[rodneym]

I don't know how close HST's facility was in Mexico but I don't think the problem was 'danger'. I know from experience that opening a maquila in Mexico (near TJ) isn't nearly as bountiful as promised. They did have plenty of labor and it was cheap but they would play companies against each other. If a new company moved into the business park that paid more, the workers left during a shift. Plus, production was so slow and quality bad enough that we lost big time. 2 years of hell. No loyalty and a bad feeling towards American companies. And before people get on their high horse about foreign production, we were making items for the Post Office. Purely price driven GSA. If it wasn't made in Mexico it would be made in China and that's worse. Our government can be as cheap as the American public.
Some companies manage to do well, like Fender Musical Instruments but those first few years produced rough instruments. I could see going to Mexico for enviro reasons but not for labor.
The problems I heard about HST were slightly different architecture in the cockpit and some rough areas that needed to be addressed. If I was buying a CSX glass car I'd take a Hi-Tech but wouldn't deny a carbon car if I wanted one. Just may be a bit more 'finishing'.
rodneym