Re: Ford and the Economy (RE: India - wave of the future?)

Subject: Re: Ford and the Economy (RE: India - wave of the future?)
From: "Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com>
To: techwr-l
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:50:07 -0700

<eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com> wrote in message
news:211621 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
> Interesting to note as well wrt current discussion is that Ford's main
> customers would be people NOT working at Ford. I doubt purchases from
> employees were more than a helpful pocket lining blip. The methods Ford
> introduced ultimately put many workers out of work. From failed car
> manufacturers to the numerous obsolete trades that were no longer needed
> as handcrafted components were no longer used.
>
The auto itself, not just assemply lines, put peole and trades out of work.
The classic example: buggy whip makers.

Times change.

Chuck Martin






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