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the new Nav system looks like the best in the industry
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From last week's '09 F-150 media drive event
Job 1 dates:
July 23 for Dearborn truck.
August 11 for K.C. truck.
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so maybe Ford should add a third shift to the Fusion plant like you suggest..... oh, that's right, that happened three years ago!
Get your facts straight.
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Executive Summary
Celebrities like Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio and others have helped turn Toyota’s Prius into the environmental “equivalent of those popular rubber issue bracelets in yellow and other colors—it shows the world its owners care.” ...............
But what do these celebrities and the rest of us know about the labor practices and working conditions under which the Prius and other Toyota cars are made in Japan? Really nothing. Why is the commitment to protect our environment so often divorced from a similar concern to protect human and worker rights?
Low wage temps:
Overworked to death:
Sweatshops and human trafficking:
Linked to Burmese Dictators:
Toyota criticized by the UN/ILO:
Toyota leads the Race to the Bottom:
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Only two shift producting Focus and just two shifts producing Fusion along with two other vehicles. Not enough to go around.
Earth to Ford Buyer.....welcome to 2005 ! Try getting your facts stright before you start your ranting.
Ford will add third shift to meet Fusion demand.
By: Wilson, Amy. Automotive News, 11/14/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 6176, p6-6
This article reports that Ford Motor Co. plans to add a third shift at its Hermosillo, Mexico, plant next year. The third shift will start during the first quarter, Brian Vought, chief engineer of Ford's new mid-sized sedans, told the journal "Automotive News." Hermosillo makes about 800 combined units of the Fusion and its two siblings, the Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr, each day. Ford sold 6,618 of the Fusions, Milans and Zephyrs in October after beginning the month with just 1,100 in stock according to George Pipas, Ford's sales analysis and reporting manager. Ford employs about 1,600 hourly workers and 220 salaried workers at Hermosillo.
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FORD FIESTA PRODUCTION TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2010; EUROPEAN HATCHBACK ADDED FOR NORTH AMERICA
- Ford Fiesta for North American customers will be produced at Ford’s Cuautitlán Assembly Plant beginning in early 2010
- Sporty European hatchback model added for North America, alongside popular sedan
- Cuautitlán Assembly Plant transformed from large-truck to small-car production as part of Ford’s manufacturing realignment and investment in smaller, fuel efficient vehicles
- New diesel engine line at Chihuahua Engine Plant and a new joint venture transmission plant with Getrag in Guanajuato also planned
MEXICO CITY, May 30, 2008 – Ford Motor Company today announced the new Ford Fiesta small car for North America will be produced at the company’s transformed Cuautitlán Assembly Plant beginning in early 2010 and a sporty European hatchback model is being added to the North American lineup alongside the popular sedan.
Transformation of the facility near Mexico City begins this year, as the plant is converted from its current production of F-Series pickups for the Mexican market to small cars for all of North America. The Chihuahua Engine Plant, which builds I-4 engines, also will assemble diesel engines for light- and medium-duty trucks in a variety of global markets. In addition, through a joint venture with Getrag (GFT), Ford will establish a new transmission plant in Guanajuato to support various Ford products. Company officials announced the trio of investments jointly with Mexico President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
The new multi-plant development effort represents a $3 billion U.S. investment, including the support of local suppliers. It is Mexico’s largest ever automotive investment. The moves are expected to create approximately 4,500 Ford jobs. Together with all direct and indirect employment at suppliers, the moves affect 30,000 jobs in Mexico.
“Ford is absolutely committed to leveraging our global assets to accelerate the shift to more fuel-efficient small cars and powertrain technologies that people really want and value,” said Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, who was in Mexico for the announcement. “Our investments in these facilities in Mexico are part of our plan to further realign our manufacturing capacity in line with the introduction of more small cars and crossovers.”
A small car concept called the Verve showcased the design direction for the new Fiesta when it debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Both sedan and hatchback models were displayed – with high praise from customers and the news media.
“Customers responded very positively after seeing both the sedan and hatchback versions of the Verve small car concept,” said Mark Fields, president of The Americas, Ford Motor Company. “We know the market is headed toward more small cars and crossovers. With our product and manufacturing flexibility, we will be able to offer both models and add production capacity.”
The New Ford Fiesta
When it goes on sale in North America in 2010, the new Fiesta will be bold and sophisticated – to help it clearly stand out from other small cars on the road. Ford is building on decades of small car leadership in Europe as it develops the new Fiesta for North America to appeal to increasingly savvy customers who value technology, design and fuel efficiency.
Momentum in small-car sales is outpacing overall industry growth worldwide. Globally, small car sales have grown from 23 million units in 2002 to an estimated 38 million in 2012.
Driving the growth in the North American market is a group of young people aged 13 to 28 years – dubbed “Millennials.” Today, this group stands 1.7 billion strong worldwide and will represent 28 percent of the total U.S. population by 2010.
The Fiesta is the first of Ford’s new global family of small cars set to debut in Europe and Asia later this year and next year – and in North America early in 2010.
“We’re looking at every aspect of what’s defined Ford as a small-car leader in Europe and working to build on this expertise in driving dynamics and design across a global family of Ford cars that are as exciting to drive as they are to look at,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president, Global Product Development. “The Fiesta is designed to set a new world standard for quality, design, fuel economy and comfort in the small car segment.”
Ford in Mexico
With this investment, Ford – the first automaker to establish operations in Mexico – is building on a manufacturing presence of more than 80 years and an equally long tradition of supporting local communities.
“This opportunity to strengthen our business and the local industry has been made possible through support from the federal and state governments,” said Louise Goeser, president and CEO, Ford of Mexico. “We look forward to working together to drive continued success in the future.”
Ford officials made the announcements in a joint event featuring President Calderón as well as Governors Enrique Peña Nieto, José Reyes Baeza and Juan Manuel Oliva Ramírez.
The total investment is expected to increase Ford of Mexico’s annual production to nearly 500,000 vehicles and 330,000 engines by 2012, with nearly 80 percent of the vehicles and most of the engines slated for the North American market.
Today, Cuautitlán Assembly Plant makes trucks for the Mexican market, ranging from the Ford F-150 to the F-550. To meet future demand, trucks for Mexico will be imported from the U.S., making room for a new generation of small cars that are stylish and fun to drive.
Ford also has stamping and assembly plants in Hermosillo, Sonora, where the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ sedans are built. These mid-size cars are sold throughout North America as well as Venezuela and Brazil and have won numerous quality awards.
“Our workers at the Hermosillo plant have been a key part in boosting Ford’s overall quality,” Fields said. “Ford vehicles are among the best in the business in terms of initial quality, and we intend to keep raising the bar with each new product we bring to market, including Fiesta.”
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The Job 1 date of May 5th was available before March, I even posted it here on March 2nd.
It shouldn't be any surprise that a vehicle ordered in early March would not arrive in 6 to 8 weeks!
The Flex web site has always stated "Coming Summer 2008"
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Yea, its amazing how not drilling for oil in the US would lead to higher gas prices for consumers.
Who would have ever predicted that outcome?
What a total shock!
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2009 Ford Flex class-exclusive refrigerated console: Mounted between the second-row captains chairs, the available compressor-driven refrigerator can cool up to seven 12-ounce cans, four half-liter bottles or two 20-ounce bottles from room temperature to 41 degrees in a little more than two-and-a-half hours & 40 percent faster than a standard home refrigerator.
2009 Ford Flex Sony audio system: Ford Flex Sony audio system features 700 watts of power, 5.1 surround sound and 10 speakers is certified by Sony to deliver a unique, rich listening experience.
2009 Ford Flex reverse camera system: Available as an option, this system displays the area behind the vehicle on the navigation system screen when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. The camera is mounted in the bottom of Flex's liftgate badge
2009 Ford Flex EasyFuel capless fuel filler: This exclusive feature saves time by replacing a fuel-filler cap and provides a better seal, reducing the release of smog-forming vapors
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5/19 Automotive News:
Focus will follow Fiesta as a global vehicle
The next-generation Ford Focus will be the second global vehicle Ford Motor Co. sells in the United States. Mark Fields, Ford president of the Americas, confirmed to Automotive News that the compact Focus will follow the subcompact Ford Fiesta in the automaker's global product rollout.
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Automotive News:
Ford Motor Co. is developing a lightweight, more fuel-efficient pickup truck to slot in below its flagship F-150. The new pickup truck, code-named P525, is being engineered on the F-150's platform. But it will be lighter and slightly smaller, supplier and industry sources told Automotive News. The pickup is scheduled to go into production during the first half of 2011 at Ford's Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Mich., sources said.
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http://media.ford.com/facilities/plant_dis...cfm?plant_id=71
PLANT INFORMATION
Plant Name:
City:
State:
Country: Wayne Stamping and Assembly Plant
Wayne
MI - Michigan
USA
EMPLOYMENT
Current Total Employment: 2,908
Hourly: 2,704
Salaried: 204
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Current Products: Ford Focus
Year Opened: 1952
Site Size in Acres: 229
Plant Size in Square Feet: 3,708,300
Product History: Galaxie, Mercury, Edsel, Maverick, Lincoln, Escort/Lynx/EXP, Granada/Monarch and Versailles
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on the new 6 speed transmission:
"Those gear changes are also amazingly smooth. Both up and down shifts were almost seamless."
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We all heard of the improvements to the engines and the addition of the new 6 speed transmissions (where is yours Honda?), but Ford made even more changes to improve the vehicle.
for example:
= The structure of the Escape has been enhanced by shifting to more high strength steel in areas like the A-pillars and cross members. The more rigid body means less noise is transmitted through vibrations in the structure and from the road, also a major improvement over 2008 models.
=For the first time, the Escape gets a rear anti-roll bar, and combined with the re-tuned springs and dampers, as well as new tires, the handling of the CUV feels much more composed. On some twisty roads west of Pinkney, MI the Escape felt surprisingly good with only moderate understeer and well-controlled body roll.
= The only visual changes to the 2009 Escape are a deeper, wider front air dam and spats in front of the rear wheels on vehicles without running boards. The air dam is said to contribute a 2/3mpg improvement at 70mph.
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Flex in the City
in Flex & Lincoln MKT Forum
Posted
DEARBORN, Mich. 6-19-08: Flex-ability- Fors hottest new crossover, the all-new 2009 Ford Flex is now available in Detroit. Today, 40 Metro Detroit area Ford Dealers will take possession of their first 2009 Ford Flex at a special drive-away event. The distinctive 2009 Ford Flex, with its signature side grooves, all-black greenhouse and distinct two-tone roof, it is like no other vehicle on the road and is arriving in dealerships now.