ford mustang, 5.0, and his car had worst stereo, dash, and speakers than our Cavalier.
i can remember a buddy buying a brand new ford mustang, 5.0, and his car had worst stereo, dash, and speakers than our Cavalier.
Posted on 6/18/25 at 8:14 pm to SeeeeK
Proud Tesla owner - 100% made in America
Posted on 6/18/25 at 8:14 pm to roadGator
quote:
get about 90% of their rare earth supplies from China to build features like windshield wipers, seat belts, and speakers,
Rare earth supplies for what?
Posted on 6/18/25 at 8:48 pm to TigerRoyale
posting this link to a thread here. just because it fits.
quick-story-about-a-bar-visit
to be followed by the usual suspects...
quick-story-about-a-bar-visit
quote:
He Replies: "We (as in young people) are not worried about China buying our farmland, because we have a Taco Bell at every corner, We will be fine."
to be followed by the usual suspects...
quote:
Well, this certainly never happened...
Posted on 6/18/25 at 9:43 pm to Powerman
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If there just had to be some mandate it should have been a hybrid mandate.
Why do I need two operating systems in my car?
Maybe a diesel for pulling and gas for tooting down the highway combo.
Do you have a hybrid iphone/Android?
Can you name one make/model that offers a ICE and also a hybrid where the hybrid is worth more than ICE model four plus years out?
Why is that?
Posted on 6/18/25 at 9:55 pm to Tigerinasia
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to build features like windshield wipers, seat belts, and speakers,
Posted on 6/19/25 at 5:52 am to Dee_oh_Dee
quote:long haul driving it isn't that effective but city driving stoplight to stoplight you get tremendous efficiency from regenerative braking and full electric acceleration. The accord hybrid gets 44mpg on the highway (still pretty good) but between 50 and 60 city. My 5.3 silverado sitting at a stoplight is just chugging down the gallons.
Why do I need two operating systems in my car?
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