ok then -
I saw that they 1.2 liter duratec and 1.3 liter duratorq (diesel) were produced in Michigan and in mexico.
Show me what you found for the manufacturing location.
My point is still that the Obama administration (EPA) is stupid for not encouraging much less preventing these vehicles from being sold in the USA.
I don’t disagree with your overall point about the overburden of regulations at all levels of gov’t. I was just looking to clarify some information about Ford.
As far as I know, Ford has 2 engine plants in Michigan. One is in Romeo and the other is in Dearborn. Here is information on Romeo:
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=8382
Key information is: “In addition to the 4.6-liter 2-valve V8, the plant also produces the 4.6-liter 4-valve (DOHC) Intech V8 that powers the Ford Mustang Cobra and Lincoln Continental and the 5.4-liter 4-valve Intech V8, which is exclusive to the Lincoln Navigator and Blackwood.”
The Dearborn engine plant produces the Duratec engines.
All of that said, that Wiki info seems to be a bit outdated for Romeo...they still list the engine for the Continental!
Just as an FYI, I was in a Ford PD building yesterday and was asking about the Ka. They manufacture that car at Valencia, Spain and at a plant in Poland. The person I was talking to, did not know where the engines for that program are produced....