Posted on 03/24/2016 2:44:24 PM PDT by jjotto
Auto giant Ford is planning a new assembly plant south of the U.S. border, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, and will sharply increase factory output from Mexico just months after signing a labor deal.
Citing people familiar with the matter, The Journal reported that Ford will add half a million units of annual capacity from Mexico starting in 2018, which is double the amount it built in 2015. The new assembly complex will be based in San Luis Potosi, and Ford will expand an existing facility near Mexico City, the publication added.
The move may heighten the debate over cheaper foreign labor. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Manufacturing labor costs in Mexico are approximately 1/5 of those in the United States. In November, Ford signed a new labor contract that gave factory workers higher wages. A Ford spokesperson did not immediately return CNBC's request for comment.
The full report can be found on the Wall Street Journal's website.
Ah this story talking the ford mexico factory is dated feb 7 and the other link you posted on ford cancelling the mexico factory response to Trump is today
Trump is the only guy.
In either party. Anywhere, saying it is time to be for American production once again.
The only one.
Anywhere. Everyone else, in both political parties, is busy selling out America, at every single opportunity.
Democrats: selling out America.
Republicans: selling out America.
Everyone is selling us out.
Trump is the only guy, anywhere, who is finally after one entire generation saying “we need to be for America”.
Trump is 100% completely right.
Completely.
Trump ain’t no TUCKER!
And i won’t buy a Ford made in Mexico!
But they didn’t actually cancel anything. LOL
Article from February
Moving jobs to Mexico is a laugh riot to you, huh?
God forbid we have a candidate who tries to dissuade that.
Typical political hack you are.
As Ford builds their empire in Mexico, Ford lobbyist quietly support and push for more U.S. regulations and taxes for their competitors back in the U.S.
D.C. disciples of deceit suckered Americans once again. And again and again
Why would you post an old article?
No, but I do find it sad that Trump’s supports are celebrating Trump causing Ford to cancel the Mexico venture when that isn’t the case.
I know the feeling, I was a Union Steel Worker after I got out of the Army and was working my way through college.
The pay was good but the union workers all had a me vs them attitude and would work as slow as possible, gaming the "white hats" at every turn.
Productivity was slight because the union motto was, "Save some work for the night shift".
If I worked too hard or too fast, I was warned to slow down or else. I made good money but hated every minute, not the work, the attitude of the union slugs.
I started working at 10 mixing cement and carrying bricks for my dad, 10-12 hours a day for a buck a day.
Moving jobs to Mexico is a laugh riot to you, huh?
F’ing idiots! Post an article from February 7th and laugh about lost jobs. Check the article out from Ford today. Mentions they are sending Trump their plans. He’s not even president yet and we are winning.
Ford has been building cars in Mexico for over 60 years, along with GM, Chrysler, VW, and Nissan-mostly for latin america
I think CJ6s were made there too.
March 23, 2016:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-newyork-autoshow-ford-motor-trump-idUSKCN0WP2EE
... Ford has said it has no plans to close any of its U.S. factories...
the ford plant in Mexico will allow export not only to the USA but elsewhere in the world as well
Per Forbes, mexico has become a world center for automobile manufacture that is largely for export
UAW dominated manufacturing is not cost effective on the world market
there can be now tears for the UAW
That’s fine. Ford can send all their foreign made products across the border into the U.S., but they’ll be paying a big price.
It’s no problemo.
And he will do what to stop it? Really?
——UAW dominated manufacturing is not cost effective on the world market-—
note also, that the presence of BMW, Toyota, VW, Mercedes, Honda, and Nissan in the new American south pretty much indicate that UAW maunfacture is increasingly too expensive for the American market.
Once there was Lincoln, now there is Lexus and Mercedes and Acura
To get rid of the cancerous UAW the move to mexico was absolutely necessary. Mexico is not the problem, the good old American blood suckers in the UAW are the problem
Once again, that’s fine. Ford can send all their foreign made products across the border into the U.S., but they’ll be paying a big price.
It’s no problemo. Really.
See if you can sell that BS to the hundreds of thousands of American victims who've been robbed, beaten, shot, murdered, knifed, raped, burglarized, and ran over.
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