  Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 5542 Registered: 06-2004 |
Ford's calling back 1,000 for a third shift at the truck plant. http://www.wxyz.com/news/local /story.aspx?content_id=243a57c 3-4f72-40bd-97d3-5d23c8d93815 | ||
Wazootyman Member Username: Wazootyman Post Number: 399 Registered: 02-2006 |
I also think that 2010 Fusion will be a big hit: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2 008/10/30/tech-analysis-2010-f ord-fusion-mercury-milan-power trains-38-mp/ ...in particular, the hybrid version, estimated to reach 38 mpg in the city, 5 better than the Camry. For me, the cooler part of this car is its LCD-based dashboard: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-1 3746_7-10079226-48.html | ||
Gianni Member Username: Gianni Post Number: 401 Registered: 05-2004 |
I'm glad for the good news for Ford and the local economy, but too bad they didn't add a shift to build the Fusion, maybe their best vehicle, in the USA. All Fusions and its siblings at Mercury and Lincoln are built in Mexico and have been since day 1. That's why I won't be buying one. I'm no economist, but it seems like the more we build things in places where labor costs are very low but also where the low cost laborers can't afford to buy what they make, pretty soon we can't afford to buy them either because we lost our jobs or our wages are spiraling down to compete with the low cost foreign labor. So to supplement our declining income, we refinance the mortgages we got when we were making good money. And that explains something about how we got into this mess. Of course then the banks started refinancing for people who weren't making good (or any) money. And that pretty much explains the rest. Sorry for the semi-threadjack |
