Originally Posted By: Paul3637
I personally hate fords because all five I owned between model years 1968 and 1989 were a lemons ....... with special focus on engine and electrical problems despite flawless maintenance.
Ford just cannot ever get it right. Their direct injection eco boost engines are having deposit problems due to faulty design.
The Fusion is made in mexico by the way ..... camry is #1 domestic content car.
As consumer reports found, the Fusion's EPA mileage cannot be duplicated in the real world.
Repairs with ford: CONSTANT
Switched to Toyota/Lexus in 1991 ... since then, total family miles (wife & grown kids now) over 1.5 million ....... not a one of us has had a single warranty claim or repair bill other than flawless maintenance, tires, batteries and brakes.
The small displacement DI Turbos are a disaster. The titanium gets worse gas mileage and has slower acceleration the Camry V6.
Amazing that you haven't had a frame rot in half, an engine sludge up or snapped a camshaft (guess you've not owned a Tundra or Tacoma eh?).
Yes, the Fusion is assembled in Mexico, at one of the few plants that Ford operates there.
For reference:
1. AutoAlliance International - Flat Rock, Michigan
2. Buffalo Stamping - Buffalo, New York
3. Chicago Assembly - Chicago, Illinois
4. Chicago Stamping - Chicago Heights, Illinois
5. Cleveland Casting - Brook Park, Ohio
6. Cleveland Engine #1 - Brook Park, Ohio
7. Cleveland Engine #2 - Brook Park, Ohio
8. Dearborn Engine - Dearborn, Michigan
9. Dearborn Stamping - Dearborn, Michigan
10. Dearborn Truck - Dearborn, Michigan
11. Ford Renaissance Global Logistics - Detroit, Michigan
12. Essex Engine - Windsor, Ontario
13. Kansas City Assembly - Claycomo, Missouri
14. Kentucky Truck Assembly - Louisville, Kentucky
15. Lima Engine - Lima, Ohio
16. Livonia Transmission - Livonia, Michigan
17. Louisville Assembly Plant - Louisville, Kentucky
18. Michigan Assembly Plant - Wayne, Michigan
19. New Model Programs Development Center - Allen Park, Michigan
20. Oakville Assembly - Oakville, Ontario
21. Ohio Assembly - Avon Lake, Ohio
22. Rawsonville Parts - Ypsilanti, Michigan
23. Romeo Engine - Romeo, Michigan
24. Sharonville Transmission - Sharonville, Ohio
25. St. Thomas Assembly - Talbotville, Ontario (closing)
26. Twin Cities Assembly Plant - St. Paul, Minnesota (closing)
27. Van Dyke Transmission Plant - Sterling Heights, Michigan
28. Walton Hills Stamping - Walton Hills, Ohio
29. Wayne Stamping & Assembly - Wayne, Michigan
30. Windsor Engine - Windsor, Ontario
31. Woodhaven Forging - Woodhaven, Michigan
32. Woodhaven Stamping - Woodhaven, Michigan
Their Mexican operations consist of:
1. Blue Diamond Truck - Escobedo General, Nuevo Leon
2. Chihuahua Engine - Chihuahua, Chihuahua
3. Cuautitlán Assembly - Cuautitln Izcalli
4. Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly - Hermosillo, Sonora
5. IMMSA - Monterrey, Nuevo Len
In comparison:
Toyota:
1. Cambridge, Ontario
2. Woodstock, Ontario
3. Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN), Delta, British Columbia
4. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi
5. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc
6. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc (TMMTX)
7. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc.
8. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL)
9. Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV)
Oh, and Toyota Mexico
1.Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California, Baja California – Toyota Tacoma