13185_42082_pt05
1979
Machinery on the auto assembly line. A commercial for the Ford Escort, "a world car." The Escort, covered in international flags, drives on a road. A group of men and women in lab coats surround the car. The car back on the road driving past a mountain and through the snow. Executives in a dark room looking at a model of the car. The lab coat group again. The Escort on a snowy hill, followed by the Ford logo. An animated commercial shows where in the world various parts of a car were produced. The sign at Ford's world headquarters. The Ford world headquarters building. A line of international flags blowing in the wind. Men on the auto assembly line. A man addresses a group in a classroom about international production. A man talks about his co-workers being replaced by robots. Another man talks about lay offs at GM.