Re: RE: RE: Re:VIPER TRUCK - Goodbye Lightning

From: Punch (2punch.crash2000@AHM.com)
Date: Thu Jan 10 2002 - 18:23:14 EST


my companies main business is the rail side of this, we hope ford doesn't
close, but it's been coming for awhile now!

ford is down to 1 shift per day, with closures at Christmas, summer, and
vacations!!

sad to see it go, but will they tear it down, or build another vehicle?

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Punch
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Thunderforms.
"Bob Tom" <tigers@bserv.com> wrote in message
news:5.0.2.1.0.20020110090305.009f7e50@bserv.com...
> At 08:12 PM 12/9/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >well, ford needs to do something because the company is going down really
> >fast.  I have heard several financial reports of ford as well as other
talk
> >that they have been having very poor quality lately, they are not working
> >very hard on new models (that they will actually build), and they are in
> >need of a total reorganization.  Apparently they are running very
> >inefficient.
>
> There are very strong indications that Ford will be closing up
> the truck assembly plant up here in Oakville, Ontario.  This
> is the only plant that currently puts together the Lightning.
> If this comes about, 1,500 jobs will be gone.  An announcement
> is expected today (Thursday).
>
> >They said ten years ago the quality of fords was second only
> >to very expensive imports, today they are one of the lowest.
> >--snip--
>
> My son's best friend has been working in the Oakville plant
> for almost 20 years and he has become very upset with the
> collapse in quality control the past couple years.  These
> are problems that are well-known within the plant.  He has
> a older Ranger but is now looking at the new Ram.
>
> Bob Tom     Burlington, Ont., Canada
> '97 Dakota Sport, 4x2, CC, Flame red, 5.2L, auto., 3.92SG
>



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