the Investments originally planned in Mexico destined for (even if halved) to the Us: Ford plans change and announces that she had diverted the funds for the plant in mexico, San Luis Potosi, the expansion of a plant in Michigan (where the car manufacturer was founded in 1903). 1 billion and $ 600 million the amount provided for the mexican production. 700 million dollars for the american factory of Flat Rock.
Trump: “about me”
The announcement of the colossus of Detroit comes just a few hours after the attack on Donald Trump, via Twitter, had criticized the decision of General Motors to produce a car model in Mexico instead of the Usa. In the program of the new president there is always a turn protectionist in economic policy. So much so that on more than one occasion has urged large manufacturers to enhance the establishments in the Usa and even to threaten to impose customs duties and tariffs. The same Trump, via Twitter, has made out the substance of the decision. “Ford clears the factory in Mexico, invests in Michigan’s political Trump,” wrote the chief of his staff social media Dan Scavino. In fact, in announcing the decision, the chief executive officer of Ford, Mark Fields has cited the policies of the Trump and the new congress as “vital to the decision of the company.”
700 new jobs in Michigan
With the creation of the Manufacturing Innovation Center, a new center of innovation for manufacturing at Flat Rock, Ford expects to create 700 new jobs. In Michigan, announces Ford Motors, it will be realized a new electric car of small size and a car fully autonomous, which will complement the Mustang, and Lincoln Continental is already in production. Announcing the change of route on investment, Ford has unveiled seven of the 13 cars that plan to put on the market in the next five years, including a hybrid version of the F-150 and the van Transit Custom to Europe. For the electric Ford plans to invest 4.5 billion dollars by 2020.
The response of General Motors
General Motors, meanwhile, responds to the criticism of the president, stating that is produced in Mexico, only a version of the Cruze “for global markets, with a small number sold in the Usa”. The criticisms of Trump are coming while Gm program to cancel a shift at the factory in Lordstown, Ohio: a decision that would lead to the elimination of 1200 jobs, starting this month. Gm, the largest car manufacturer in america, it is well-rooted in Mexico, with about 19% of its north american production, compared with 13% of the Ford.
Trump: “Just scarcerazioni from Guantanamo”
Not only Ford and General Motors. Donald Trump relies on Twitter to his future intentions on the prisoner of war camp the Us base of Guantanamo in Cuba. “There must not be any other scarcerazioni from Gitmo (Guantanamo, ed). Are people extremely dangerous and you must not allow that to come on the field of battle,” writes Trump.
January 3, 2017 (modified on 3 January 2017 | 19:16)
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