Big Fords dropping Cummins and Allison
CLICKY Ole well the Dodge boys can't use the old statement " Why do Fords use a Cummins in the 650 & 750 trucks" much longer :B Hey at least Ford is using the Ram mirrors now :W The new PSD...
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larry barnhart wrote:
where do you think the ford diesels are made?
chevman
I said the TRUCKS were made in Mexico. Now they will be built in Avon Lake Ohio. Me I think that is a good thing
For years, the two vehicles were built on chassis made in Escobedo, Mexico under a joint venture with Navistar, using diesel engines supplied by Cummins and transmissions supplied by Allison.
Ford executives say bringing the components back in-house will reduce costs and simplify service issues when they arise.
The production shift to the United States is welcome news for most of the 1,600 UAW-represented production workers employed at the Ohio plant.
They faced the specter of mass layoffs as Ford largely phased out the E-Series "Econoline" van currently made in their plant in favor of the new Transit line of vans, which will be built in Kansas City. By moving medium-duty truck production back to the United States, only a few hundred union members will lose their jobs.
