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68fastback
06-26-2019, 04:07 PM
A couple of tidbits...

"Ford assembles more vehicles in the U.S. than any other manufacturer. The company also employs more hourly workers than any other automaker. More than 80 percent of what Ford sells in the U.S. is assembled in the U.S."


"Ford builds more vehicles in the U.S. and employs more U.S. hourly workers than any other automaker"

Chicago Assembly is "
the company’s oldest continuously producing plant."


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Major upgrade and referb of Ford Chicago Assembly...

Chicago Upgrade & Vehicles... (https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/06/24/ford-chicago-plants-transformed-new-vehicle-production-begins.html)

HSURB
06-26-2019, 09:18 PM
A couple of tidbits...

"Ford assembles more vehicles in the U.S. than any other manufacturer. The company also employs more hourly workers than any other automaker. More than 80 percent of what Ford sells in the U.S. is assembled in the U.S."


"Ford builds more vehicles in the U.S. and employs more U.S. hourly workers than any other automaker"

Chicago Assembly is "
the company’s oldest continuously producing plant."


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Major upgrade and referb of Ford Chicago Assembly...

Chicago Upgrade & Vehicles... (https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/06/24/ford-chicago-plants-transformed-new-vehicle-production-begins.html)



That is all great that Ford is that American. I do have to give them credit, I have no idea how they do it in Illinois with the Unions

HSURB®

68fastback
06-26-2019, 10:13 PM
That is all great that Ford is that American. I do have to give them credit, I have no idea how they do it in Illinois with the Unions

HSURB®

Yeah, esp when that plant is on the south side of Chicago -:yikes:- it's probably the safest place within a mile!

Tommy Gun
06-26-2019, 11:57 PM
I hear the sound of car prices going up again.



Actually fine with me as I don’t see myself buying another “new” car again.