Ford to put on 11,000 new workers in U.S and Asia

GASWAGON · 13-12-2013, 04:24 PM

Just saw this on the Age website...... Gees the F 150 is a popular car/truck.

http://www.theage.com.au/business/wo...213-2zc22.html

**Polyal** · 13-12-2013, 04:27 PM

But how many did Ford lay off over the past 5 years in the US?

fte50 · 13-12-2013, 05:12 PM

Aint that swell - im sure the Ford team in Campbellfield and Geelong will take comfort knowing this. Insulting.

stevz · 13-12-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fte50

Aint that swell - im sure the Ford team in Campbellfield and Geelong will take comfort knowing this. Insulting.

Yep... A fat lot of good this will do us.

malazn mafia · 13-12-2013, 05:22 PM

Fraud.. Of course. Their new slogan

Kieron · 13-12-2013, 05:27 PM

Don't see what the issue is. They need more staff in certain parts of their operations so employ them. It has nothing to do with the closure of Ford Aus manufacturing.

As Ford fans, we should be seeing this as a positive sign that they are doing this!!

GTP-RPD · 13-12-2013, 08:15 PM

Sorry FOMOCO but I will not be buying another car from you guys.

Good luck in Thailand. I hear the volatile political situation can be a real ******.

P6LTD351 · 13-12-2013, 09:13 PM

They are a business and doing well! Good on them.

All you bleeding hearts - Ford don't owe you anything. They are not a charity.

Not too many industries that give you a 3 year warning that your job is gone.

stevz · 13-12-2013, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by P6LTD351

They are a business and doing well! Good on them.

All you bleeding hearts - Ford don't owe you anything. They are not a charity.

Yet they are asking the govt to prop up their profitable R&D division. Go figure.

Mighty Reds · 13-12-2013, 09:22 PM

Good lord they have manufactured in this country for over 70 years, they owe Australia nothing.
They are business not a charity.

P6LTD351 · 13-12-2013, 09:22 PM

At least they have an R&D division here.

GASWAGON · 13-12-2013, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Reds

Good lord they have manufactured in this country for over 70 years, they owe Australia nothing.
They are business not a charity.

For sure.....But i do want them to produce R/H drive F 150 Ecoboost to export to Oz

**DJM83** · 13-12-2013, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EF_6

For sure.....But i do want them to produce R/H drive F 150 Ecoboost to export to Oz

Id be even more happy with an EcoBoost Raptor as some company's have been doing.

Hell id be happy with a 'normal' raptor

Pepscobra · 13-12-2013, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kieron

As Ford fans, we should be seeing this as a positive sign that they are doing this!!

That's the question I'm struggling with at the moment; am I really a Ford fan? Or am I a Ford Of Australia fan??

There is a difference.

GTP-RPD · 13-12-2013, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pepscobra

That's the question I'm struggling with at the moment; am I really a Ford fan? Or am I a Ford Of Australia fan??

There is a difference.

Yes there is.

Henry Ford once said.

"There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: make the best quality goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible".

**Polyal** · 13-12-2013, 11:05 PM

Seriously people, this could have gone unreported and no one would have known. It just so happens **** went down here and now ford cant employee anyone else.

FlipXW · 13-12-2013, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fte50

Aint that swell - im sure the Ford team in Campbellfield and Geelong will take comfort knowing this. Insulting.

Its the same in every thread by the same people around here. You can **** and moan all you like, but business is no longer viable here and no amount of hard luck stories will change that. As said, Ford is not a charity nor are the other two mobs and the writing is on the wall for them as well.

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Originally Posted by stevs

Yet they are asking the govt to prop up their profitable R&D division. Go figure.

I don't see how that's any different from propping up manufacturing jobs really. Keeps aussies in a job albeit on a smaller scale but the profits from both are going over seas anyway.

BTW im not happy about it by all means, I just don't understand how some of you think a business should keep operating at a huge loss year in year out.

Nikked · 14-12-2013, 12:06 AM

So...Ford are putting on more employees in:

A Country (region) that is witnessing a boom in automobile production due to low wages and a booming market. A region that produces units in the 100's of thousands both for local and worldwide consummation.

And...

Another country that has relatively low wages (compared to us) and its main output is a heavily selling product in its own country, a product that is protected from lower cost imports by a prohibitive protectionist tax.

How is this "insulting" or a bad move on Fords behalf?

DENKO · 14-12-2013, 12:14 AM

Thank you free trade agreement Australia,

mik · 14-12-2013, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Reds

Good lord they have manufactured in this country for over 70 years, they owe Australia nothing.
They are business not a charity.

And they(ford) have been selling cars here since 1917, I only know that because I used to work at the very dealer with that very sign , very sad indeed.

UberKnee · 14-12-2013, 03:12 AM

I dont know why everyone's getting all ****y, we aren't the center of the universe. Ford doesn't revolve around Australia, their business is booming outside of our in the middle of nowhere small populous nation. If they need to put on more workers in countries where they actually turn a profit then good for them.

Even funnier people want the Aus government to prop up Ford here but seem to complain when other governments do it to Ford elsewhere...wheres the logic?

geehaa · 14-12-2013, 08:25 AM

Employing people means the business is strong. Well done for managing the turnaround in house.

jamies · 14-12-2013, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by GTP-RPD

Sorry FOMOCO but I will not be buying another car from you guys.

Good luck in Thailand. I hear the volatile political situation can be a real ******.

I'm actually Thai, if you knew the country and how hard the people do it over there you'd have a better understanding. They earn about $200 a month and live with nothing.

Bucknaked · 14-12-2013, 09:33 AM

Well said. Im a frequent visitor to Thailand and love the place. We even went 5 months after the tsunami to spend some tourist dollars.

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stevz · 14-12-2013, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Well said. Im a frequent visitor to Thailand and love the place. We even went 5 months after the tsunami to spend some tourist dollars.

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Screw that. The last thing I would be doing is spending my money in and supporting a country which has effectively helped kill manufacturing in Australia.

jamies · 14-12-2013, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by stevz

Screw that. The last thing I would be doing is spending my money in and supporting a country which has effectively helped kill manufacturing in Australia.

So what country would you visit ? Nearly every country has taken business out of Australia..

jamies · 14-12-2013, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Well said. Im a frequent visitor to Thailand and love the place. We even went 5 months after the tsunami to spend some tourist dollars.

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Thais live on very basic living conditions but are the first people to take you in and give you there last grain of rice.. They are always smiling and even when they have nothing they have the attitude "Mai ben lai".... ( don't worry,it's ok ).

stevz · 14-12-2013, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jamies

So what country would you visit ? Nearly every country has taken business out of Australia..

Yes but in Thailand's case, not only have they taken our business, but they were also hell bent on ensuring that ours didn't succeed, as was evident with the Territory export program.
I check the label on every single product I buy and I will be boycotting anything from Thailand with a passion.

jamies · 14-12-2013, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by stevz

Yes but in Thailand's case, not only have they taken our business, but they were also hell bent on ensuring that ours didn't succeed, as was evident with the Territory export program.
I check the label on every single product I buy and I will be boycotting anything from Thailand with a passion.

Ha ha fair enough, you can't blame a third world country for trying to strengthen there economy.. You realise that 500 Thai Baht is about $20aus dollars do you think that When the parts are manufactured at such a low cost that saving is passed on to us a consumer ? The governments takes a share the company's add on there gross and parts are still just as expensive. Consumers don't really win we don't get a saving at all.

Wretched · 14-12-2013, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by stevz

Screw that. The last thing I would be doing is spending my money in and supporting a country which has effectively helped kill manufacturing in Australia.

They didn't kill it, we handed it to them.