New 2006 Ford Futura - “Made in Mexico”!!!

http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=6495

Ford Going South of the Border for Futura

It sounds a little too prescient, given last week's UAW contract signings: the Futura of Ford is moving to Mexico. The company said on Monday that the coming 2006 model-year sedan will be built at an expanded plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, beginning in 2005. The plant currently builds versions of the Focus compact (ZX3/ZX5 and the SVT Focus), and will expand and likely add 2000 workers to accommodate production of the new, Mazda6-derived four-door. Once the expansion is complete, the factory will have the capability to produce about 300,000 vehicles each year. The plant also will be able to build Lincoln and Mercury-brand vehicles derived from the same platform - part of Ford's move to make many of its North American factories "flexible" plants, capable of producing many different models on the same lines. The Mazda6 platform will spawn up to ten new Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles in the next few years, including a pair of sport wagons to be built at Ford's Atlanta, Ga., plant.”


For more info about Lincolns being built in Mexico as well check out - http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/ford7_20031007.htm

 

That's bad for the U.S workers (potential jobs), but should be better for Ford (less $$$ spent).

Aren't the mexican plants rated higher than the American ones in general as far as quality? I thought i saw a study stating that not too long ago.

 

Just another example of "Exporting America"

Didn't 3000 ford employees lose their jobs a week or two ago. I bet the mexicans are happy.