Greentreena
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Good news for Ford, they "pawned" their logo and other assets in 2006 to save their business, and they got them back now due to their great economc performance. Great news for North American jobs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/busine........rized-logo-is-returned-to-ford.html?_r=1
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I think they pawned everything in '06 to get that line of credit. Gutsy move but maybe it was either "bet the farm" or just fade away. Didn't they bring in an ex Boeing executive to pound the old entrenched order into submission and turn the company around? The old order GM executives were absolutely so blind to reality that they would have taken the company under without some interaction from outside during the dire conditions after 2008. What kind of junk would those idiots be building if Japan, Korea, and Germany were not keeping the pressure on. Maybe the RV industry needs some outside competition - - - Competition. The consumers best friend.
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bucky
Eastern Shore of MD
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What kind of junk would Japan, Korea, and Germany be building without the competition? Food for thought heh? Nobody in this global market spends a cent they don't have to in getting a product to market.
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NewsW
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The CEO made out like a bandit because he refused to take the buyout --- which would have meant cutting his pay to a token sum.
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Capt Skup
Southern Maryland/Nantucket
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Boy, now there is a dream. Competition in the rv market from Japan and Germany. Among other things, Flex-n-snap Lippert frames would be a long gone memory, stapled construction, luan and thin fiberglass panel sidewalls history. On and on. A RV built with the engineering and quality of a Camry, Accord or Civic. Ford is churning out some great products, I am so looking forward to the completely new SuperDutys.
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Bumpyroad
Virginia
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a good use of stimulus money.
Oh, wait.
never mind. 
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thomasmnile
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OK, it's early and I couldn't resist. Did Ford buy back ownership of their Blue Oval from Cummings??? 
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fordsooperdooty
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My posts shouldn't be taken for factual data. They are purely fictional, for entertainment purposes and should not be constituted as actually related to scientific, technical, engineering, legal, spiritual or practical advice. Amen. 
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path1
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Quote:Boy, now there is a dream. Competition in the rv market from Japan and Germany. Among other things, Flex-n-snap Lippert frames would be a long gone memory, stapled construction, luan and thin fiberglass panel sidewalls history. On and on. A RV built with the engineering and quality of a Camry, Accord or Civic. Ford is churning out some great products, I am so looking forward to the completely new SuperDutys
If that happens my opinion about RV's being "wobbly boxes on wheels" would change
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fuzzbutt
Pittsburgh
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I have never owend a Ford but I believe my next new vehicle will be one. I like what they have been doing the last few years. Rented a Fusion last summer that was pretty nice. Can we get the "Gubmint" to subsidize the price of the new F150 4x4 so my out the door price would be around 20K?
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