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Hybrids from Turkey?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by texassalsa04, Jul 14, 2004.

  1. texassalsa04

    texassalsa04 New Member

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    This lattest article say that Ford will build Hybrids in Turkey? anyone knew about this? I would think that stability in that region of the world is not that great and why would Ford build there? Am I missing something? is there a town named "Turkey" in the U.S.?


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    BY JAMES A. MEROLLA / SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
    "Ford and Daimler-Chrysler are planning on rolling out hybrid versions of some of their SUVs over the next two years; Chevrolet is planning to produce hybrid versions of two full-size pickups, the Silverado and the Sierra, this year.

    Ford announced in April it will open a $650 million factory in Turkey, where up to 150,000 hybrid vehicles will be manufactured each year."
     
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    I imagine if it was a U.S. city, they would have had the state in there as well.
     
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    A quick check on MS streets and Trips yielded the following:
    Turkey . the country
    Turkey in the following states, NC, Texas, Ohio , and WV.
     
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    Ford (like GM and Chrysler) are huge multinational companies that build and sell cars all over the globe. They will build cars wherever it's more convenient to the company;all other considerations are secondary.
     
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    I don't know where the author got the idea of Ford hybrids being built inTurkey but I was able to dig up a couple of items from the net.

    Ford does have manufacturing plants in Turkey but according to this article the Escape will be made in Kansas: Escape to be Made in Kansas
     
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    I think Ford almost sells more cars in Europe now than they do here, so perhaps they see Europe/Asia as a bigger hybrid market than the US and plan to launch the rest of their hybrid automobiles from there.
     
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    Certainly cars are built by Ford in Turkey for Europe and the eastern countries, as do severl other companies.
     
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    If the Escape will be built in Turkey....I hope that it does not turn out to be a "turkey" or lemon...I would really hate to see hybrids get a bad rap if the Escape end up with reliability issues. Then again, if they had licensed some of the technology from Toyota, I would think that it will be ok. I am more than glad to see Ford is getting in the picture and wish them luck...but I never would have thought that they build cars in Turkey.
     
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    It is my understanding that Ford licensed the "classic" Toyota Hybrid System (THS) ONLY to prevent a copyright issue.

    I had read that Ford says that they developed their own hybrid system and corresponding program. Time will tell.

    I recently drove a rental Escape in California (almost stopped in to see Dianne when I saw the Carson Toyota sign from the 405) and it averaged 20 mpg. If their claim of 35-40 is not just inflated EPA, then this will be a good change in direction.

    Glad to be back home in Alaska
     
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    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    well the article states a $650 million dollar facility it gives me the impression that they are going to build a new place for the express purpose of building said vehicles.

    i would imagine that the $5 a day labor rates has a hand in all this.
     
    #10 DaveinOlyWA, Jul 14, 2004
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    It could be a coincidence but it's entirely possible that the author of the article was rushing simply got the facts mixed up. I did find a Ford press release from April of 2001 where Ford spent $650 million on a facility in Turkey: Ford News. On the other hand it might be good info and I just can't find any other corroborating articles.
     
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