Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

A Big Change To Ford’s Mexico Plans That Will Make Donald Trump Smile
Hot Air ^ | March 6, 2019 | JAZZ SHAW

Posted on 03/06/2019 4:05:25 PM PST by Hojczyk

You might recall, a little more than a year ago, when liberals were absolutely giddy over the news that Ford was going to be building an automotive plant in Mexico after all.

It was seen as a defeat for President Trump’s America first ideas and a failure of one of his campaign promises. I wonder what they’ll be saying now? The company just announced that the Mexico deal has been scrapped and they will instead be expanding a plant in Michigan, adding hundreds of new jobs. (USA Today)

Ford Motor announced Tuesday that it would cancel plans for a $1.6 billion Mexico plant and launch a Michigan expansion in a move that may be viewed as a capitulation to Donald Trump.

Ford CEO Mark Fields said the company would spend $700 million and add 700 jobs to “transform and expand” its Flat Rock, Mich. manufacturing plant to make autonomous and electric vehicles.

“Make no mistake about it — Ford is a global automaker but our home is right here in the United States,” Fields said at a press conference.

This is an interesting development, mostly for the people of Michigan. A 700 job expansion is nothing to sneeze at and with technology increasingly moving in the direction of autonomous vehicles, this will keep them in a growing market.

But it’s also something that will be of great interest to the President as we head into the next election cycle. After only narrowly carrying the state in 2016 with a plurality, beating Clinton by barely half a point, his approval ratings have been underwater there by as much as 15 points recently.

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


TOPICS: Mexico; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; flatrock; ford; markfields; mexico; michigan; tesla
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-27 next last

1 posted on 03/06/2019 4:05:25 PM PST by Hojczyk
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

“Make no mistake about it — Ford is a global automaker but our home is right here in the United States,” Fields said at a press conference...

WHEN was the last time ANY company felt compelled to say that before Trump?


2 posted on 03/06/2019 4:14:58 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Would AOC approve?


3 posted on 03/06/2019 4:17:57 PM PST by 2banana (Were you)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

4 posted on 03/06/2019 4:18:03 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

I wonder if the people of Michigan will be grateful or will they vote for the dem who will ship the jobs to Mexico?


5 posted on 03/06/2019 4:21:52 PM PST by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

This is a big win.


6 posted on 03/06/2019 4:24:56 PM PST by Sacajaweau
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: McGavin999

That is a real and valid question.


7 posted on 03/06/2019 4:26:16 PM PST by rlmorel (If racial attacks were as common as the Left wants you to think, they wouldn't have to make them up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

$1 says this is a response to Chrysler’s new Detroit factory announcement.


8 posted on 03/06/2019 4:32:34 PM PST by ltc8k6
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Outstanding, more winning.

MAGA!


9 posted on 03/06/2019 4:32:49 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

The MSM will make sure that hardly anyone hears about this, or understands its significance.


10 posted on 03/06/2019 4:33:59 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk
Where are the never-Trump posers?
11 posted on 03/06/2019 4:37:20 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cicero

Yep, it will be buried and then twisted in some warped fashion to sue Trump.


12 posted on 03/06/2019 4:49:24 PM PST by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: redshawk

Meanwhile government motors closing the Lordstown Ohio plant.


13 posted on 03/06/2019 4:54:43 PM PST by inchworm
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: 2banana
Would AOC approve?

Electric vehicles built by union labor.

I think she'd be elated.

14 posted on 03/06/2019 4:58:47 PM PST by nascarnation
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: inchworm

I remember touring Lordstown Assembly in the early years.
They built full size Chevys (body on frame) and Pontiac Firebirds (partially unitized body with front subframe) on the same assembly line.


15 posted on 03/06/2019 5:01:45 PM PST by nascarnation
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Trump meddling in American corporations affairs cost thousands of Mexican jobs. s/


16 posted on 03/06/2019 5:03:46 PM PST by Lion Den Dan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lion Den Dan

You just wrote the headline for the MSM...


17 posted on 03/06/2019 5:06:19 PM PST by Stayfree (Liberalism is a mental disease caused by stupidity and elitism!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Viva LA USMCA! NAFTA is dead.


18 posted on 03/06/2019 5:35:25 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: McGavin999

Just saying.

Michigan narrowly helped Trump.

Narrowly. About 10,000 votes I think.


19 posted on 03/06/2019 5:45:00 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: ltc8k6

“$1 says this is a response to Chrysler’s new Detroit factory announcement.”

Well, elsewhere here in the past couple of days, there was an announcement by Ford that they were shuttering their two plants in Russia. The underlying issue with Ford is that they are not profitable, and need to shore up their manufacturing to stop the bleeding. And FWIW, I just imagine that Ford finally figured out the Trump WOULD impose tariffs on the Mexican plant’s offerings coming into the US. All these posters who rail that Trump doesn’t follow through, or he’s weak, have their heads firmly ensconced in their posterior apertures.


20 posted on 03/06/2019 5:52:03 PM PST by vette6387 (Fire Mueller)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-27 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson