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The News

Ford is to move US production of its new Ford Focus car to China in 2019, despite having faced pressure to keep manufacturing jobs in America.

The contest

Predict a date and time when President Trump will send a first tweet mentioning the word Ford. You can also state 'never'.
The closest person will win 20 STEEM (at the time of the contest ending).
Be quick as the contest ends when Trump sends his tweet, which can be any time as we all know.

Who wins?

If in the next 5 days President Trump indeed send a tweet mentioning the word Ford, the person with the closest estimate in the comments at the latest 10 minutes before the time of the tweet will win

If no tweet is sent by 26-Jun 19:00 GMT, I will choose a random person from all the persons who commented "never".

Rules

  • Submissions in the comments of this post
  • You must do an upvote on this article post to be elligible (min 50 upvotes needed for contest or contest void)
  • Date and times needs to be submitted in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
  • One submission per account. First submission counts.
  • Edited comments/submissions are no longer eligible
  • If you resteem this post and you win you get an additional 5 STEEM on top of your winnings.
  • I reserve the right to make changes to the rules to clarify or keep fairness to all involved (including myself)in the contest. I promise not to change the essence of the competition
  • contest ends at 26-Jun 19:00 GMT. Winner will be chosen and published within 24h after that
  • I will update this mail in the comming days with a transparent randomizer tool to choose a random winner in the 'never' case.

The full news article (from BBC)

Ford is to move US production of its new Ford Focus car to China in 2019, despite having faced pressure to keep manufacturing jobs in America.

The carmaker said the decision would not lead to layoffs in the US.
But the move marks another change to its plans for producing the new Focus.
The firm in January scrapped plans to move US production to a new $1.6bn (£1.3bn) plant in Mexico after criticism from Donald Trump.
Currently, Ford makes its Focus cars in Michigan, Germany and in China.
But it has seen sales of the model fall in the US, while demand for larger vehicles remains.
It was planning to move US production of the Focus to a new factory near San Luis Potosi in Mexico.
That decision drew fierce criticism from the US president, who has routinely blasted car makers and other companies for importing goods from other countries, including China and Mexico.
US president Donald TrumpImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
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US president Donald Trump had criticised Ford for plans to make the Focus in Mexico

The Trump factor - John Mervin, BBC Business, New York

A few months ago Ford's decision to abandon plans for a new plant in Mexico was seen as a triumph for President Trump and his approach to US companies and global trade.
His personal and public intervention seemed to have brought production of Ford's new Focus model to the United States - a clear win for Mr Trump's belief that goods bought by Americans should be made in the US.
Having the Focus made in China instead was not part of the plan. So Ford clearly runs a risk of annoying Mr Trump further. But with his legislative agenda stalled, his administration engulfed in controversies and his approval ratings sinking, it's not clear what he can do to stop it.
It may be the president's hands-on style of pressuring companies into bringing production to the US was only effective for a few months.
In January, Ford said it would abandon the new factory and move production to an existing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico instead. At the time, the company said it would use the savings to invest at a different plant in Michigan working on electric cars.
But Tuesday's announcement means Ford will make the new Focus in China, instead of Hermosillo - producing $500m in savings.
The move to China will not affect employment levels in Hermosillo, which produces other models, said spokeswoman Kelli Felker. It also does not affect the plans for the additional investment in Michigan, she said.
The Michigan plant currently producing the Focus will switch to making trucks in 2018, with the same number of hourly workers, the firm said.
Ford also said it would invest $900m to retool an SUV plant in Kentucky.
Ford vehiclesImage copyrightSCOTT OLSON/GETTY
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Savings from the move will allow Ford to invest in other parts of the business such as SUVs and electric cars.
Ford updated the White House about its new plans on Tuesday, Ms Felker said. She said the firm had been considering the move for some time.
White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Tuesday said Ford's plans - which could have a large impact on US parts suppliers - underscored the need for tax reform, to help make domestic manufacturing more competitive.
New leadership
The investments are some of the first announced under new leadership at Ford.
The company named Jim Hackett as the new chief executive in May after pressure from shareholders to improve the firm's performance.
Joe Hinrichs, an executive vice president at Ford, said the savings from the move to China would allow the firm to invest in parts of the business that are growing, such as SUVs, electric cars and other areas.
"Finding a more cost-effective way to deliver the next Focus program in North America is a better plan, allowing us to redeploy the money we save into areas of growth for the company," he said.
Ford sold about 67,150 Focus cars in the US in the first five months of 2017, down almost 20% from 2016.

Article link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40345592

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2017-06-23 Friday 4 PM

Let me have a guess. Trump will tweet with the word FORD 22 June, Thursday 9 AM

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