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And not "car manufacturing" in general, but the Lincoln MKC in particular.
Still a yuuuge indicator of things to come.
Never underestimate the power of misinformation on social media.
The Ky plant was NEVER at risk for closing. Trump did not save anything. Ford had previously intended to move production og 1 vehicle, the Lincoln MKC. The Union made clear that this was not going to cause the loss of a single job.
The US consumer has a preference for pick- up trucks, SUVs and crossovers. Ford continues to intend to move production of the Ford Focus to Mexico to better compete on price point with Honda and Toyota in both the US and off shore markets.
Ford has had offshore plants going back to the 20's. Ford has had operations in Mexico since the mid 60's and substantially expanded operations in the 80's.
Industrial robotics has and will continue to pose a far greater risk to US manufacturing jobs than offshoring.
I'm a Trump supporter, but this move by Ford had nothing to do with him. I believe he will do good things for this country, but let's not give him credit for things that he had no part in.
Does it really not bother people that Trump is taking credit for something he had absolutely nothing to do with? I keep hearing the Dems called sheeple on this board but a lot of people seem happy to believe whatever Donny tweets out. Not sure how that works when he tweets contradictory things, but...
The story is a jumbled mess but it no longer matters. This is going to be the headlines "Trump saves jobs".
It's actually not a great story right now. The original move by Ford was to move small car production to Mexico. They do not build small cars at this plant. It's a Lincoln plant. They build SUV's here. That isn't what was going to move to start with.
The entire thing is a huge bait and switch. Ford will get credit for not moving production they never claimed they were going to move in the first place perhaps giving them cover for moving jobs they originally planned on moving and Trump will get credit.
Brilliant if they can pull it off and they probably will.
The story is a jumbled mess but it no longer matters. This is going to be the headlines "Trump saves jobs".
It's actually not a great story right now. The original move by Ford was to move small car production to Mexico. They do not build small cars at this plant. It's a Lincoln plant. They build SUV's here. That isn't what was going to move to start with.
The entire thing is a huge bait and switch. Ford will get credit for not moving production they never claimed they were going to move in the first place perhaps giving them cover for moving jobs they originally planned on moving and Trump will get credit.
Brilliant if they can pull it off and they probably will.
edit: I see where mom covered this also.
I owned a ford, and my trans came from Mexico....
and yes, they did claim they were moving, the CEO reported this morning that they were thinking about it.
yes, but there is a plant in Kentucky and to take that away also, would hinder a whole lot of people in that area of Kentucky
There was NEVER an intent to close the Ky plant.
NEVER underestimate the power of social media to misinform.
When Ford first announced it would move production of one Lincoln model somewhere, the union made clear it would not cause the loss of a single job and Ford confirmed it.
People tend to believe anything when it seems to validate their perceptions.
NEVER underestimate the power of social media to misinform.
When Ford first announced it would move production of one Lincoln model somewhere, the union made clear it would not cause the loss of a single job and Ford confirmed it.
People tend to believe anything when it seems to validate their perceptions.
Actually I heard it on the radio this morning, about the CEO, stating that they were thinking about it.
so whose source is correct, yours or mine? Depending on what political affiliation we are? LOL
Never underestimate the power of misinformation on social media.
The Ky plant was NEVER at risk for closing. Trump did not save anything. Ford had previously intended to move production og 1 vehicle, the Lincoln MKC. The Union made clear that this was not going to cause the loss of a single job.
The US consumer has a preference for pick- up trucks, SUVs and crossovers. Ford continues to intend to move production of the Ford Focus to Mexico to better compete on price point with Honda and Toyota in both the US and off shore markets.
Ford has had offshore plants going back to the 20's. Ford has had operations in Mexico since the mid 60's and substantially expanded operations in the 80's.
Industrial robotics has and will continue to pose a far greater risk to US manufacturing jobs than offshoring.
And how do you know all this? Bottom line, Ford is not moving this plant to Mexico. Trump had some influence whether you'll admit it or not. He use Ford moving Plants to Mexico time and again in his speeches about what was going wrong with America. Congrats to the good people of Kentucky!
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