vans from a Ford Motor Co. factory in TurkeyHere's an idea -- build the vans in the US.
Here’s a better idea: get the government out of the auto/truck business.
“Here’s an idea — build the vans in the US.”
Ford considers that every year and the bottom line is that it would require a severe reduction in their Econonline production to build it here. There is no reason to canibalize their Econoline production when they are really competing with the Dodge “Dart” (I may be mistaken on the Dodge vehcile name) that is the same type of van.
They don’t have the capacity and tooling in the US. They need a factory tooled to build the Focus platform, and they have just one of those (Wayne, MI). It would be cost prohibitive to bring on an extra shift and pay for all that extra tooling for an unproven vehicle. However, the Michigan Truck and Louisville Assembly plants are being retooled to build vehicles on the Focus platform. IF this remains a hit in the US, expect production to be started at one of those sites.
But don’t expect it if they can only move a couple hundred a month...
“Here’s an idea — build the vans in the US.”
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Yeah no kidding. We are committing national suicide. And so many otherwise patriotic, sensible conservatives are without thought, advocating for and cheerleading the process, of destroying US jobs.
AMERICA FIRST.