Ford Assembly Plant/ First Impression

[fopeano]

The factory lives up to the cars it produces, alright. That factory itself looks like a Ford: Failure Of Rational Design. The Super duty truck plant looks the same way. Such a moisy, unergonomic, dimly lit, dirty place to work seems to share the same kind of engineering blunders that compose the cars themselves.

[jsparrowfan]

What happens if a car doesn't pass inspection during assembly? For example, when he mentioned the robots alert the people that there is an error- what happens? I'm assuming it gets fixed but I just want to know the whole process.

[indyfeds]

@jsparrowfan I work in that plant, and it all depends at how far along in production the car is. They can pull a shell of the assembly line or wait until the car reaches the end which is when any necessary repairs will be made before the car gets shipped out. hope this helps!

[jsparrowfan]

@indyfeds Thank you. I completely forgot I asked the question.

[2354bill6]

Isent Kelsey a girl name?

[dajohen2]

I work in an assembly plant and this is the first time I saw the exact same thing I see everyday on YouTube. Cool. The cars I build are way better but I very much respect the history and quality of the Chicago plant.

[stinkinapekilla]

wow this looks like crap compared to the Volkswagen factory

[BlueHeavenBound]

First of all, America used to make Great affordable cars; the arab oil embargo along with sweeping regulations by congress almost totally Killed off the U.S. car industry.

More stringent emmissions, unleaded gas, impact absorbing bumpers & a "No Start" seat belt system all at the Same time in 1974. ABS & Air Bags were developed, but not refined as yet. pmhoard is absolutely right; we're borrowing money from China to buy cars from Japan, as America bleeds financially. -Will-

[davepamn]

60 seconds to perform a task seems so fast

[rtb2425]

Funny to read the comments about buying from the big three to ensure the money stays in America.  I purposely DON'T buy cars from the big three as I don't want my money going to those bloated, inefficient companies manned by overpaid, democrat -loving UAW members.

[JohnHFilms]

1:57 - A Ford Assembly Plant is a car? Cool!

[FordNissanChevy]

Open since 1924, now that is some history.

[GermansLoveIsrael]

ugly dirty factory check the german ones!

[enicolson15]

bayarea852,

Ford and GM make cars all over the world because they are global companies. However, the majority of Ford and GM cars sold in the US are made in the US. Not to mention they are both have their HQ in the US and have a lot of management, engineering, etc. jobs here.

Plus, the new global Ford Focus will be built just outside of Detroit.

[GR8Y8S]

Nice idea, wrong execution. The parts that go into that Nissan come from the same place the profits go; overseas. It's like picking a coffee bean in Columbia, shipping it to the States, grinding it up, then brewing a cup. You wouldn't call that a American cup of coffee would you?

[One3teen]

Some are also made in Canada.

[bestamerica]

One3teen,

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my vehicle is a ford and the motor from germany

[pmhoard]

You are partialy correct. But, it dosen't really matter if a Nissan is made in the USA. 90% of money goes back to Japan.

[dajohen2]

@pmhoard ...umm Dude. Nissan is Korean, not Japanese. Just sayin...

[7477238]

@dajohen2 Nissan is Japanese, well at least it's origin. It's 44% owned by Renault, which helped develop the VQ series engines which turned out to be some of the best V6 engines of all time. All the Nissans meant for the North American market are now assembled in the States or Mexico. Rest are built all over the world.

[1001Hobbies]

@dajohen2 uumm, man (older generation), Nissan has been Japanese long before I was around. Originally sold in US as Datsun the name was then changed to Nissan in 1986, the name of the parent company that owned Datsun, also based in Japan. Just correctin'...

[FordGT8806]

@bayarea852 You're truly fooling yourself if you think buying an Altima will help American workers, thats NOT where the money goes! The money goes to Japan, helping their economy, not ours. If you're not going to buy American please don't complain about not having American workers build the product when you don't support the company's growth and stability; even though Ford is matching and outperforming it's competitors in every category

FYI: The 2011 Ford Fusion will be built in Michigan!

[rickster348]

After buying an old Ranger at auction w/ 199K, and driving it another 30k w/ just plugs and wires, I bought a 2005 Ranger w/ 18K and would NEVER part w/it! FORD RULES!!!

[NextNate03]

What is the starting pay?

[type2mike]

I don't get the Ford haters. I have 02' Ranger with almost 90K on it and i just now had to replace the original alternator. My dad had a 91' Escort that lasted him 198k so there's nothing wrong with them. I expect my Ranger to last a half million.

[songthirtyone]

I had an 87 Ranger, with 782,000 Kilometers on the original engine and tranny, my buddy has a 2000 Ranger with 380,000 Kilometers on it ! Rangers are very durable.

[ga1999]

@type2mike I had a 92 Thunderbird that I drove to 270k before I traded it. It still ran and drove well, but the body was swiss cheese, more namely the rockers and the floor.

[ArcticFox1095]

@type2mike I agree! My dad had an '95 F-250 and it had somewhere between 300k -350k before we sold it. Too bad thought, I could have used it. Only needed some body work near and around the bottom and the fenders. Stupid rust. lol

[minivan442]

@type2mike I agree my 1920 Model T Touring has a numbers matching engine (So in other words its 90 years old) and it still runs great!

[SpiaggiaVita]

I wanted to tour the wayne plant when I ordered my Focus from the factory but they wouldn't let me tour through it. Jerks, it looks like a lot of fun.

[bestamerica]

ohh no,,,

ford is a poooor design this ford vehicle

[nicoleandrandy1]

i work on cars for aliving ford are not coming apart at 40k with wheel bearing almost falling apart like gms ive seen silverados 2years old with rear backing plates rotten so bad they wont even hold parking brake shoes so ford keep up the good work and when gm goes out you be the first and last american car company

[terayon]

i have an 06 chevy HHR and so far no problems. My dad has an 07 Silverado and runs awesome! My grandpa has an 89' silverado with about 954K miles on it and only had to replace the transmission. and Ford is not getting any help cuz they don't need it. We have FUN driving our American cars...do you have FUN driving ur jap cars?

[mangalapaipai]

i m a malaysian.... i think u us citizen should support ford bcoz it is ur country pride u know....the 1st car maker in the world rite

[kingforaday22]

I have support ford because ford is awesome

[bubbubeta]

Who wants to buy a fucking ford?

[kingforaday22]

because Ford is better then those Japanese pieces of shit the you probably drive.

[BubbuhatesUSA]

Actually I drive a BMW annd a Nissan Qashqai.

If ford is so great why is it almost bankrupt?

[kingforaday22]

Because Idiots like you think that a plastic car is better then metal

[BubbuhatesUSA]

Is ford a plastic car?

[kingforaday22]

uh no its metal that Hitler car you driver is and your Japanese piece of shit is

[BubbuhatesUSA]

OOhh I see. Then why is ford , chryslr and gm almost going belly up-if they are so good? Is it because they are.... shit?

[kingforaday22]

no its because of retards like you

[BubbuhatesUSA]

Get the fuck outta here with your stupid ford. Go buy that piece of shit and take a taxi home ! Bitch.

[kingforaday22]

I bought Ford F150 in 94 and I still have it and it has never broken down in its life

[BubbuhatesUSA]

Try buying one now. You'd be in for a nasty surprise.

[kingforaday22]

I bought one last year it runs good

[BubbuhatesUSA]

Just wait another 4 years.

[Jon13bur]

Dude....Shut the fuck up! Because of asshole enviromentalist fukup like you driving Toyotas and other japanese pieces of shit, the American Auto is dying. If you bought Chevys, Fords, or Dodges, They would not die. Just outta curiosity, what do you do for a living?

[eduardpqek]

I'm sorry, are you 5 years old? or is it just your grammar?

[kingforaday22]

My grammer because I sleep during english class

[dethlok7]

Be for real..Who can really afford that new lincoln we are making???I see the prices on them..close to $50,000 fully loaded...no wonder these cars arent selling...

[dethlok7]

Thats why are cars suckkk..they never want us to fix the problem on the line..just let it go and we will fix it later..I work there.. I know..We make junk..then they wonder why we have recalls..Stupid idiots..thank you management for making poor decisions..

[SanLewy]

I seriously doubt you work for FoMoCo...

[gamerz300]

you never know now do you? although im sure he does not either as who would want to admit they are working for one of the big 3 failures =D

maybe he did at one time but who knows :P

[jimmyjames177414]

i worked there and base on his comment i can tell you 99 percent chance he dose in fact work there thank god i took the buyout!!!!!

[SANYUR]

The reason why most ford modals has the same quality as toyota is because toyota quality has been reduced or slipping down to near ford quality levels. My opinion ford fusion got ford up to toyota quality due mazda 6 parts in the fusion.

[Billy4202]

Interesting video.

[BklynJayL]

Actually..., Ford's been doing the BEST in quality and, reliability than, any other car maker, over, the last couple of years! You can read on that, also. ;-)

[jreily1988]

No, actually ford admitted they are NOW at the same quality as toyota.

[bugtong]

haha! japan technology is the best than this!!

[fjdtmd]

German > Japanese > American

That's how it will always be.

[pezez]

thanks for not helping our country.

[itsmermf]

Nice....probably the last video made before this plant is forced to be closed due to the fact the Ford sucks and all the foreign manufacturers even including Hyundai is kicking their products in reliability and quality.

[pezez]

move over there. you certainly are not a true american.

[Memphis35]

A true american would build a decent car for its people.

[pezez]

keep on drivin ur toyata trader

[Memphis35]

I don't drive a Toyota you moron. I have a Mitsubishi.

[BklynJayL]

Mitsubishi is very low in quality. They can't even make a powerful pickup truck(Raider) without Dodge's help!

[hallangell12]

you do not have to be a true american to live do you?

[freeballer81]

Actually Ford is doing very well in reliability, read about it.

[powwying]

nice~!