Comments on: Ford idles two plants http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346190 jackjimturkey Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:15:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346190 pd: No, just send all U.S. ford designers to "study abroad" for a year, then stay out of their way pd: No, just send all U.S. ford designers to “study abroad” for a year, then stay out of their way

]]> By: planet_drive http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346162 planet_drive Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:05:16 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346162 How long before Ford just shuts down all its plants? I say move Ford headquarters to Europe and have it run by Europes management because over there the Euro fords are actually nice looking and good performers. How long before Ford just shuts down all its plants? I say move Ford headquarters to Europe and have it run by Europes management because over there the Euro fords are actually nice looking and good performers.

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346067 CA36GTP Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:59:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346067 I remember recently Chrysler commissioned a team of college students to design a few concepts, and they ended up looking great. As far as I can tell, Chrysler is doing nothing with them. Seems like Ford and Chrysler make a shitty business call for every good one GM makes. I remember recently Chrysler commissioned a team of college students to design a few concepts, and they ended up looking great. As far as I can tell, Chrysler is doing nothing with them.

Seems like Ford and Chrysler make a shitty business call for every good one GM makes.

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346059 Get Real Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:39:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346059 Ford is in this shape thanks to Jaques Nasser and the board at Ford who in the mid 90's spent Ford's pile of cash buying dying car companies.....Now Ford is broke. Ford can't put the MoJo into anything they make anymore, they are lost in the design studio. Sad that art students from a college could do a better job than the Ford design studio. Ford is in this shape thanks to Jaques Nasser and the board at Ford who in the mid 90′s spent Ford’s pile of cash buying dying car companies…..Now Ford is broke.

Ford can’t put the MoJo into anything they make anymore, they are lost in the design studio.

Sad that art students from a college could do a better job than the Ford design studio.

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346033 CA36GTP Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:00:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346033 A half-bright move by Ford. No doubt there will be 5 crappy decisions in the next few days to balance corporate karma. A half-bright move by Ford. No doubt there will be 5 crappy decisions in the next few days to balance corporate karma.

]]> By: Rotman http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346017 Rotman Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:32:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-346017 Are the employees on paid leave? Are the employees on paid leave?

]]> By: jdasch1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345992 jdasch1 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:29:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345992 Every year at this time, a day or two late or before, Ford idles many of their plants...its called a Holiday! Every year...must be a sloooowww Leftlane news day. Every year at this time, a day or two late or before, Ford idles many of their plants…its called a Holiday! Every year…must be a sloooowww Leftlane news day.

]]> By: autonut http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345990 autonut Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:03:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345990 Fed saved Chrysler 27 years ago not of love to Iaccoca but because Chrysler at the time owned Abrams manufacturing and Bradley r&d. Military division was sold under restructuring agreement. The trucks Ford makes can be manufactured by GM and/or Chrysler. How do you salvage corp. that has insane corp. structure and why would you do that? Fed saved Chrysler 27 years ago not of love to Iaccoca but because Chrysler at the time owned Abrams manufacturing and Bradley r&d. Military division was sold under restructuring agreement. The trucks Ford makes can be manufactured by GM and/or Chrysler. How do you salvage corp. that has insane corp. structure and why would you do that?

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345980 jackjimturkey Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:19:50 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345980 I hope not I hope not

]]> By: 441Zuke http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345975 441Zuke Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:36:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345975 if ford goes broke the federal government will bail them out if ford goes broke the federal government will bail them out

]]> By: autonut http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345950 autonut Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:25:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345950 Never mind union workers, what we gonna do with Ford family inbreds if stock capsizes? I think there are few thousand of them living of the stock now, it goes down they'll be on soup lines and society will have to feed fucken leeches. Never mind union workers, what we gonna do with Ford family inbreds if stock capsizes? I think there are few thousand of them living of the stock now, it goes down they’ll be on soup lines and society will have to feed fucken leeches.

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345939 jackjimturkey Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:05:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345939 rsg: I was wondering who'd get that one. rsg: I was wondering who’d get that one.

]]> By: LP640 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345934 LP640 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:43:19 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345934 ^that's true the dollar isnt worth the paper its printed on so if were you i'd go shopping in the US with a strong currency ^that’s true the dollar isnt worth the paper its printed on so if were you i’d go shopping in the US with a strong currency

]]> By: christianboy10 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345933 christianboy10 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:41:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345933 Ford not the only one in trouble,the whole US economy suffering right now Ford not the only one in trouble,the whole US economy suffering right now

]]> By: cookie4me http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345909 cookie4me Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:12:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345909 Yeah, watch them "sync"! Yeah, watch them “sync”!

]]> By: rsg http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345906 rsg Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:09:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345906 jjm: Cudos on the Simpsons reference. Nicely done. jjm: Cudos on the Simpsons reference. Nicely done.

]]> By: C6Racer http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345905 C6Racer Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:09:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345905 Yea, Johnny, that is very true. Yea, Johnny, that is very true.

]]> By: LP640 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345899 LP640 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:05:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345899 That's music to my ears F451. DIE FORD, DIE HARD !!!!!!!!!!!! That’s music to my ears F451. DIE FORD, DIE HARD !!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345898 johnnycanuck Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:05:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345898 ...correction C6Racer: 'as many' ugly Ford cars on your way to the GM dealer. There are some that absolutely nobody wants... …correction C6Racer: ‘as many’ ugly Ford cars on your way to the GM dealer. There are some that absolutely nobody wants…

]]> By: C6Racer http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345896 C6Racer Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:01:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345896 Well, then I wouldn't have to look at any ugly Ford cars on my way to the GM dealer. Well, then I wouldn’t have to look at any ugly Ford cars on my way to the GM dealer.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345889 johnnycanuck Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:55:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345889 Seems like a very premature reaction on Ford's part. Once the thundering herd of those who received the $500 Explorer vouchers reach the dealer's lots there soon won't be any left. Pray tell, what then? Seems like a very premature reaction on Ford’s part. Once the thundering herd of those who received the $500 Explorer vouchers reach the dealer’s lots there soon won’t be any left. Pray tell, what then?

]]> By: F451 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345886 F451 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:54:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345886 @ LP640, Ford's stock is so damn bleak it just may die before it ever gets a chance to turnaround. They cannot sell off Jaguar and Land Rover soon enough. @ LP640, Ford’s stock is so damn bleak it just may die before it ever gets a chance to turnaround. They cannot sell off Jaguar and Land Rover soon enough.

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345877 jackjimturkey Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:50:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345877 The Ford, the? The Ford, the?

]]> By: LP640 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345873 LP640 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:45:32 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-idles-two-plants.html#comment-345873 DIE FORD, DIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIE FORD, DIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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