The Camaro is causing Ford to lay off workers at the Mustang plant

[shawn18]

Originally Posted by MuscleCarz

That's correct. The plant is joint venture between Ford and Mazda and the 6 was a flop.

As for everyone taking jabs at the Mustang it's probably because the only news they have seen on this is...

It sure isnt helping the mustang any! but who am I to say hell I own both!! well actually my wife does she has a 1LT and an 06 stang v6

[armando416]

I'm surprised they'd do this right before the rebirth of the 5.0L V8. Yes, the Camaro has stolen a lot of sales from the Mustang, but I would imagine some potential pony car buyers will flock back to Mustang with release of the new powerplant. Too little, too late I guess?

Hell I'd consider getting one myself just because I'm moving back to FL soon and want a convertible so badly. The only thing that will probably stop me is I just can't get excited about the Mustang's looks compared with the Camaro and Chally. Yeah, we buy these cars for performance, but we buy 'em to look good, too, dammit!

[Hoss]

I thought Ford was going to start building the 2011 Mustang in March or April. With the new Cobra 350 and other new models Ford has its work cut out for it to beat the Camaro!

[missionbrent]

Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

on a side not, and back on topic, it sucks that Americans are losing jobs to a car that's imported from Canada.

HUH, cause I thought Mazdas were made at the Ford factory. Much of their end profits are going to Japan. I would say at least Camaro's end profits are coming here. I knew it wouldn't be long before the Mustang Trolls came on.

[Fire]

Originally Posted by Screaminz2002

Anyone wanting a mustang would be foolish to buy one right now. Its no secret they are upgrading for 2011.

Ford putting a good non-forced induction powertrain into the Mustang for the first time this century will not bring the Camaro/Mustang sales deficit back to what had been. The Camaro and Mustang should each get minor upgrades for the next 3 years or so but I think during that time the Camaro should edge the numbers out by a little saleswise.

[chain1]

Originally Posted by Blakout

Isn't the new GT350 gonna cost whatever a standard Mustang GT costs + something like ~$30,000 to make it into a GT350? So in the end it would be somewhere in the $60-70 grand range? It better be a hell of a lot faster than Camaro SS for that kind of money.

Thank you. That's exactly why I said it was not being built to compete with the Camaro.
It's a specialty vehicle that will be available in VERY low numbers.

[mfr1950]

Well I for one am Damm glad they build the Camaro in Oshawa,they turn out a first class product there,the third gen firebird I had that had been built in Van Nuys Calif. had lots of trips to the dealer for repairs including a complete new wiring harness after smoke came out of the dash,(that time it was towed in).No country in the world has a monolopy on good or bad products....

[godfathercrc]

Hate to see anybody get laidoff maybe GM can hire them to build camaros

[Cmicasa the Great XvX]

Ford will reduce shifts from two to one in July at the AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. The plant, which is jointly owned with Mazda Motor Corp., also makes the Mazda6 midsize sedan.

The plant employs nearly 2,300 people. Most of the layoffs will be hourly manufacturing workers, but some salaried staff also will be cut, Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said.

Evans said there was significant down time at the plant last year and Ford can get the volume it needs from one shift. Mustang sales fell 27 percent last year, in part because of competition from the Camaro, which went on sale in the spring and came within 5,000 cars of outselling the Mustang. The Camaro hasn't outsold the Mustang since 1985. Mazda6 sales were down 34 percent.

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[Cmicasa the Great XvX]

Sad news to see 900 people possibly being laid off from a DOMESTIC maker.:(

[Archangel]

dang. i saw today that the state and federal government might have to layoff people too. I know it sucks because I have been unemployed for more than a year and would never wish that upon anyone especially someone with a family.

[Camaro_Corvette]

merge

[85convertibleZ28]

Originally Posted by BackinBlackSS/RS

It's gonna be awhile and I won't be one of them. I will admire the Z28 for sure, but I have my Black SS and she's mine forever.

[CynAgain]

Originally Posted by Number 3

So the tragedy isn't the Mustang/Camaro battle (and we at Camaro5 know who wins that, right?) but the loss of the 900 jobs. Hopefully that isn't permanent. Michigan doesn't need that right now......or ever again.

QFT