mrballsonya Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) J.D Power awards Wixom Assembly, its highest award for initial quality. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/06/ford-do...ial-quality-st/ We can all pat ourselves on the back, and hold our heads up high as we walk away from our plant forever. The Town Car may be outdated and not selling well, but this award just proves what we've all known for a long time... Wixom employees know how to put together a good car. What really amazes me, is the fact that this award was given during a time when many of us were sad and bitter that our plant was closing... we were uncertain of our future plans.... and we had constant management and coworker changes (due to buyouts and transfers). Even with all the adversity and stress, we came to work everyday, did our best, and maintained the utmost professionalism throughout all the turmoil. We should all be proud, under all these extenuating circumstances that we somehow managed to put out a DAMN FINE CAR. So to reiterate, congratulations to everyone that assembled the vehicles. Congratulations to the supervisors that somehow kept quality high during the constant upheaval. Congratulations to maintenance for keeping everything running with NO Budget. And lastly....congratulations to all the lucky owners of 2007 Town Cars.... be happy knowing that you're driving one of the best assembled vehicles that Ford Motor has ever produced. Hopefully we all can bring our Wixom pride and craftsmanship with us to our next jobs, whether it be at another Ford facility or elsewhere. To all my fellow coworkers... :beerchug: ... thanks for the good times. Edited June 7, 2007 by mrballsonya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondhead Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 J.D Power awards Wixom Assembly, its highest award for initial quality. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/06/ford-do...ial-quality-st/ We can all pat ourselves on the back, and hold our heads up high as we walk away from our plant forever. The Town Car may be outdated and not selling well, but this award just proves what we've all known for a long time... Wixom employees know how to put together a good car. What really amazes me, is the fact that this award was given during a time when many of us were sad and bitter that our plant was closing... we were uncertain of our future plans.... and we had constant management and coworker changes (due to buyouts and transfers). Even with all the adversity and stress, we came to work everyday, did our best, and maintained the utmost professionalism throughout all the turmoil. We should all be proud, under all these extenuating circumstances that we somehow managed to put out a DAMN FINE CAR. So to reiterate, congratulations to everyone that assembled the vehicles. Congratulations to the supervisors that somehow kept quality high during the constant upheaval. Congratulations to maintenance for keeping everything running with NO Budget. And lastly....congratulations to all the lucky owners of 2007 Town Cars.... be happy knowing that you're driving one of the best assembled vehicles that Ford Motor has ever produced. Know how ya feel, they gave Atlanta the Harbor report award i think it was 5 or 6 monthes after they signed the death notice! Hopefully we all can bring our Wixom pride and craftsmanship with us to our next jobs, whether it be at another Ford facility or elsewhere. To all my fellow coworkers... :beerchug: ... thanks for the good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious1Auto Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereswaldo Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Great job! Yeah, great job...now your all fired. Line up behind Atlanta and Norfolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMoVisteon Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Great job! Yeah, Furious, the Wixom employees did a GREAT job at building OUTSTANDING cars. What really grinds my ass is now they, the know-it-all media, announces to the whole world that Wixom has received the J.D Power Award. Of course........AFTER the plant has closed and the employees either transferred(if they are lucky), taken buyouts, retired, or if they are real lucky.....FIRED. And the top management and to a slightly lesser extent, The UAW, wonder why an awful lot of us have bad attitudes???? FUCK THEM!!!! :slap: :banmolest: :slug: :whipped: :beatdeadhorse: Even though I took an early retirement/buyout Jan 1, 2007, a day hardly ever goes by where I don't wonder and worry about those who are still at Ford, trying to do their very best to make the right decisions and build great quality vehicles. And to think that this kind of shit IS NOT OVER yet, not by a long shot. Scary, VERY SCARY, for both employees still left at Ford and those of US who have left. I'm proud to have been a Ford employee and will back those that still are........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98shotoy11 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Yeah, Furious, the Wixom employees did a GREAT job at building OUTSTANDING cars. What really grinds my ass is now they, the know-it-all media, announces to the whole world that Wixom has received the J.D Power Award. Of course........AFTER the plant has closed and the employees either transferred(if they are lucky), taken buyouts, retired, or if they are real lucky.....FIRED. And the top management and to a slightly lesser extent, The UAW, wonder why an awful lot of us have bad attitudes???? FUCK THEM!!!! :slap: :banmolest: :slug: :whipped: :beatdeadhorse: Even though I took an early retirement/buyout Jan 1, 2007, a day hardly ever goes by where I don't wonder and worry about those who are still at Ford, trying to do their very best to make the right decisions and build great quality vehicles. And to think that this kind of shit IS NOT OVER yet, not by a long shot. Scary, VERY SCARY, for both employees still left at Ford and those of US who have left. I'm proud to have been a Ford employee and will back those that still are........... I agree. I got laid off from the Rawsonville Plant in June of 2005. I MISS the people there but I DONT miss the BS that went on daily...I mean hourly LOL. I am sad to say that I am glad that I went through that then and not now. I am going to be a daddy soon and I am glad the "losing my job" part is over with and have since moved on or I DONT know what I would have done if it were to happen now or in the near future. I do fear the worst for the people still there but I do hope and pray that there is some kind of light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck to all that are still at any Ford location. The next year or so will be rough and it wont be pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heywood Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Congrats, people! I love my Lincoln LS!!!! I thought my 2003 LS was great, but my 06 is even better! Its a darn shame that the Wixom plant had to close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Why is it that every Ford plant that earns a quality award gets closed?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious1Auto Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Why is it that every Ford plant that earns a quality award gets closed?!!! I don't know but Lorain's Quality also went through the roof before "D" day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bored of Pisteon Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I am a proud owner of a Lincoln Town Car, however it is a 1988 model... Currently has 140,000+ miles and runs and drives like a new car. If I had to do it all over again, and buy a new car. I would definitely consider a 2007 Lincoln Town Car whether new or used somewhere down the line. Too bad the liberal Japanese car loving news media doesn't feel the same way. I just hoped you guys made some flashy, sharp cars at the end like the ones I see everywhere with all different color combinations, carriage tops, special editions, extra chrome you name it from years past... In my honest opinion: I think the 1998-2002 years were ugly and that's what kinda helped set the stage for closure when sales tanked. I really like the looks of the newer ones because when you put a hood ornament back on it. It shows a sense of style... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Why is it that every Ford plant that earns a quality award gets closed?!!! They have closed the plants with strong unions and those strong unions were the driving force behind the great quality. Example, the piss poor union 600 and the lack luster quality to match. As useless as a pig with hip pockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgun Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Why is it that every Ford plant that earns a quality award gets closed?!!! Ya gotta ask Mark Fields that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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