[Spridgets] New Ford Plant

[Kitterer Bob]

The unions were a major contributor to the demise of Studabaker.  They wanted to modernize the very old South Bend plant and the unions said great but you cannot let any worker go.  So they closed South Bend and moved to Canada and built and equivalent plant that only  used 400 workers.

Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - in storage

On Jan 8, 2011, at 1:41 PM, WFO Herb wrote:

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> *New Ford Plant** ** *
> *This is fascinating. If you watch, listen to the very last couple of
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> This is a short video of a new Ford plant in Brazil . One look at this and
> you will be able to understand why there will probably never be another
> assembly plant built in the USA. *
> *It will also point out why more assembly plants will go offshore. *
> *You won't doubt that Ford, GM, and Chrysler are destined to go under, after
> watching this video.  *
> *They will survive, but their assembly operations in the U.S. likely won't,
> whether we have provided a bailout or not (listen closely at the end for the
> reason why**).*
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> Watch the video, then pass it on!
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> **http://apps.detnews.com/apps/multimedia/player/index.php?id=1189*<http://apps.detnews.com/apps/multimedia/player/index.php?id=1189>