Ford to invest $400 million in Missouri plant

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01-18-2011, 01:11 PM

ChrisT

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Ford to invest $400 million in Missouri plant

Interesting. I wonder if this is to ramp up for Ford's new "Start-Stop" technology?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110118/us_nm/us_ford_plant

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01-18-2011, 02:28 PM

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Good for Ford, but it reminds me of a few years ago when Chrysler invested about a billion dollars in the Fenton, MO plant, which they then stopped production in and are now tearing down.

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01-18-2011, 03:25 PM

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Good for Ford, but it reminds me of a few years ago when Chrysler invested about a billion dollars in the Fenton, MO plant, which they then stopped production in and are now tearing down.

One major difference: Ford is increasing sales via improved quality. Chrysler is among the worst quality cars you can buy.

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