Ford shifts truck production from Mexico to Ohio - CNNMoney
In April, the automaker said it would invest $2. 5 billion in transmission plants in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Guanajuato, creating about 3,800 jobs there. Ford's south-of-the-border strategy has drawn heavy criticism from groups such as the United Auto Workers union and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The Avon Lake, Ohio, plant produced its first batch of Ford's full-size F-650 and F-750 pick up trucks on Wednesday. reinforces our commitment to building vehicles in America," said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president, The Americas. "Working with our partners in the UAW, we found a way to make the costs competitive enough to bring production of a whole new generation of work trucks to Ohio. The union is particularly worried about the plan Ford announced in July to shift production of the C-Max and Focus out of a Wayne, Mich. , plant in 2018. The automaker hasn't said where that work will go, but employees fear those cars will be built in Mexico. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently said that if he's elected he would take steps to make it more expensive for manufacturers to shift work to Mexico and then export the items back to the United States. "How does that help us. " Trump said about the Ford investment in Mexico while campaigning in Michigan this week. Source: money.cnn.com
