Something else to think about.
What has history taught us about corporations and taxes? We pay for it. So essentially they get this bailout and we end up paying for it twice. In taxes and in the hike of the cost in their products.
Something else to think about.
What has history taught us about corporations and taxes? We pay for it. So essentially they get this bailout and we end up paying for it twice. In taxes and in the hike of the cost in their products.
Epic Foxbody Thread Crew Member #10Originally Posted by AlanŽ
Here something Ford Austrialia is doing that is winning on all sides.
Autoblog...
"No, thanks," says Ford of Australia to the Duratec V6. Instead, Ford of Oz will invest $21 million to upgrade its homegrown inline six-cylinder and keep the invading powerplant out. The ongoing commitment to its own engine saves jobs at Ford's Geelong plant, as well as keeps local Australian suppliers healthy. It doesn't make any sense for gaskets, castings, bearings and other various parts to come from some other continent, so it's a piece of good news for the economy in Victoria. The engine will be freshened to meet Euro IV emissions standards and will keep thundering away down under with exemplary second-order vibration characteristics. The Falcon, Falcon Ute, and Territory will continue to be homegrown products with homegrown hearts, that we still badly want here in he States. C'mon Ford, if Pontiac can do it, you can, too.
That means that
1. Ford has decided to build on an engine that is already very successful and not risk on a power plant that is not proven. That way, it is a much smarter investment on their part. (Last time they tried an American Ford Taurus in OZ, it failed miserably)
2. Workers keep their jobs.
3. Because the I6 comes turbocharged, it is also a great base for FPV and other Ford performance vehicles alongside their 5.4L DOHC V8.
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