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http://autos.yahoo.com/news/trouble-for-detroit--gen-y%E2%80%99s-favorite-cars-are-foreign.html after reading the comments; price seems to be the common denominator. It is good to see, though, the Focus on the list.

Hillbilly!!! You know back a few years ago my Dad (God rest his Soul '34-'08 Ret. Ford UAW 1993) from the 'Bootheel' of Missouri and my Uncle (ret Bendix UAW '95) from southwest Michigan, got into an argument about hillbillies. My dad made my uncle go fetch a Merriam-Webster Dictionary and made him look up the definition of 'HILLBILLY'. Now since then the definition has been updated or re-defined, but if you can find an older version of it, it defines hillbilly as a Michigan Farmer. Needless to say my uncle had nothing to say!! So unless you're from Michigan and moved to Missouri or Kentucky - YOU AIN'T NO HILLBILLY! lol! Sprinter, what makes me think you're not happy? maybe it's your posts! Really? You got the whole plant all laid off and they haven't even announced the product yet, it's still speculation until the official word comes out although the Transit seems to be main topic of discussion amoung the KCAP people I've talked to at work and on here. I don't think you're a transplant, i think you are original KCAP folk, which is fine, because I have met and now I know some of the GREATEST people in the world at KCAP that DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU, but let me tell you somethin': I don't know if when you get off work you go home and watch the news or not, I don't know if you read the paper or not and I don't know if you look at any news websites while you sit in front of your computer screen or not, but it seems to me you are very clueless as to what is REALLY going on in the world. For ANY Corporation to be spending ANY sizable amount of money in or on a certain work site is GOOD NEWS!!! despite whatever kind of negativity you want to try to stick to it!! You sound like a very ungrateful, spoiled brat! Why would I say that? Because you haven't LISTENED apparently to ONE WORD to any of the transferees that are in KCAP tell you about what it's like to close a plant, transfer away from home and pull up your roots to try and start somewhere else, and then the plant you thought was going to be the ray of sunshine for you and your family suddenly starts acting and sounding like the PLANT YOU JUST CLOSED DOWN! I seriously thought we were going to do it AGAIN!! Too much Deja-Vu going on there for a while!! So when FORD tells me that $400 million plus is going to be spent on and in this plant.... I'M FRIGGGIN' HAPPY!!! and have a really hard time seeing any negativity in it, especially when the agreements between the Missouri Government and Ford state VERY CLEARLY::::::: JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION. JOB RETENTION!

I and MANY others do NOT agree with Sprinter's negative response on here. Like posted on another thread; 99.999% of the people (.001 being sprinter) are very, VERY proud and happy and relieved that Ford made the announcement to invest almost HALF of a BILLION DOLLARS at KCAP!! Not only are the workers GRATEFUL, both Hourly and Salary, but so are the local businesses and governments. Yes Louie, I myself, do truly believe we have been blessed here in Kansas City by the announcement, yes, there are most definitely other things going on in the world but we are still a part of the same world, our issues may not be as big as some BUT.... And I do appreciate all of the hard work done by our workforce, the Union Representatives, the Management here, our local state representatives to get legislation passed so Ford can recieve incentives for the investment here. And my wishes and prayers are for the other plants and locals to recieve the same news we have here.

Excuse me Louie, but 99.999% of the people at KCAP are very ecstatic about the announcement Ford made to us about the future investment of half of a Billion dollars! That one soul, Sprinter, is NOT the spokesperson for KCAP! 16years, go ahead and buy that Honda to insure your extended layoff of not just you BUT also helping others to join you!

Sprinter, I am by no means trying to insult your intellegence here, but how in the world do YOU know what it's going to take to build the Transit? How do you know if it's not capable of keeping 3 shifts going? How do you know if the Transit is what we're getting? ALL they said is that they're going to invest $400 million. How can you take this Positive news and turn it to a negative? I'm sorry, but I don't care if they want us to produce friggin' Raman Noodles, we'lll make the best dog-gone noodles the world has ever ate! and you and I will still be friggin' working! RELAX! and take in the good news for a while.

http://www.kmbc.com/money/26520229/detail.html http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-news-on-future-of-ford-claycomo-plant-expected-tuesday-20110117,0,5380599.story

That's the right spirit! KCAP is the same. some folk want to go there to be a little closer to their home that transferred to here. some people just want a change.

From what I'm hearing; that is a true statement! If the people that said they want to are true to what they say, it could be many!

Congratulations LAP!!! KCAP has done everything possible to make the Escape nameplate represent quality and pride! Treat her the way we do and then you'll be on 3 shifts, too! (hey that rhymes) Once again Congratulations LAP Brothers and Sisters!

That there is a lot of heavy metal, brother!

We still have a little less than a year, just wait... there's going to be more than we'll all have a stick to throw at before all is said and done. Mullaly in all of his 'niceties' is still going to be throwing us all a bone to go fetch, local by local. He has done a LOT of good for FMC and from a PR point of view, well needed. but just wait...2011 is going to be a different situation varying by local. we (as Americans and or North American) need jobs, we want jobs; he knows it as well as the rest of the population. People will lick the sweat off of our balls RIGHT NOW just to make our pay and benefits. Things WILL be different come September. Get Ready and save whatever dollar you can. Strike or not... YOUR pocketbook will see and feel the difference. and I'm not normally a pessimist.

Yes it has, and I do agree. I will go back to my cave now. Thank you all for the enlightenment!

the problem could be that WE need jobs, here, in AMERICA! How is it a win for everyone? Please do enlighten me.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-to-open-new-engine-plant-apf-960705273.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=

Thank you for the compliments! Hybrids are a little close to my heart out here. The 3 Final Inspectors along with the rest of us out here from the 3 Crews take the Hybrid very seriously and we want to make sure our customers get the best possible unit they can. Thanks Again!