Harley-Davidson plant in Kansas City marks last day of production

[pstokely]

Source: KCTV

KANSAS CITY, MO. (KCTV) --- The Harley-Davidson Kansas City plant has had its final day of production.

Plant officials confirm the final day of production was Friday, May 24.

Harley-Davidson announced in January 2018 that it would close its Kansas City plant.

About 800 jobs were lost in Kansas City due to the closure.



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[Progressive Jones]

1. This is bad lost jobs. Did they run out of yuppies to sell bikes to? nt

[mrsadm]

18. yuppies? uh, no -- old white guys

Old white guys with beards were the primary buyers. They are dying off now, alas.

[Progressive Jones]

20. I understand your point, but here in Chicago

there were armies of yuppies buying Harleys and Indians.

[pstokely]

21. any dentists?

[truthisfreedom]

2. Thanks Obama!

For not having a third term!

[sandensea]

3. I take it Mr. Made-in-America himself, Lou Dobbs, will be all over this story

Right? Right?

[Achilleaze]

4. "We are making unemployment unGreat again." - KGOP republicans*

* In the reign of Dirty Donny I, the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[safeinOhio]

5. HD is so 20th Century.

The company is toast. Just like drive in movies and phone booths.

[watoos]

6. Aha, is that why superman hasn't showed up yet to save the day?

[NCjack]

7. Richie Trump should buy today's production. That would be a nice send-off for the company. nt

[Historic NY]

8. HD said they were shifting jobs...

farming some production to Thailand. You can't keep making what isn't selling. HD is trying to capture the Asian market


[link:https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/1492822/trump-threatens-harley-over-move-to-thailand|]

[link:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-harleydavidson-thailand/harley-davidson-plans-a-thailand-factory-to-serve-se-asian-market-idUSKBN18L0DA|]

[rgbecker]

9. So much winning!

[llmart]

10. Somebody refresh my memory...

Didn't trump go to an HD plant one time when campaigning and tell them he would save their jobs? Or am I confusing two things?

Either way, I hope these employees didn't think he was going to help them in any way.

[rpannier]

11. You may be thinking of carrier in Indiana

[mpcamb]

14. "Trump trotted Harley executives into the White House right after he was inaugurated"

"In February 2017 just days after his inauguration, President Trump invited Harley-Davidson executives and union representatives to the White House. Photographers snapped pictures of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence looking at motorcycles on the White House lawn."

[llmart]

15. That's what I'm remembering.

I had a picture in my mind of him with motorcycles.

[Botany]

12. And how many of those workers voted for Trump?

n/t

[Dorn]

13. 800 jobs might not seem huge yet it has a huge impact on the 800 and beyond

Its like crack the whip, 800 people are out of a job, and the secondary effects are much much worse throughout the community.

[Bengus81]

16. Huh?? In this BOOMING economy customers should be beating the doors down..........

Expensive bikes/toys but that matters not in this supposed "BOOMING" Trump economy.

I still say for the 1000th time it's all smoke and mirrors BULLSHIT.

[keithbvadu2]

17. The Trump economy gets full credit.

[cstanleytech]

19. I feel zero sympathy for any of the employees that supported or voted for Trump.