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Ford details plant investments in new contract

By The Associated Press
October 4, 2011

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Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union agreed to a new four-year contract on Tuesday. The contract details $6.2 billion of new investment in U.S. factories. Here are the plants that will be getting new investments under the deal.
Plant and cityProductTotal investmentAuto Alliance (Flat Rock, Mich.)Next generations of Ford Fusion, Mustang. Fusion work coming from Mexico.$555 millionChicago Assembly (Ill.)New shift, insource police versions of Explorer, Taurus$117 millionDearborn Truck (Mich.)Next generation F-Series pickup$359 millionKansas City Assembly (Mo.)Transit commercial van from Europe, stamping plant, new second shift for F-Series$1 billionKentucky Truck (Louisville, Ky.)Next generation Super Duty Truck$621 millionLouisville Assembly (Ky.)2012 Escape and a new, unnamed product, new third shift$639 millionMichigan Assembly (Wayne, Mich.)C-Max minivan coming from Europe, third shift for Focus production$279 millionOhio Assembly (Avon Lake, Ohio)Medium truck frame assembly coming from Mexico, insource motor home chassis$128 millionTwin Cities (St. Paul, Minn.)Will close as scheduled at the end of 2011Dearborn Engine (Mich.)New capacity for 2.0-liter, I4 enginesnew F-Series vehicle personalization center$130 millionCleveland Engine (Ohio)Third shift added for V6 engines$278 millionLima Engine (Ohio)New small V6 engine added to the plant$400 millionRomeo Engine (Mich.)Continue production of 6.2-liter V8, new 5.8-liter supercharged V8$50 millionLivonia Transmission (Mich.)Capacity increase$192 millionSharonville Transmission (Ohio)Capacity increase, new production for medium truck$220 millionVan Dyke Transmission (Mich.)Hybrid transmission coming from Japan, capacity increase $220 millionRawsonville (Mich.)Insourcing oil pumps from China, battery packs from Mexico$53 millionSterling (Mich.)Insourcing axle production for Transit, capacity increases$141 millionWoodhaven Forge (Mich.)New crankshaft for small displacement V6, capacity increases$4 millionBuffalo Stamping (New York)New stampings for future products$136 millionChicago Stamping (Ill.)New stampings for future products$86 millionDearborn Stamping (Mich.)New equipment for production of next-generation F-Series$484 millionWalton Hills Stamping (Ohio)Plant closes by 2015 Plant and city Product Total investment Auto Alliance (Flat Rock, Mich.) Next generations of Ford Fusion, Mustang. Fusion work coming from Mexico. $555 million Chicago Assembly (Ill.) New shift, insource police versions of Explorer, Taurus $117 million Dearborn Truck (Mich.) Next generation F-Series pickup $359 million Kansas City Assembly (Mo.) Transit commercial van from Europe, stamping plant, new second shift for F-Series $1 billion Kentucky Truck (Louisville, Ky.) Next generation Super Duty Truck $621 million Louisville Assembly (Ky.) 2012 Escape and a new, unnamed product, new third shift $639 million Michigan Assembly (Wayne, Mich.) C-Max minivan coming from Europe, third shift for Focus production $279 million Ohio Assembly (Avon Lake, Ohio) Medium truck frame assembly coming from Mexico, insource motor home chassis $128 million Twin Cities (St. Paul, Minn.) Will close as scheduled at the end of 2011 Dearborn Engine (Mich.) New capacity for 2.0-liter, I4 enginesnew F-Series vehicle personalization center $130 million Cleveland Engine (Ohio) Third shift added for V6 engines $278 million Lima Engine (Ohio) New small V6 engine added to the plant $400 million Romeo Engine (Mich.) Continue production of 6.2-liter V8, new 5.8-liter supercharged V8 $50 million Livonia Transmission (Mich.) Capacity increase $192 million Sharonville Transmission (Ohio) Capacity increase, new production for medium truck $220 million Van Dyke Transmission (Mich.) Hybrid transmission coming from Japan, capacity increase $220 million Rawsonville (Mich.) Insourcing oil pumps from China, battery packs from Mexico $53 million Sterling (Mich.) Insourcing axle production for Transit, capacity increases $141 million Woodhaven Forge (Mich.) New crankshaft for small displacement V6, capacity increases $4 million Buffalo Stamping (New York) New stampings for future products $136 million Chicago Stamping (Ill.) New stampings for future products $86 million Dearborn Sta
mping (Mich.) New equipment for production of next-generation F-Series $484 million Walton Hills Stamping (Ohio) Plant closes by 2015
Plant and city
Product Total investment
Auto Alliance (Flat Rock, Mich.)
Next generations of Ford Fusion, Mustang. Fusion work coming from Mexico. $555 million
Chicago Assembly (Ill.)
New shift, insource police versions of Explorer, Taurus $117 million
Dearborn Truck (Mich.)
Next generation F-Series pickup $359 million
Kansas City Assembly (Mo.) Tran
sit commercial van from Europe, stamping plant, new second shift for F-Series $1 billion
Kentucky Truck (Louisville, Ky.)
Next generation Super Duty Truck $621 million
Louisville Assembly (Ky.)
2012 Escape and a new, unnamed product, new third shift $639 million
Michigan Assembly (Wayne, Mich.)
C-Max minivan coming from Europe, third shift for Focus production $279 million
Ohio Assembly (Avon Lake, Ohio)
Medium truck frame assembly coming from Mexico, insource motor home chassis $128 million
Twin Cities (St. Paul, Minn.)
Will close as scheduled at the end of 2011
Dearborn Engine (Mich.) New ca
pacity for 2.0-liter, I4 enginesnew F-Series vehicle personalization center $130 million
Cleveland Engine (Ohio)
Third shift added for V6 engines $278 million
Lima Engine (Ohio)
New small V6 engine added to the plant $400 million
Romeo Engine (Mich.)
Continue production of 6.2-liter V8, new 5.8-liter supercharged V8 $50 million
Livonia Transmission (Mich.)
Capacity increase $192 million
Sharonville Transmission (Ohio)
Capacity increase, new production for medium truck $220 million
Van Dyke Transmission (Mich.)
Hybrid transmission coming from Japan, capacity increase $220 million
Rawsonville (Mich.)
Insourcing oil pumps from China, battery packs from Mexico $53 million
Sterling (Mich.)
Insourcing axle production for Transit, capacity increases $141 million
Woodhaven Forge (Mich.)
New crankshaft for small displacement V6, capacity increases $4 million
Buffalo Stamping (New York)
New stampings for future products $136 million
Chicago Stamping (Ill.)
New stampings for future products $86 million
Dearborn Stamping (Mich.)
New equipment for production of next-generation F-Series $484 million
Walton Hills Stamping (Ohio)
Plant closes by 2015