- $850 million Michigan Assembly Plant
upgrade supports return of Ford Ranger, Bronco
- $150 million investment and 130 jobs at
Romeo Engine expands capacity for engine components for several
vehicles, including Ranger and Bronco
- $200 million investment for advanced
data center in Michigan supports Ford’s expansion to an auto and
mobility company and expected dramatic increase in data storage
needs
- Investments are in addition to $700
million and 700 new jobs at Ford’s Flat Rock, Michigan facility,
announced in January, for high-tech electrified and autonomous
vehicles; Ford has announced $1.9 billion in new investments in
Michigan this year
Ford Motor Company is investing $1.2 billion in three Michigan
manufacturing facilities to strengthen its leadership in trucks and
SUVs and support the company’s expansion to an auto and mobility
company.
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Ford Motor Company is investing $1.2
billion in three Michigan manufacturing facilities – Michigan
Assembly Plant, Romeo Engine Plant and Flat Rock Assembly Plant –
to strengthen its leadership in trucks and SUVs and support the
company’s expansion to an auto and mobility company. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Ford is investing $850 million in Michigan Assembly Plant to
retool the plant to build the all-new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco.
Employees at Michigan Assembly Plant will begin building Ranger at
the end of 2018 and Bronco in 2020.
The company also plans to create or retain 130 jobs and invest
$150 million to expand capacity for engine components for several
vehicles, including Ranger and Bronco, at Romeo Engine Plant in
Michigan.
In addition, Ford is investing $200 million for an advanced data
center to support the company’s expansion to an auto and a mobility
company. It is the second of two new data centers Ford is building
in Michigan, as the company expects its data usage to increase
1,000 percent – driven by manufacturing and business needs and new
mobility services, such as more connected, autonomous and
electrified vehicles.
The second new data center will be located at Ford’s Flat Rock
Assembly Plant, where the company is investing $700 million and
adding 700 direct new jobs – announced in January – to create a
factory capable of producing high-tech electrified and autonomous
vehicles.
“At Ford, we are investing aggressively in building on our
strengths today – including trucks, vans, commercial vehicles,
performance vehicles and SUVs – while at the same time growing our
leadership in electrification, autonomy and mobility services,”
said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president, The Americas. “As America’s top
producer of automobiles, we are proud to be going even further in
our commitment to invest in manufacturing here at home.”
The company’s investments are supported by Ford’s strong
partnership with the UAW, as well as with federal, state, county
and local governments.
“UAW-Ford is proud of the total investments in three of our
Southeast Michigan assembly and engine plants, which will lead to
stronger job security for our members and continued support for the
surrounding communities,” said UAW-Ford Vice President Jimmy
Settles. “Thanks to collective bargaining, the hard-working men and
women at each of these locations will now reap the full fruits of
their labor. We look forward to celebrating more product investment
and job growth at each of our UAW represented facilities in the
months and years to come.”
In the past three months alone, Ford has announced $1.9 billion
in new investments in Michigan. During the past five years, Ford
has invested $12 billion in its U.S. plants and created a total of
nearly 28,000 U.S. jobs.
Ford builds more vehicles in the United States and employs more
hourly U.S. workers than any other automaker.
New Ranger and Bronco at Michigan Assembly
The work to transform Michigan Assembly Plant begins next May.
Following the same pattern used during vehicle changeover at
Dearborn Truck Plant in 2014, Michigan Assembly will take just four
weeks to remove and reinstall the tooling necessary to build the
all-new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco.
The iconic Ranger and Bronco will further expand Ford’s truck
and SUV leadership in North America – two of the company’s profit
pillars.
During the last five years, sales of midsize pickups have grown
nearly 50 percent. Many truck buyers want an affordable,
functional, rugged and maneuverable pickup that’s Built Ford Tough.
Ranger is built to meet their needs.
Rugged utilities have been the second fastest-growing SUV
segment during the last five years, making it the time right for
Bronco’s return – especially with its legendary 4x4 off-road
capability.
Expanded capacity at Romeo Engine
Romeo Engine Plant produces engines for Ford Super Duty,
E-Series, Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang and Shelby GT350R Mustang,
along with components for F-Series, Mustang, Explorer and Edge.
This investment adds capacity and tooling for components for an
additional engine when the plant begins its transformation in early
2018.
In North America alone, Ford has invested more than $3.8 billion
to develop more than 30 engines since 2009, when the company
introduced its first EcoBoost® engine. Since then, Ford has
produced more than 8 million engines globally with the fuel-saving
technology.
Data center supports auto and mobility company
expansion
As Ford expands to be both an automotive and mobility company,
the company’s data storage requirements are expected to increase
from 13 petabytes today to more than 200 petabytes in 2021. This is
especially true as Ford grows its leadership in connectivity,
autonomous vehicles, electrification and mobility services.
The new data centers are helping Ford create a world-class
infrastructure for storage, processing and integration of this
data.
The centers also will increase the ability of Ford’s global data
insights and analytics team to transform the customer experience,
enable new mobility products and services, and help Ford operate
more efficiently.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility company
based in Dearborn, Michigan. With about 201,000 employees and 62
plants worldwide, the company’s core business includes designing,
manufacturing, marketing and servicing a full line of Ford cars,
trucks and SUVs, as well as Lincoln luxury vehicles. To expand its
business model, Ford is aggressively pursuing emerging
opportunities with investments in electrification, autonomy and
mobility. Ford provides financial services through Ford Motor
Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its
products and services, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
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