Ford, GM, FCA Agree to Shut Down US Plants

[FishOnOne]

Ford, GM, FCA agree to shut down US plants due to corona virus. Very understandable but very disappointing amongst other industries.

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[philh]

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.

[RobertRyan]

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

[RobertRyan]

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"

[philh]

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.

[colliehauler]

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.

[blofgren]

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.

[FishOnOne]

colliehauler wrote:

blofgren wrote:
Didn’t Ford manufacture planes at one point in time?

Ford tri motor plane.

During WWII Ford built 86,865 complete aircraft, 57,851 airplane engines, 4,291 military gliders and thousands of superchargers and generators. From Ford history site.

Chrysler built 3,352 M-3 tanks 53 percent of the 6,258 built. It built 17,947 of M-4 Sherman tanks 36 percent of the total 49,234 built.

GM converted it's plant to the war effort as well. 12 billion worth of airplanes, trucks, tanks, guns, and shells or 41 percent of war production from auto plants. They converted all 109 plants to the war effort.

Mitsubishi built 10,939 A6M Zero's as well

Ford produced the Willow Run factory in record time to produce the B-24 Bomber.

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[colliehauler]

blofgren wrote:
Didn’t Ford manufacture planes at one point in time?

Ford tri motor plane.

During WWII Ford built 86,865 complete aircraft, 57,851 airplane engines, 4,291 military gliders and thousands of superchargers and generators. From Ford history site.

Chrysler built 3,352 M-3 tanks 53 percent of the 6,258 built. It built 17,947 of M-4 Sherman tanks 36 percent of the total 49,234 built.

GM converted it's plant to the war effort as well. 12 billion worth of airplanes, trucks, tanks, guns, and shells or 41 percent of war production from auto plants. They converted all 109 plants to the war effort.

Mitsubishi built 10,939 A6M Zero's as well

[blofgren]

Didn’t Ford manufacture planes at one point in time?

[FishOnOne]

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.

[Me_Again]

History has show that in time of war American manufacturers quickly switched their production to military equipment. During WWI a many war items were made in Dayton, Oh in National Cash Registers plant.

[rjstractor]

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.

[blofgren]

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

That's really good! Will the ones from Ford have the CP4? :B

In all seriousness I wish for everyone to do their part, stay healthy, and work together to get through this.

[rrupert]

I was told that Honda in Marysville,OH is shutting down.

[thomasmnile]

Read a story the other day in Detroit Free Press when shutdowns were announced. They quoted a Ford official stating Ford had a 30 day inventory on hand across their dealer network. In flush times that might be a problem but probably OK for now? Story also reported Ford is tapping two credit facilities to cover their nut.