FORD Motor Company closing 14plants (30,000 workers)

**rollyic** · June 28th, 2012 01:40 AM

iba kasi ang focus ng pinas....

no.1 sa call center :D

**TholitzReloaded** · June 28th, 2012 03:28 AM

Originally Posted by rollyic

iba kasi ang focus ng pinas....

no.1 sa call center :D

Goal is to beat India.

**niky** · June 28th, 2012 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by TholitzReloaded

Again Noynoy doing what he's best at : Noynoying!
PH kelan ka kaya aasenso?

So what did PGMA do to counter this? The output and product lines of the Ford plant have been going downhill since the Lynx and Ranger were discontinued... way back at the start of the last decade. Even the introduction of an engine assembly line didn't stop this trend, despite PGMA approving tax breaks for hybrid and EV parts... she should have also included flex-fuel vehicle parts.

Measures that Noynoy is instituting now won't have any effect on whether Ford stays or not. The market has to grow, first. And that will take another few years. Infrastructure has to improve, too... and whatever is built now will be finished in three to five years. And the new power projects that are being considered won't be finished anywhere near that soon.

Even Australia and Japan are losing out to Thailand... so we're not alone. In this case, yes, we are weak, but the total loss to Thailand is simply because they're incredibly strong.

If Ford is open to leasing out the plant, I have no doubt some Chinese company will be looking to snap it up for SKD assembly.

**basti08** · June 28th, 2012 11:03 AM

Is there by any chance that Ford Sales might leave the country as well? If they seem to tag as a very small market, what's the reason for staying and now just importing to (from then exporting from) RP?

**asb75** · June 28th, 2012 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by TholitzReloaded

Dami ng umalis, i think first was FEDEX, then Intel, now Ford naman who's next?

Alam ko Goodyear Philippines nagsara na din sa pinas.

**Altis6453** · June 28th, 2012 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by niky

So what did PGMA do to counter this? The output and product lines of the Ford plant have been going downhill since the Lynx and Ranger were discontinued... way back at the start of the last decade. Even the introduction of an engine assembly line didn't stop this trend, despite PGMA approving tax breaks for hybrid and EV parts... she should have also included flex-fuel vehicle parts.

Measures that Noynoy is instituting now won't have any effect on whether Ford stays or not. The market has to grow, first. And that will take another few years. Infrastructure has to improve, too... and whatever is built now will be finished in three to five years. And the new power projects that are being considered won't be finished anywhere near that soon.

Even Australia and Japan are losing out to Thailand... so we're not alone. In this case, yes, we are weak, but the total loss to Thailand is simply because they're incredibly strong.

If Ford is open to leasing out the plant, I have no doubt some Chinese company will be looking to snap it up for SKD assembly.

Luxgen anyone?

Sayang talaga re: Ford. I remember when they resumed operations in the PH they stated that they won't disappear again. I hope they come out with some assurances for their loyal customers regarding continuity of service and not just their sales operations.

**Altis6453** · June 28th, 2012 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by asb75

Alam ko Goodyear Philippines nagsara na din sa pinas.

AFAIK, for manufacturers:

Sime Darby
Colgate Palmolive
Johnson & Johnson
Abbott Philippines
Acer (in Subic)

Dami na.

**timrev** · June 28th, 2012 11:48 AM

tama un sabi ni niky di talaga pang motor manufacturing ang pinas...at di ganun kalakas ang sales nila compared sa toyota at hyundai ngayon...

si naman daw mawawalan ng work yun employee sa factory ng ford if willing silang magpalipat sa thailand...my dagdag pa nga ata..
di naman libo yun mawawalan ng work pero negative parin affect sa pinas yun closing nila ng plant

madami magbubukas ng investment jan lagi kayo magbasa ng news mga noynoying jan!

sa batangas yun canon printer magpapatayo sila ng plant, sa laguna naman LED factory magbubukas, 1B$ crown casino sa pagcor city by next 4yrs my work sa pagcor city na 40thou ang dami...
yun lang mabagal ang development

**Monseratto** · June 28th, 2012 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by timrev

madami magbubukas ng investment jan lagi kayo magbasa ng news mga noynoying jan!

Small change compared to our Asean neighbours...hehehe. And mas maraming "good" news are usually press releases. Marami din di natutuloy.

**niky** · June 28th, 2012 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by basti08

Is there by any chance that Ford Sales might leave the country as well? If they seem to tag as a very small market, what's the reason for staying and now just importing to (from then exporting from) RP?

They still need a sales arm... Ford Group Philippines handles both Ford and Mazda sales locally, and their combined sales make them a major player. There's little chance the retail arm will fold. The amount of investment is more proportional to the return.