YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, MI—The factory where Rosie the Riveter showed that a woman could do a “man’s work” by building World War II-era bombers, will be demolished if money can’t be found to save it.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford is introducing a new technology that promises to decrease costs and delivery time for manufacturing sheet metal parts. Under the process, a piece of sheet metal is clamped around its edges and formed into a 3D shape by two stylus-type tools working together on opposite sides of the sheet.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford will increase the production at its North American facilities by 200,000 units per year, which adds to an earlier capacity rise by 400,000 units in 2012.
KANSAS CITY, MO—Ford will add more than 2,000 jobs at its assembly plant here to meet surging demand for the Ford F-150 and planned production of the new Ford Transit van.
FLAT ROCK, MI—As production plans gear up, the hiring process has begun for a second shift at Ford’s assembly plant here. The automaker expects to hire 1,400 workers.
DETROIT—GM and Ford will jointly develop a new line of nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars and trucks to enhance vehicle performance and fuel economy.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. will expand its 3-Wet paint process to four more plants across three continents in 2013. The high-solids, solvent-borne process applies three layers of paint, including primer, base coat and clear coat, while each layer is still wet.
WAYNE, MI—Ford Motor Co.’s revamped Michigan Assembly Plant here supports 24,000 statewide jobs and injects $1.8 billion annually into Michigan’s economy, according to analysis from the Center for Automotive Research.