Trump’s victory lap back in January after Ford cancelled plans for a brand new $1.6 billion production facility in Mexico may have been premature. As it turns out, per a press release from earlier this morning, one of the first strategic actions taken by…
Back in January, Trump took a very public victory lap when Ford decided to scrap plans to build a $1.6 billion manufacturing facility in Mexico and invest in its Michigan facilities instead (we discussed it here: Trump Takes Victory Lap After Ford Cancels $1.6 Billion Mexican Expansion Plan As „Vote Of Confidence“ In President-Elect) .
“ @DanScavino: Ford to scrap Mexico plant, invest in Michigan due to Trump policies“ https: //t.co/137nUo03Gl
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3,2017
As Ford announced at the time, the decision was sold to the public and the United Auto Workers as an opportunity to permanently shift production capacity, that would have otherwise been built in Mexico, back to Wayne, Michigan.
To support the new era of vehicles, Ford is adding 700 direct new U. S. jobs and investing $700 million during the next four years, creating the new Manufacturing Innovation Center at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant.
Ford today announced it is cancelling plans for the new plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. It also announced that, to improve company profitability and ensure the financial as well as commercial success of this vehicle, the next-generation Focus will be built at an existing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico. This will make way for two new iconic products at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, where Focus is manufactured today – safeguarding approximately 3,500 U.
