Ford has announced that they are investing $1.2 Billion in three Michigan facilities, further bolstering leadership in trucks, SUV’s mobility. $850 million will be committed to the upgrade of the Ford Ranger & Bronco assembly plant. A $150 million investment and 130 jobs will expand the capacity for engine components for several vehicles, including the Ranger and Bronco at Romeo Engine. These new investments are in addition to $700 million and 700 new jobs at Ford’s Flat Rock, Michigan facility that Myclassic NEWS reported on earlier this year.
The $850 million investment will retool the Michigan assembly plant to build the new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco. Employees will begin building the new Ranger by the end of 2018 and the new Bronco in 2020.
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.
“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.”
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.
Work will begin next may and will only take 4 weeks to remove and install the tooling necessary to build the all new Ford Ranger and Bronco. Sales have grown nearly 50% on midsize pickups over the last five years and rugged utilities have been the second fastest growing SUV segment during the last five years, therefore Ford’s objective is to fill the midsize truck market needs and Ford believes it’s the right time for the Bronco’s return.
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