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  Let imports finance retooling

  It is surprising to drive around Ireland and see that Ford is one of the most common brands. The Mondeo (Fusion) and Focus are very big hits, and Focus spin-offs like the C-Max win auto show and best seller awards.

  My understanding is that they cannot import their European-built cars to the US because of their commitments to the UAW. So, instead they must do expensive retooling to build these cars in the US.

  I understand why our US workers would object to Ford flooding the US market with imported Fords. But since Ford is too cash-strapped to do the retooling overnight, I'd like to suggest a compromise.

  Maybe the unions could vote to allow Ford to import and sell its high-mileage European cars for a short time, while it simultaneously does the necessary retooling in the US. Let Ford take advantage of the dies and factories that it already owns overseas, in order to keep afloat while it retools in the US.On Ford won't sell 65-mpg diesel car in U.S. posted 1 year, 2 months ago 8 Responses