New Product for Louisville???

[KYCATFAN]

With sales of the Explorer down to levels that cannot sustain 2 shifts, why not put in a Ranger Body Shop in Louisville ? The Explorer and Mountaineer still have enough sales to warrant their production, just not enough to justify 2 shifts.

 

All of the important equipment and systems at LAP can handle Rangers. I know the present thinking is to import a small pick-up from Thailand, but wouldn't adding the Ranger make much more sense ? Louisville for what its worth was the birthplace of Ranger and bringing it home seems to make good sense.

 

With the addition of the Ranger, product mix could be adjusted to match sales between Explorer, Mountaineer, Sport Track and Ranger. None of these products can support a plant by theirselves, but together they more than make up the numbers for 2 shifts. And with most of the plant already capable of handling the Ranger, it only makes sense financially.

[jgavrile]

UP UNTIL AA FEW YEARS AGO ,THEY DID MAKE THE RANGER IN LOUISVILLE ALONG SIDE THE EXPLORER. THEY HAD A SEPERATE BODY SHOP AND A COMON TRIM LINE. THEY GOT TOO BIG FOR THEIER BRITCHES.

IT USED TO TAKE 3 PLANTS TO MAKE ALL THE RANGERS THAT WERE BEING SOLD. TWIN CITIES,EDISON,AND LOUISVILLE. NOW THEY CAN MAKE ALL THE RANGERS AND EXPLORERS THEY CAN SELL IN ONE PLANT. THEY HAVE PROGRESSED

[Bowie]

UP UNTIL AA FEW YEARS AGO ,THEY DID MAKE THE RANGER IN LOUISVILLE ALONG SIDE THE EXPLORER. THEY HAD A SEPERATE BODY SHOP AND A COMON TRIM LINE. THEY GOT TOO BIG FOR THEIER BRITCHES.

IT USED TO TAKE 3 PLANTS TO MAKE ALL THE RANGERS THAT WERE BEING SOLD. TWIN CITIES,EDISON,AND LOUISVILLE. NOW THEY CAN MAKE ALL THE RANGERS AND EXPLORERS THEY CAN SELL IN ONE PLANT. THEY HAVE PROGRESSED

 

It would be impossible right now.We sold over 22,000 in June.If we drop below 20,000 we could lose a shift.Our Family

center is already gone. :shrug:

Edited July 8, 2006 by Bowie