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  1. who writes a press release about not Fleet dumping? does a PR equal Fact? Does a PR mean never?
  2. Honda has Indiana and 2 lines in Canada making the Civic. Ford is not going to grow without maintaining investment in products, what happens after the new generation of small car come out, and they are forced to wait another 7-8 years before replacement? this company like it's peers has to be able to maintian a consitand replacement cycle for ALL CARS AND TRUCKS. ford is doing nothing to reduce the cost to develop new vehicles, which makes it easier to sustain the replacement cycle. you invest in true cost reducion not vague Bumper Sticker cost reductions. you can bend the cost curve for product development, and break the cycle of launch and abandon.
  3. Sounds more like a bumper sticker than an actual strategy.
  4. Prove that the Gm isn't profitable. If not how about Honda and their 2 plants in the USA making civics?
  5. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-17/ford-to-idle-four-factories-as-slowing-sales-increase-inventory
  6. A: Then why Bother It is problem When your competitors can make a profit on Small cars while investing in them and Ford from the 1990 Mazda based Escort has never been able to make a consistent profit on small car. B: The delay and new(er) platform ensures the new car will not be profitable for at least another generation. (why) because the new tooling isn't free, and the losses being incurred from an under-performing product, stick and reduce the willingness to invest in it's replacement. (where we are today) I am willing to bet Ford will continue to invest where it sees the least effort and risk, I.E. the F-series and Mustang, everything else is an afterthought.
  7. I think it becomes a self-fulfilling Prophecy, We wont invest in product because people won't buy the product, which leads to Fewer sales which makes the original concept true. the Newest entrants in the segment are selling Well art the expense of the older entrants.
  8. they wanted tocarry over the hard points from the old model, and that prevented a better RHD solution from being used.
  9. The question I would like to ask is how much capacity do you build for the all new car in 2019? 150k? 180K? 200K? any number will surely be far less than the focus sold prior to 2014.
  10. This is the difference, FCA will move from cars to trucks in 12 month ford will take 3 years from announcement to conversion. during those 3 years they will move from 3 shifts to likely1 shift idling workers paying them not to work, during this time the 600+ million in Capital will sit underutilized. while ford will bleed red on every vehicle sold. . https://uaw.org/app/uploads/2015/11/reducedFINAL-FORD-HOURLY-11-9-15-1229p-FINAL-with-numbers-p24-headings-page-6-charts-p25.pdf 700 million dollar investment for the 2019 Ranger. Ford spent 550 million to completely gut and refurbish MAP to build the focus. this included new final and chassis lines from the Floor to the roof.
  11. This is the difference, FCA will move from cars to trucks in 12 month ford will take 3 years from announcement to conversion. during those 3 years they will move from 3 shifts to likely1 shift idling workers paying them not to work, during this time the 600+ million in Capital will sit underutilized. while ford will bleed red on every vehicle sold. . https://uaw.org/app/uploads/2015/11/reducedFINAL-FORD-HOURLY-11-9-15-1229p-FINAL-with-numbers-p24-headings-page-6-charts-p25.pdf 700 million dollar investment for the 2019 Ranger. Ford spent 550 million to completely gut and refurbish MAP to build the focus. this included new final and chassis lines from the Floor to the roof.
  12. Who said that? How would you know if the new car would need anywhere near the tooling that will be required to build the ranger?
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