DEARBORN, MI—Ford will invest $1.6 billion to upgrade assembly plants in Indiana and Ohio, as part of its commitment in the 2015 contract talks with UAW to invest $9 billion in its U.S. manufacturing facilities.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. will invest $1.6 billion to build a new assembly plant in Mexico for the manufacture of small vehicles. Work on the facility will start this summer in the state of San Luis Potosi, and the factory will create 2,800 direct jobs.
CLEVELAND—Ford plans to invest $145 million to upgrade its engine assembly plant here so it can build the next-generation, 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and expand the lineup of cars and trucks that are offered with the popular engine.
VALENCIA, Spain—Ford Motor Co. has developed a wearable device that, when connected to a smartphone app, enables assembly line workers to make faster and more accurate quality checks on new vehicles.
DEARBORN, MI—Some 52,700 UAW workers will get an average profit-sharing bonus of $9,300 in March, following the Ford Motor Co.’s announcement that it earned a record $7.4 billion profit in 2015.
AVON LAKE, OH—Ford Motor Co. will add Super Duty chassis cab capacity to its Ohio Assembly Plant here. Until now, Super Duty has been built at the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.
MEXICO CITY—Ford Motor Co. is planning to spend about $1 billion on a new assembly plant in Mexico, less than a year after committing $2.5 billion to the country to expand an existing factory and build a new transmission facility.
AVON LAKE, OH—A worker at Ford’s assembly plant here has been indicted on charges he stole thousands of auto parts from the factory and sold them on eBay.
