Ford, GM, FCA Agree to Shut Down US Plants

danrclem wrote:
I think if you check it was the Chinese who let it get out of control.

Simple facts are difficult to grasp. The real question is how out of control did they let it get. I haven't heard a solid explanation of why there are suddenly 20 million fewer active cell phones in China. Where did they go?

I think if you check it was the Chinese who let it get out of control.

colliehauler wrote:
This is one of the reasons why automotive industry should stay in the US instead of moving production overseas, especially China. We have become dependent on overseas manufacturering and when that supply chain is severed it shuts down production.

That dont make any sense
If you want to sell overseas you must have factories there also.
Everyone does btw

our leaders should grow some brains and do like Chinese
Ie work on PREVENTION of spreading the virus in the first place instead of playing catch up now

In China its mandatory to wear protective face masks when outside and life goes on just fine w people working,incuding the Tesla factory


https://youtu.be/GRk9ZgMRyq0

RobertRyan wrote:

Colliehauler wrote:
Mitsubishi built 10,939 A6M Zero's as wel

Mitsubishi Trucks or Fuso, are owned by Mercedes Benz.
What is intetesting their heavier Trucks are not sold in the US. Their MDT versions are
Labelled " The Fighter"

Too much competition for domestics to handle maybe LOL

RobertRyan wrote:
More is the point they will be using 3D Printing to actually make the Ventilators. Factor in many CPAP companies can make the masks and Ventilators as well

OEMs have state of the art 3D printing capabilities.

FishOnOne wrote:

rjstractor wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
GM, Tesla and Ford have now offered to manufacture ventilators.

I wonder how quickly they can tool up to do this. Hopefully this will just be an exercise to see how effectively industry can respond to a pandemic under the Defense Production Act, but I feel like it will be more than that.

I agree that hopefully it's just an exercise, but they will probably work with the leading manufactures of these products and simulate their designs and tooling in which I don't think will take too long.

More is the point they will be using 3D Printing to actually make the Ventilators. Factor in many CPAP companies can make the masks and Ventilators as well

Colliehauler wrote:
Mitsubishi built 10,939 A6M Zero's as wel

Mitsubishi Trucks or Fuso, are owned by Mercedes Benz.
What is intetesting their heavier Trucks are not sold in the US. Their MDT versions are
Labelled " The Fighter"

colliehauler wrote:
This is one of the reasons why automotive industry should stay in the US instead of moving production overseas, especially China. We have become dependent on overseas manufacturering and when that supply chain is severed it shuts down production.

More importantly is the equipment that makes die tools. Much of US equipment and knowledge is gone. We are more dependent on China than most realize.

This is one of the reasons why automotive industry should stay in the US instead of moving production overseas, especially China. We have become dependent on overseas manufacturering and when that supply chain is severed it shuts down production.

Thanks, very interesting!

I truly hope they can get set up and producing quickly. Medical supplies in general are in very short supply right now.