Finally some good news from a U-S car company. Ford is going to start producing some of its popular European cars in this country. When I was in Europe last year I saw and got to drive in some of these cars and trucks. At the time I did a show focused on why Ford didn't sell these cars here. I just couldn't understand it.
It appears Ford will make the official announcement when they release the company's earning report Thursday.
Unlike GM, Ford has decide not to close plants but still peel off thousands of workers. Some of those plants now producing SUVs that no one wants will instead produce these cars and smaller four and six cylinder engines. Ford can also sell a lot more Focus, but they haven't been able to make enough of them. The main problem is not being able to produce the bodies fast enough.
They will switch production at the Wayne, Michigan plant from trucks to Focus bodies only. That should give Ford the inventory they need to keep up with small car demand. Finally a U-S car company gets it right, I think.
As promised, here is video of the popular Transit Connect van that will be sold here and is already very popular in Europe.
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