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liberal N proud

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Tue Jun 20, 2017, 01:40 PM Jun 2017

Ford to import Focus from China instead of Mexico

Detroit Free Press and The Courier Journal

Ford, which was under fire for much of 2016 for its plans to build the Focus in Mexico, said today it is shifting gears a second time and will instead import most of its next generation Focus cars from China in a move designed to improve the automaker's "operational fitness."

The move is the first major decision since Jim Hackett replaced Mark Fields as CEO of Ford last month. Hackett told the Free Press last week the company is working to figure out the best ways to spend its capital. Today, Ford said it will save a total of $1 billion in investment costs by building the Focus in China by canceling plans for an all-new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2017/06/20/ford-import-focus-china/411600001/

Butternut loses another one!

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Ford to import Focus from China instead of Mexico (Original Post) liberal N proud Jun 2017 OP
They found an even more exploitable labor force. lpbk2713 Jun 2017 #1
Oh, we're going to see lots of built-in-China cars before long. MineralMan Jun 2017 #2

MineralMan

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2. Oh, we're going to see lots of built-in-China cars before long.
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 01:47 PM
Jun 2017

Volvo, for example, is now a Chinese company. The Chinese are investing heavily in automobile manufacturing, so watch for more of this to come. Buying a new lawnmower? Its engine is made in China, no matter what the name on it is. They're good small engines, too. They didn't used to be, but they are now. Briggs and Stratton? Mostly Chinese made. Honda? Plenty of Honda small engines are now made in China, too.

It's what's next.

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