+1 to Jerry. As long as Ford keeps moving forward and making products I can be proud to own, I'll accept the loss of a favorite vehicle every now and then. I already came to grips with the death of the Mercury Cougar in '72 and all hopes of its revival this year with the demise of Mercury. A whole brand has been lost, but I do feel that Ford is moving in the right direction for the most part (some exceptions of course, like the mid-size truck thing and over-saturation with "crossover" type vehicles). Mainly, I look to the Mustang and F-150 to judge how Ford is doing. Based on that, I'd have to say Ford is doing really well and the future looks bright.
Bad news, though, is when those jobs are finished in Louisville for the transition, watch as people go into an uproar when layoffs are necessary in Louisville. It'll be touted as Ford "laying off more workers" and greedily seeking "higher profits at the expense of the working man." Never mind the taxes incurred from employing those temporary workers, the benefits they'll pay out, and the unemployment they'll pay when the job is done. And nobody will mention that those jobs always were going to be temporary jobs just to reformat the plant.
I've noticed the same thing with my dad working at Lockheed. They'll hire a bunch of temporary workers to get set up to build a new plane, then lay them off when that job is done. People get all bent out of shape and expect that a company should always be hiring more people and never letting any go. That just isn't possible. Not every company is Wal-Mart (or the federal gov't).
I leave the topic of unions alone for this one...:argue::banghead:
