Ford adding 1,200 jobs at Chicago Assembly to build next-gen Explorer
The Chicago Assembly plant current builds the new Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS sedans, and employs around 1,400 people. Ford’s Chicago Heights stamping plant current employs around 750 people. Why am I telling you all of this? Simply to point out the impact of Ford’s announcement that they will be adding 1,200 more jobs to the area to build the all-new next generation Explorer. The new Explorer is expected to be based off a unibody car platfrom and should be on sale late this year. The styling should be based off the Explorer America concept you see above.
In addition to the new jobs, Ford is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the area to make improvements to its plants to handle the new vehicle. For more details, head on over to Chicago Business.
(Image source: Ford)
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