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'07 closing date for Wixom, Mich., plant
By Tribune staff
Published February 4, 2006
FORD MOTOR CO.
Ford Motor Co., which last month targeted its Wixom, Mich., plant as one of three vehicle assembly operations to close in its restructuring plan, has set the second quarter of 2007 as the date.
Production of the Lincoln LS sedan will halt in April and the exotic Ford GT sports car in September.
The plant will continue to build the Lincoln Town Car, the only other car there, until the facility closes in the second quarter of next year.
Ford said the Shelby GT500, an ultra-high-performance version of the Mustang, will fill the void left by the GT, which was intended to cease production in 2006.
The $40,000 Lincoln LS, with sales of only 19,109 in 2005, is being replaced by the $30,000 Lincoln Zephyr.
At the same time, Ford won't comment on reports that it has decided to scrap plans to build a high-performance version of its Explorer Sport Trac sport-utility truck that was earmarked for its plant in Louisville.
2/4/2006
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. will end production of the $150,000 GT sports car this year and scrap plans for a high-performance sport-utility vehicle to cut costs and reduce losses in North America.
Ford, the second-largest U.S. automaker, sold just 1,032 of the GTs last year after starting production in 2003 as part of its centennial celebration. The company is also canceling the Explorer Sport Trac Adrenalin, a 390-horsepower SUV, spokesman Jon Harmon said.
Chief Executive Officer William Clay Ford Jr. approved production of the GT in 2002, a month after he announced his first restructuring plan for the company. The GT was part of Ford Motor's attempt at an image makeover, which also included television advertisements featuring the CEO. The automaker began running a new series of Bill Ford advertisements last year, emphasizing a commitment to making more fuel-efficient vehicles.
- Bloomberg News
It is a sad, sad day...
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Why don't all you people quit your bitching! Show me one person that hired in at Ford (Avon or Lorain) in the last 10 years, hell make that 15 years, that didn't know someone that got him or her thier job. Hell your daddy or mommy, bother, sister, aunt ,uncle, grandpa, grandma, next door neighbor, chairman, committeeman..... Get the picture. None of you would be here if some type of deal wasn't cut. The only thing I see here, is your daddy or mommy, bother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandpa, grangma, next door neighbor, don't have the power that the chairman, committeeman, or uppermanagement has so thier kids or fiends get the good jobs. Remember one thing the person that got you your job had to kiss the ass of someone with power. The bottom line here is that the people that you all are bad mouthing, one of them got you the best paying job in the state, you should be thankful, but if your not GET THE F..K out.
Um, I am one of those people... I have no relatives, family of any kind here. Last I checked, I got hired strictly on the basis of ME.
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My email box is full of requests to deal with the problem between dark270 and Bored of Pisteon. I have deleted several confrontational posts that had nothing to do with this somber topic. Please keep your personal differences out of this topic, as there are people who are trying to deal with this tragedy. I ask that you please be respectful of our Brother who has passed, and his family.
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The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Kansas City Assembly are with his family.
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This isn't anything new. When Kerr-McGee back in the 70's-80's in West Chicago, Illinois became a superfund site, they discovered all the loads of radioactive soil that had been dumped into just about every residential area surrounding the plant as "filler" for landscaping when houses were built. The area surrounding the plant became like a ghost town soon after, with everyone who could walk away from their houses doing so. Lawsuits, etc... it is something that happens. Not saying by any means that it is right, and that someone didn't know, rather that better records and policing activities need to be enacted. It's more than just about the environment, it's about people.
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Good luck with that. Test is a pain. Another good one to go for is the Cisco CCNE or CCNA. Good money behind those.
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Hard enough just guessing 6 months from now....
Amen. So, who's the favorite in the Super Bowl?
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hey kinzeti stick to finding out when peoples cars will be built,,they did not buy any damn land in texas ,,that was a joke that me and a few others put up on a diff post because of some other idotsaying they bought land in mich you rumor starting moron,,all you have to do is call the state reg of deeds and its public info if you ask the right dept,,only land ford owns is at the parts depot and thats only 100 acres,,so how about you just find out when uncle ballsonyas mustang will be built and shipped
Ok, let's look at your arguments one by one. First, I appreciate that you follow what I am doing to look up people's vehicle orders, just my way of doing customer service. As for Ford not purchasing any land, they can purchase land through a developer, a holding corporation, or even through a land trust. Just because their name isn't on it doesn't mean they don't own it. Now granted, I have no proof they do, so let's take this a few steps further. Why would Ford want to buy land, build a plant and all that crap when they have several ready to close? Let's investigate the facts.
FACT: In a CNN Money report, four of the top ten undervalued real estate markets are in the Texas borders. Here are what the numbers look like:
City / Percent undervalued
El Paso TX -26%
McAllen-Edinburg TX -21%
Fayetteville NC -18%
Memphis TN -18%
Augusta GA -17%
Little Rock AR -17%
Pittsburgh PA -14%
Indianapolis IN -14%
Dallas TX -14%
Houston TX -13%
FACT: Texas is a right to work state. Remember how Saturn got started?
FACT: The F-150 is the truck of Texas, but now that Toyota has built this shining new plant and employed all those people building them in the USA, in the heart of truck country, there is only one way to combat it, and that is to build a plant there also. Heck, with shipping cost savings alone they could pay for the building.
FACT: NAP is landlocked, and an older facility. It will likely go the way of Atlanta, because you can't build up or out.
FACT: Cuatitlan is half capacity, and has pretty much outlived it's usefulness building trucks.
Now, there are some rumblings that the Auto Industry has announced all these massive cuts and layoffs to sound the warning shot above the Government's head, and signal that if they don't step up to the table with enough incentives, tax breaks, etc... this would be how bad it can get. What better position to be in to negotiate than to be holding a knife to the throats of the people you want to bargain with?
Do I claim to know for a fact that they will build in Texas? No. Just that all the indicators are there.
Oh, and tell uncle ballsonya to get me his VIN#, I'll be happy to get him the information on his car.
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um, KCAP had 1200 acres out back last I checked... But Texas will get the new plant. Then they can close the Cuatitlan plant, NAP and possibly KCAP all in 2011 or 2012, and run all the F-150 production out of a dual line Ultra-Modern Flex plant right in Toyota's backyard, and make shipments to supply the Mexico Truck Market as well. Ford has already purchased the land, just south of Dallas I believe. There will also be a huge supplier campus setup there as well.
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There is a server that has the historic bill of materials that covers all the build info part by part. There is also a server that has all the wiring diagrams and service info too. Not sure if they are available to the public though. Will check into it for you.
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As Suzie Orman always says, do what you love to do, and the money will always follow.
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Ok, standard disclaimer here: This is my opinion, and just my opinion. It does not reflect the opinions of either the UAW or Ford Motor Company in any way.
I can see four ways things can go for Skilled Trades at UAW Plants.
First - Nothing happens, we just continue to go on business as usual, with yearly attrition based upon mandated numbers. This is the hide your head in the sand approach to things, and does not have much of a future. Very defensive position, when what is needed is proactive solution.
Second - Maintenance is indeed outsourced based upon the idea that it is easier to justify spending inordinate amounts of money as long as you do not have to carry the fixed liabilities that having UAW Skilled Trades represent both in salaries and benefits. Not very feasible either, since everything done would be basically on a time and material basis, and a standard maintenance contract of that magnitude would require a long lead time to develop. This approach also has no future for the Skilled Trades.
Third - The Automakers go to a new and developing strategy based upon the equipment manufacturers maintaining their own equipment, even operating it, based upon a per-piece factor. Take for instance a completed underbody unit, currently costs $X to build. They would be paying 25% less to have someone like PICO build them. You'd see in the plants a walled off area that housed their equipment with a conveyor coming out of it for finished product delivery. Of course there would be charges if they couldn't meet delivery schedule, and bonuses for on time deliveries. That whole segment of operation would be under outside control, and all maintenance would be done by those companies. This is something that again is being seen in more and more industries. This approach also has no future for the Skilled Trades.
Fourth - We get smart about what the future holds. Start to develop and investigate value stream maps of our own maintenance processes, and add value into our workstream. Find new ways to get more out of what we already have. Find ways to reduce costs within our departments so that the savings can be redirected into other value added items. In short, the following link may give some clues about what the management side is looking at currently. What is it exactly that the outside consultants are going to be telling them about their maintenance staffs? Please read the part specifically about "Are you a takeover target?.
Again, this is just my personal opinion, take it for what is worth.
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Um, I think you are thinking Oregon... Ok, not funny either...
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Hey Mary, things calming down any over there? I just hope that after Monday, there aren't a lot of people kicking themselves because they didn't make the move here...
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Last word I got is that there will be several screens and areas set up for the whole plant to come to a halt to watch. Nobody leaves the plant, attendance is not required, however, you would certainly be deemed an idiot if you didn't catch what will likely be a defining pivotal moment in this century. Timing was 10:00 Eastern, 9:00 Central. Also hearing that all Dearborn Engineers are to be at their offices Monday, and anyone who doesn't make the cut, will be given time to clean out the desk, and then escorted off the premises. Let's just hope that Bill is following some of Kerkorian's Advisors information...
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Saw a snippet of an email going round from an upper muck at a casting plant that all Dearborn Engineers are to be at their desks Monday, and that when the announcements are made, any of those individuals who will no longer work for Ford will be asked to clean out their desks and be escorted out immediately.
I just hope that Bill has sense enough to cut once, and do it well enough to keep all the rest of us afloat.
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Got you up in the tracking topic.
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Update!
Jim Padilla, Ford’s president and chief operating officer, said that stronger brands, breakthrough products and improvements in quality and productivity are central to Ford’s plan to shore up its North American business.
“That includes our Oakville Assembly Complex in Canada, where today we’re announcing a major transformation to flexible manufacturing in time for production of the new Ford Edge and Lincoln Mark X crossovers this year,†said Padilla.
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As I've said before, get your finances in order. In my opinion, what Gettlefinger and his crew don't give away, the company will take. No plant is safe, there are no more sacred cows.
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Mine ended up doing duty as a web server for a couple years, and then was relegated to the kids. No problems with it that I know of, and those kids can be real hard on computers... Had a few in the plant that I helped change power supplies and hard drives on. Depends on which model you ordered and which hard drive they shipped out with. Found that on some of them a standard compact ATX power supply will JUST fit in there, and since they don't use the special display power connection, you don't need it.
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Here are your dates:
Receipt Date: 2/14/2005
Serialize Date: 2/17/2005
Segment Date: 2/17/2005
Sequence Date: 3/15/2005
Blend Date: 3/17/2005
Produced Date: 3/24/2005
Gate Release Date: 3/24/2005
Ship Date: 3/24/2005
Arrival Date: 3/31/2005
Sold Date: 7/9/2005
And here is your sticker!
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Is it possible to get the status of 1ZVFT82H865172319. Thanks, Curly.
Your pony was born last Saturday! No shipping updates in the system yet though.
Receipt Date: 9/7/2005
Serialize Date: 11/17/2005
Segment Date: 11/17/2005
Sequence Date: 11/30/2005
Blend Date: 12/2/2005
Produced Date: 12/10/2005
Gate Release Date:
Ship Date:
Arrival Date:
Sold Date:
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Show it shipped out on 12/5! It was made at the Chicago Assembly Plant.
Receipt Date: 8/17/2005
Serialize Date: 10/6/2005
Segment Date: 10/6/2005
Sequence Date: 10/19/2005
Blend Date: 10/21/2005
Produced Date: 11/7/2005
Gate Release Date: 11/7/2005
Ship Date: 12/5/2005
Arrival Date:
Sold Date:
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