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Report: Ford to Offshore $900M Plant Investment from Ohio to Mexico
Breitbart ^ | 03.20.2021 | John Binder

Posted on 03/20/2021 4:55:26 AM PDT by USA Conservative

The Ford Motor Company, a multinational automaker, is reportedly planning to move a $900 million investment originally intended for an Avon Lake, Ohio plant to a site in Mexico, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union alleges.

In a letter to Ohio Assembly Plant (OHAP) employees in Avon Lake, where Ford employs about 1,740 workers manufacturing its F-650 and F-750 medium duty trucks, UAW official Gerald Kariem said Ford had committed to investing $900 million in the project in 2019.

The massive investment, Kariem wrote to workers, included a Ford commitment to bring a “next-generation product” to the Ohio Assembly Plant for production by 2023 and an “exciting vision for the complete revitalization” of the plant to secure “employment well into the foreseeable future.”

“These contractual commitments were an enormous win for the UAW, for the great state of Ohio, the community of Avon Lake, and most importantly the members of Local 2000,” Kariem wrote.

Now, though, the UAW official says Ford executives are backing out of the deal and plan to move the investment to Mexico [emphasis added]:

Unfortunately, Ford Motor Company has decided it will not honor its promise to add a new product to OHAP and, instead, it intends to build the next-generation vehicle in Mexico. Ford management expects us to just hang our heads and accept the decision. But let me be clear, we are making a different choice. We 100 percent reject the company’s decision to put corporate greed and more potential profits over American jobs and the future of our members. We expect the company to honor its contractual commitments to this membership and when it fails to do so we will take action. [Emphasis added]

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: biden; chinajoe; didyousearch; ford; mexico
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Don’t think everyone else won’t follow. It’s just the beginning. As China Joe increases the taxes others will fallow and the American citizens will be the losers.
1 posted on 03/20/2021 4:55:26 AM PDT by USA Conservative
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To: USA Conservative

America Last Union Boys and Girls. But hey, at least your Union bosses like Trumpka are getting rich.


2 posted on 03/20/2021 5:02:42 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: USA Conservative

Remind me, whom did the UAW endorse in the presidential election?


3 posted on 03/20/2021 5:02:57 AM PDT by Iowa Slim
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To: USA Conservative

Can’t they all just transfer to Mexico with the new plant, this is what they voted for isn’t it? The UAW supported Joe and the Ho, learn to code or become Social Workers.


4 posted on 03/20/2021 5:04:02 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: USA Conservative
Nice job Joe.

President Trump got USMCA through to correct NAFTA and you're scre****** it up. And it was a 3 country deal.

First you sc*** Canada and the USA by stopping the pipeline. Now you've scr*** the USA again by raising taxes.

Don't you have any common sense??

And do you ever think of jobs lost??

I'll call you...the UNFIXER....aka...jerk

5 posted on 03/20/2021 5:04:35 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: USA Conservative

Hey Ford!
Forget about that Mustang I was going to buy.


6 posted on 03/20/2021 5:04:41 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: USA Conservative

Good! The people knew what was going to happen when they put the thief in office.


7 posted on 03/20/2021 5:05:23 AM PDT by sport
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To: USA Conservative

We’re going to need more coding schools.


8 posted on 03/20/2021 5:05:23 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Do you miss Trump yet?


9 posted on 03/20/2021 5:15:58 AM PDT by deek69
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To: sport

“Good! The people knew what was going to happen when they put the thief in office.”
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We the people did not put LyingBiden in office. The deep state, using rigged voting machines and a few useful idiots in select cities in five states stole the election. Anyone who can’t or won’t admit this is a fool. The UAW was a major supporter of their successful effort.


10 posted on 03/20/2021 5:16:52 AM PDT by Saltmeat (69)
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To: oldbill
"Hey Ford!

Forget about that Mustang I was going to buy.

And they can forget about that new ranger I was considering...

11 posted on 03/20/2021 5:17:10 AM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! If you can keep it....)
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To: FlipWilson

“ America Last Union Boys and Girls. But hey, at least your Union bosses like Trumpka are getting rich.”
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Yeh, the Left continues to play the unions for suckers. And, the unions keep buying into the Lefts lies and false promises. Some things never change.


12 posted on 03/20/2021 5:17:17 AM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: Sacajaweau
Tough shit for the unions and their members. Elections have consequences. The unions voted for jo n the ho so let them live with it.

Another thing: I've always wondered when there is a massive recall for some problem with a car — where were those cars manufactured? We should refuse to buy a car made anywhere but the United States.

13 posted on 03/20/2021 5:20:31 AM PDT by submarine571
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To: USA Conservative

Here we go again. Moving jobs to Mexico but Mexicans flocking into America. How does that make any sense?


14 posted on 03/20/2021 5:23:26 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: USA Conservative

Has this move been confirmed? So far all I have seen is from the UAW accusing Ford of planning to do this.


15 posted on 03/20/2021 5:34:38 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Still praying for our country and President Trump)
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To: USA Conservative

And the cartels can demand a “toll” from every car-carrier they allow through the border bringing these cars into the US.


16 posted on 03/20/2021 5:35:46 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: Saltmeat

I understand that the Democrats openly stole the election. I understand that the Republican Party aided and abetted. I understand also that there were a lot of bastards who voted for the thief and whore. And last but not least, the Nation is pretending as if the stolen election never happened.


17 posted on 03/20/2021 5:39:26 AM PDT by sport
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To: Iowa Slim

UAW rank and file left the Democrat plantation long ago.


18 posted on 03/20/2021 5:44:47 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: sport

Yep. Even removing the margin of fraud, Xiden and Kameltoe got a ton of votes even in places like Ohio. Wish I could just say “old habits die hard” but in this case the Old Republic dies with it.


19 posted on 03/20/2021 5:45:02 AM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: unread; All
How to Find What Country a Car Was Made in by the VIN Number

BY LEONARDO R. GRABKOWSKI

Globalization has made it difficult for someone to determine a product's country of origin. In the past, one could assume that a product from an American-based company was built in America; however, this is no longer the case. The same is also true for foreign manufacturers. For example, most Japanese cars were once built in Japan. But Japanese manufacturers now build many of their vehicles in the United States or in other countries. The best way to determine a car's country of origin is to inspect its VIN (vehicle identification number). This number tells you everything you need to know.

Step 1 Find the vehicle's VIN. The VIN is printed in several locations. The easiest place to find it is directly beneath the windshield on the driver's side of the vehicle. You can also find the VIN on the driver's-side door jamb. In addition, it's printed on the vehicle's title or registration.

Step 2 Inspect the first digit in the VIN. This is the only number you need to analyze to determine what country the vehicle was built in.

Step 3 Determine if the number is "1," "4" or "5" to find out if it was made in the United States. Either of these digits represents the United States as the country of origin.

Step 4 Determine if the number is a "2." If so, the car was built in Canada.

Step 5 Determine if the number is a "3." If so, the car was built in Mexico.

Determine if the number is a "J" or "K." If so, the car was built in Asia. "J" stands for Japan, while "K" stands for Korea.

20 posted on 03/20/2021 5:47:47 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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