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Ford Motor Co. is entering this summer's national labor talks with a clear, if audacious, goal: Cut hourly labor costs by about 30 percent to reach parity with Asian rivals operating in the United States.

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)unclesam50
    unclesam50
    June 13, 2007, 10:49 a.m.

    Ill tell you what, Ford is a great company and is putting out amazing cars right now. They are beating out toyota for quality awards and making leaps and bounds in fuel efficiency, also they have always performed better than japanese cars. If Ford goes under we will all feel the effects of it and soon to follow will be other American companies, we will lose every thing to the Japanese and never get it back and the people who buy foriegn will be to blame

    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)MCS396
      MCS396
      June 13, 2007, 1:24 p.m.

      I wish Ford luck with the 30% goal.

      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)Hobe
        Hobe
        June 13, 2007, 3:01 p.m.

        'Ford: Cut Labor Tab 30%'

        How many illegal immigrants are working for Ford taking up American Jobs????

        Once the Democrats grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants, welcome to the Open Job Market... Then the illegals will Demand American

        Jobs and the ACLU and Democrats will back them up all the way..

        Hillary, pelosi, biden, kennedy, harry ried, etc, are all millionaires, this issue does not concern them... They do not think that English should

        be the American National Language???

        How Sad....

        • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)NotVulgarName
          NotVulgarName
          June 13, 2007, 3:44 p.m.

          Go FORD!

          I wish them luck, the Big Three need to start getting control of their companies back from the blackmail clutches of the UAW and putting the auto manufacture industry back on the right path..

          They make great looking products, as soon as their quality is truly job 1, I would love a Ford MUSTANG or GT40 perhaps.

          I always try to buy ford, loved the Aerostar/Ford LTD, even the Pinto we had, not so lucky with the Escort or the Mercury Lynx from the late 80s/90s.

          • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)PsychoHosebeast
            PsychoHosebeast
            June 13, 2007, 6:52 p.m.

            Actually, I think cutting some of those $20million executive bonuses may be a better place to start. Then after that, work on a car that's actually worth a ******.

            • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)HateKoolAid
              HateKoolAid
              June 13, 2007, 9:36 p.m.

              Wonder why the big difference in labor costs? An overseas worker just wants to provide a place to live for his family, enough food on the table and a decent education for his children and he's willing to ride a bike to work. A U.S worker on the other hand just doesn't want a place to live but a three thousand square foot place in an upscale part of town to live. Not just food but t-bone steaks and such. Not just any kind of education but the kind you get at upscale schools and finally the hell with a bike he wants a Hummer. Wonder why products are made cheaper overseas??

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