Ford is pledging to invest $6 billion and create or retain 8,500 jobs as part of its agreement with the UAW released Friday.
Among the investments listed in the UAW contract summary are $700 million for Dearborn Truck and $250 million at Flat Rock Assembly.
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Here’s the full list:
Assembly operations
Chicago Assembly Plant — $200 million investment
- Explorer will continue, including HEV.
- Aviator will continue
- Police interceptor will continue
Dearborn Truck Plant — $700 million investment
- All new F-150, including HEV
- All new F-150 BEV
- F-150 BEV Battery Build Up
- All new Raptor
Flat Rock Assembly Plant — $250 million investment
- All new Mustang, including derivatives
- Lincoln Continental will continue through its product lifecycle.
Kansas City Assembly Plant — $400 million
- All New F-150
- Transit will continue
- All new Transit BEV
- New Schuler press
- Stampings for all new F-150 will be added
Kentucky Truck Plant (Louisville) — $1 billion investment
- All new Super Duty
- All new Expedition/Navigator, including HEV
Louisville Assembly Plant — $100 million investment
- Escape will continue, including HEV/PHEV
- Corsair will continue, including PHEV
Michigan Assembly Plant (Wayne) — $1.1 billion
- All new Ranger
- All new Bronco will be added
- Additional sub-assemblies to be added — Bronco hoods and swinggates — Ranger hoods, tailgates and fenders
- Stampings for all new Mustang will be added
- Bronco/Ranger Mod Center
- AV upfitting mod center work to be added
Ohio Assembly Plant (Avon Lake) — $900 million investment
- New product to be added in 2023
- Medium truck will continue
- E-series cutaway and stripped chassis will continue.
- All new Super Duty Chassis Cab
Engine operations
Dearborn Engine — $100 million investment
- New engine will be added
Cleveland Engine — $150 million investment
- 2.3-liter GTDI engine will continue, with upgrades
- 3.5-liter GTDI V6 engine will continue, with upgrade
- New machining modules will be added
Lima Engine — $80 million investment
- 3.3-liter/3.5-liter Cyclone engine will continue, with upgrade
- 2.7-liter/3.0-liter Nano engine will continue, with upgrade
Woodhaven Forging — No investment number listed
- Current engine family forging will continue
Transmission and Driveline operations
Livonia Transmission — $100 million investment
- 6R80 transmission will continue
- 10R transmission will continue, with upgrades
- 8FM transmission will continue
- New BEV e-trans gears will be added
Sharonville (Ohio) Transmission — $130 million investment
- 6R80 gears will continue
- 6R140 transmission and gears will continue
- 8F57 gears will continue
- New HF55 gears will be added
- 10R80 will continue, with upgrades
- 10R140 will continue, with upgrades
- New 10R100 will be added
Van Dyke Transmission (Sterling Heights) — $400 million investment
- HF45 transmission will continue
- 6F55 transmission will continue
- New 8FM Machining will be added
- New HF55 transmission will be added
- New BEV e-Transaxle Machining & Assembly will be added
- New EV Motor Manufacturing will be added
- 8F57 will continue
- New Machining Modules will be added
Rawsonville (Ypsilanti) — $60 million investment
- FHEV batteries will continue, with upgrade and added capacity on GEN IV Batteries
- Coil on Plug, AIS and Carbon Canisters will continue.
- 6F55 kitting will continue
- 6R140 Oil Pump will continue
- 10R140 Oil Pump will continue
Sterling Axle (Sterling Heights) — $150 million investment
- Legacy axles will continue
- Investment in Mustang, F-series and Super Duty axles.
Stamping operations
Buffalo (N.Y.) Stamping — $60 million investment
- Stampings for Edge/MKX will continue for current model. Stampings for all new Edge will be added
- Stampings for Econoline/medium truck will continue
- Stamping for F-150 and Super Duty will be transferred to other U.S. stamping facilities
Chicago Stamping — No investment number listed
- Stampings for Explorer and Aviator will continue
- Stampings for Transit and Super Duty will continue, with upgrades
Dearborn Stamping/Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant — $100 million investment
- Stampings/hydroforming and sub-assemblies for F-150 will continue
- Stampings/hydroforming for all-new Super Duty
- Stampings for Expedition/Navigator will continue, with upgrades
- Stampings for all new Broncos to be added
Woodhaven Stamping — $40 million investment
- Legacy stampings will continue, with upgrades
- Stampings for all new Mustangs will be added
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