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Trump May Have Won, But Ford Is Still Moving Its Small-Car Production to Mexico
New York Magazine ^ | November 16, 2016 | Charley Lanyon

Posted on 11/16/2016 5:46:17 AM PST by monkapotamus

Ford’s chief executive officer Mark Fields must not respond well to threats; he admitted to Reuters on Tuesday that Ford was still planning on moving the production of its small cars from Michigan to — you guessed it — Mexico...

Fields claimed that the move would not have any effect at all on American jobs because the move south will “make room for two very important products we’ll be putting back into Michigan plants.”

Ford has yet to announce what, exactly, those “important products” are, but Fields is convinced that the move will lead to “no job impact whatsoever.”

“It’s very difficult for us to be able to make money on a vehicle produced in the U.S,” said Fields, explaining that if they were to raise the cost of their smaller cars to compensate for the increased cost of manufacturing in the United States the car just “wouldn’t sell...”

(Excerpt) Read more at nymag.com ...


TOPICS: Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; automakers; ford; fordmotor; layoffs; manufacturing; nafta; trump; trumptransition
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To: monkapotamus

Build the plant in a right to work state in the south like the Japanese do.


121 posted on 11/16/2016 7:12:46 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: OKSooner

I always liked the little boxed styled Bronco.

Lately I have been seeing some late 80s era full sized ones on the road.


122 posted on 11/16/2016 7:14:00 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: mythenjoseph

International never made the prettiest stuff but their rolling stock were built like tanks.

I always liked the Scout II.


123 posted on 11/16/2016 7:18:14 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Alas Babylon!

“The Koreans are making plenty of small cars in the Southeast (USA).”

To my knowledge they have no UAW presence. The UAW literally owns GM.


124 posted on 11/16/2016 7:19:54 AM PST by Gen.Blather (`)
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To: monkapotamus

Ford wants to go out of business,evidently.


125 posted on 11/16/2016 7:33:16 AM PST by TheConservativeParty (TRUMP 45 Meet the new boss, not the same as any old boss.)
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To: Resettozero
Make the small Fords in South Carolina?

Ford has a UAW problem.

Do you really think Ford management has been ignoring the very real possibility that DJT might be elected President and that a revamp of their plans might be necessary?

Considering how shocked everybody was last Tuesday, yes. They will certainly adjust to the new reality, but will also have some say in what that new reality is. Trump can't unlilaterally impose tariffs.

126 posted on 11/16/2016 7:44:57 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
Ford has a UAW problem.

At their Ford plant(s) in Mexico?

At a new Ford plant in South Carolina?


127 posted on 11/16/2016 7:49:19 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: just me

Right! consumer reports have toyota and subaru rated at the top, and assembled in the USA.


128 posted on 11/16/2016 7:49:38 AM PST by davidb56
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To: Resettozero

Anywhere in the US, the UAW contract is valid.


129 posted on 11/16/2016 7:53:05 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
Trump can't unlilaterally impose tariffs.

I don't think you've been listening. But carry on.
130 posted on 11/16/2016 7:53:12 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: SoothingDave
Anywhere in the US, the UAW contract is valid.

You may in for a surprise.
131 posted on 11/16/2016 7:54:16 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

...may be in...


132 posted on 11/16/2016 7:55:06 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

How’s that? Trump voids all union contracts by executive fiat? Imposes tariffs without Congressional approval?


133 posted on 11/16/2016 8:16:07 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: monkapotamus

Hey, no problem, Ford. Just pay the tariff on each car you build there when you ship it here. Or good luck trying to sell it there!


134 posted on 11/16/2016 8:16:58 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: Gen.Blather

I don’t disagree at all that the UAW, and unions, especially public service unions,are a bane on our economy and freedom, respectively.

However, you said small automobile production wasn’t profitable (in the USA), and I believe that is not true.


135 posted on 11/16/2016 8:18:15 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
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To: wally_bert

Good luck to both of you. I drove by there a couple weeks ago, certainly off the beaten path. The area will boom in a couple years.

One thing SC does well is bring in good paying jobs.


136 posted on 11/16/2016 8:32:26 AM PST by Gamecock (Gun owner. Christian. Pro-American. Pro Law and Order. I am in the basket of deplorables.)
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To: SoothingDave
How’s that? Trump voids all union contracts by executive fiat? Imposes tariffs without Congressional approval?

No and no.

You seem to be stuck on the idea that there's no way Ford small vehicles will be manufactured again in America after Ford's planned move to Mexico.

UAW in South Carolina? Whatever you say.
137 posted on 11/16/2016 8:37:12 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: ilovesarah2012

And when I was a kid, Chevrolet was Cracked Head, every valve rusted, oil leaks every time lol


138 posted on 11/16/2016 8:51:52 AM PST by jbrown7.62x39 (Holy crap. We really are gonna MAGA!! What a great time to be alive!)
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To: Alberta's Child

I stand by the original comment. My glass is half full.


139 posted on 11/16/2016 9:43:54 AM PST by JayAr36 (Call Caterpillar to get the bulldozer ready. Swamp cleaning coming.)
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To: Alberta's Child

This is correct. I’ve been trying to explain to people about how CAFE forces manufacturers’ hands, but, like most government regulations, it’s complicated and hard to explain.


140 posted on 11/16/2016 9:53:34 AM PST by B Knotts (Just another Tenther)
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