I guess we should feel lucky that for once it's not the plants in the U.S. that are first on the chopping block. I do wish all the luck to the people who will lose their jobs there due to this...
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/mar/28/ford-closing-three-plants-in-russia-201/?business-national
Well nobody cares about your topic but I'll comment anyway. The origins of the deal had nothing to do with designing vehicles for a market. It was a joint venture with someone who does nothing but joint ventures for manufacturing, something on paper Ford would have everything to gain and nothing to lose from. But Ford hasn't gained anything from it, has nothing more to gain from it.
Let’s be honest. This is not a Mulally blunder. This is our engineering blunder. We cannot design vehicles that are competitive in any market.
A Mulally blunder. This should've been announced before the rest of Europe/South America changes out of respect to those who've been with Ford since before 2011.