We don't fight wars with B-24's anymore. I certainly wouldn't want to fly in anything made by Ford employees, especially a supersonic combat aircraft. I'll bet our military pilots wouldn't, either. Maybe you should actually take a look at what goes into a modern war plane. Ford can't even be relied upon to meet the tolerances required for a quality automobile.
It was just an analogy to why we need manufacturing plants. I know what they fly now. And if you read my other post you will see that Ford makes a good product. You are out of touch with what goes on with Ford and G.M.
GM out sold Toyota by about 1.2 million vehicles in the U.S. and Ford outsold Honda by 850,000 and Nissan by 1.2 million in the U.S. GM was the world’s No. 1 automaker beating Toyota by 3,000 units.
did you realize that Chevy makes the Malibu and Ford makes the Fusion that were both rated over the Camry and Accord by J.D. Power independent survey on initial quality? Did you bother to read the Consumer Report that rated Ford on par with good Japanese auto makers.
Did you realize Big Three’s gas guzzlers include the 33 mpg Malibu that beats the Accord. And for ‘09 Ford introduces the Hybrid Fusion whose 39 mpg is the best midsize, beating the Camry Hybrid. Ford’s Focus beats the Corolla and Chevy’s Cobalt beats the Civic.
Did you realize that both GM and Ford offer more hybrid models than Nissan or Honda. Between 2005 and 2007, Ford alone has invested more than $22 billion in research and development of technologies such as Eco Boost, flex fuel, clean diesel, hybrids, plug in hybrids and hydrogen cars.