Ford, GM, FCA Agree to Shut Down US Plants

[FishOnOne]

Ford, GM, FCA agree to shut down US plants due to corona virus. Very understandable but very disappointing amongst other industries.

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[Cummins12V98]

Incredible!!!

FACT the CHIT started in China.

[free_radical]

danrclem wrote:
I think if you check it was the Chinese who let it get out of control.

Or did they
Tramp started the Trade war w China and sudenly theres bad Virus
Peculiar coincidence yes

Or bit of Bio warfare maybe

[philh]

mich800 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Ford is looking to re start production of their trucks in one month.

They seem to be quoting the expiration of the current stay at home order (at least in Michigan). So this may be a moving target. My contract job for an auto mfg is supposed to go back the same date. But that was announced the same day we all went down. I am not counting on it right now but hopeful.

Have some friends that work at a major hospital here and not showing signs of letting up right now.

I'd bet on May 4th being the date. Given how fast it's still spreading and the hospitals being overwhelmed.

[goducks10]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-extends-north-american-shutdown-193014431.html

[mich800]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Ford is looking to re start production of their trucks in one month.

They seem to be quoting the expiration of the current stay at home order (at least in Michigan). So this may be a moving target. My contract job for an auto mfg is supposed to go back the same date. But that was announced the same day we all went down. I am not counting on it right now but hopeful.

Have some friends that work at a major hospital here and not showing signs of letting up right now.

[Cummins12V98]

Ford is looking to re start production of their trucks in one month.

[stsmark]

Saw an interesting article where Ford is going to build pressure breathing masks with 3M. Apparently the seat cooling fans from F-150 are nearly ideal. Using a 12v Dewalt battery they can run 5+ hrs.

[blt2ski]

As noted earlier, many of these items should be made here, or at least in NA! As China makes a high % of the n95 masks needed. Malaysia IIRC makes 80-90% of the surgical gloves for the world. Issues with this virus have slowed both places from producing appropriate quantities of products for the world over!
I can understand why some manufactures move plants to be more regional per say.

Marty

[FishOnOne]

Here's another video of the manufacturers stepping up. Not sure what to think about FCA producing them in China.

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[FishOnOne]

Here's Bill Ford on this topic. Sounds like Ford is stepping up to the plate.

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[philh]

danrclem wrote:
I think if you check it was the Chinese who let it get out of control.

Simple facts are difficult to grasp. The real question is how out of control did they let it get. I haven't heard a solid explanation of why there are suddenly 20 million fewer active cell phones in China. Where did they go?

[danrclem]

I think if you check it was the Chinese who let it get out of control.

[free_radical]

colliehauler wrote:
This is one of the reasons why automotive industry should stay in the US instead of moving production overseas, especially China. We have become dependent on overseas manufacturering and when that supply chain is severed it shuts down production.

That dont make any sense
If you want to sell overseas you must have factories there also.
Everyone does btw

our leaders should grow some brains and do like Chinese
Ie work on PREVENTION of spreading the virus in the first place instead of playing catch up now

In China its mandatory to wear protective face masks when outside and life goes on just fine w people working,incuding the Tesla factory


https://youtu.be/GRk9ZgMRyq0

[free_radical]

RobertRyan wrote:

Colliehauler wrote:
Mitsubishi built 10,939 A6M Zero's as wel

Mitsubishi Trucks or Fuso, are owned by Mercedes Benz.
What is intetesting their heavier Trucks are not sold in the US. Their MDT versions are
Labelled " The Fighter"

Too much competition for domestics to handle maybe LOL