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Ford to move production to Mexico: Report
Yahoo News ^ | 8 Feb 2016 | CNBC via Yahoo News

Posted on 02/07/2016 7:46:41 PM PST by 11th_VA

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 An Luis Potosi, and Ford will expand an existing facility near Mexico City, the publication added.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: ford; giantsuckingsound; mexico; michigan; nafta; perotwasright; rossperot
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I'd say Michigan is pretty much a win for Trump now. How many EC votes is that ?
1 posted on 02/07/2016 7:46:41 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Slap a tariff on each vehicle.


2 posted on 02/07/2016 7:48:14 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: 11th_VA

More proof we need a higher minimum wage!


3 posted on 02/07/2016 7:49:14 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The goal of socialism is communism... Hatred is the basis of communism" --Vladimir Lenin)
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To: 11th_VA

This Mexico stuff really p***** me off. No EPA there. It’s one big sewer. Taxes? Who knows....but it’s sure not the corporate taxes they would pay here.


4 posted on 02/07/2016 7:50:19 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No, we need to get rid if $4!77/ trade deals


5 posted on 02/07/2016 7:50:38 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

This just in from 11 months in the future.
Trump tariffs Ford products.


6 posted on 02/07/2016 7:51:43 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: 11th_VA

This just in from 11 months in the future.
Trump tariffs Ford products.


7 posted on 02/07/2016 7:51:44 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: 11th_VA

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2012/08/29/automakers-report-card-who-still-owes-taxpayers-money-the-answer-might-surprise-you/#77d445f96a8c


8 posted on 02/07/2016 7:53:31 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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mexco, where quality is job XXX
9 posted on 02/07/2016 7:53:35 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: DannyTN

Yep. Trump Should Tariff his own ties also.


10 posted on 02/07/2016 7:53:36 PM PST by rwh
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To: Sacajaweau

Yep between taxes and regulations, our Country keeps pushing every manufacturing job out of our reach.


11 posted on 02/07/2016 7:54:05 PM PST by mouse1
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To: DannyTN

Gotta have jobs down there for all those who get deported /s


12 posted on 02/07/2016 7:54:08 PM PST by hoosiermama (Make America Great Again by uniting Great Americans!)
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To: hoosiermama

Now the drug cartels can smuggle their drugs in via Ford cars.


13 posted on 02/07/2016 7:55:01 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: 11th_VA

We Trump people knew this months ago......Donald brings it up in almost every rally.
Nabisco is going there too......no more oreos for us!

But if Trump is President he’s going to slap a 35% tax on every car, truck and part coming in from Mexico.


14 posted on 02/07/2016 7:55:16 PM PST by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: rwh

I don’t think Trump would have a problem with that.
I think Trump would rather produce in America if he can compete on a level playing field with other American producers.

No Americans can compete with the untariffed Chinese at $2/12 hour day.


15 posted on 02/07/2016 7:55:53 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: 11th_VA

Amen .. Ohio will follow ... Trump was right yet again ... let’s bring the good jobs back


16 posted on 02/07/2016 7:55:56 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Trump is the only one who will secure our borders . Vote Trump)
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To: 11th_VA
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Manufacturing labor costs in Mexico are approximately 1/5 of those in the United States.

Labor costs sure don't help, but taxes, regulations, product liability and insurance also drive business out of the country.

17 posted on 02/07/2016 7:56:28 PM PST by wmfights (a stranger in a hostile and foreign land that used to be my home)
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To: 11th_VA

Here’s a stumper question for old Bernie.


18 posted on 02/07/2016 7:57:12 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: 11th_VA

So we get their low skill laborers and Mexico gets our high paying factory jobs.


19 posted on 02/07/2016 7:59:34 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Sacajaweau; 11th_VA

So you like the EPA?

High taxes?

Why are you blaming Mexico or Ford?


20 posted on 02/07/2016 8:00:47 PM PST by aquila48
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