D-mb move! If Ford just assembles the parts from other manufacturers, what prevents another company doing the same for less, with no UAW chains. LOL.
If Ford uses powertrain from another manufacturer, do the clowns in the C-suite think people will buy the Ford branded parts for repairs? LOL. People will go and buy the parts from the original manufacturer. And let me remind the clowns in the Oval Office, that the profits in the sale of parts is around 30-40%.
I just need a few more years here, but these d-mb clowns are making it hard for the company to survive that long.