They were going to get a better quality and basically have a better profit margin so they could pay their workers. When the crash came in 2008 or thereabouts, Ford basically didn't have the problems that some of the other auto companies did [during the 2008 crash]. So I would suggest to you what the role here in Michigan we have to look at. What do we call Detroit? The motor city. Right. Why? (09:27–09:37)
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