CHICAGO—Ford Motor Co. plans to invest $1 billion in its assembly and stamping plants here. The 95-year-old Chicago Assembly Plant on the Southeast Side of the Windy City, which produces the Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator and Police Interceptor, is Ford’s oldest continuously operating factory. The facility dates back to the Model T era.
Ford is building an all-new body shop and paint shop, in addition to making major modifications to the final assembly area and installing new stamping lines in preparation for the 2020 editions of the company’s popular sport utility vehicles (SUVs).