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http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/10/4805233/ford-opens-new-era-at-flat-rock.htmlBy Ford Motor Company
Ford Opens New Era at Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Source of 1,200 New Jobs and U.S. Production Home of All-New Fusion
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/10/4805233/ford-opens-new-era-at-flat-rock.html#storylink=cpy
Last modified: 2012-09-10T14:09:59Z
Published: Monday, Sep. 10, 2012 - 7:09 am
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FLAT ROCK, Mich., Sept. 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ --
Ford celebrates opening of a new era at Flat Rock Assembly Plant, new U.S. production home of the 2013 Ford Fusion as well as the iconic Mustang.
Supporting its Fusion production growth plans, Ford is adding 1,200 jobs, a second production shift, and investing $555 million, taking full management control of the former AutoAlliance International plant.
Upgraded Flat Rock Assembly Plant will feature a state-of-the-art, fully flexible body shop and an upgraded paint shop with an environmentally friendly 3-Wet paint process when production begins in 2013
On sale this fall, the 2013 Fusion offers customers the power of choice with the broadest selection of fuel-efficient powertrains in the midsize car segment.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and its employees today are opening a new era at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant, complete with a new name, 1,200 additional hourly jobs coming next year and plans to produce the 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan.
"The new Flat Rock Assembly Plant symbolizes the growth driven by our One Ford plan," said Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas. "Ford continues investing in people, products and plants to deliver the head-turning, fuel-efficient, fun-to-drive vehicles people really want, including the all-new Fusion."
Previously known as AutoAlliance International, Flat Rock Assembly is now under the full management control of Ford. The plant continues to be owned by a joint venture that is split 50/50 between Ford and Mazda Motor Corp.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/10/4805233/ford-opens-new-era-at-flat-rock.html#storylink=cpy
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upaloopa
(11,417 posts)1. I helped out got a 2013 Mustang
StarryNite
(9,460 posts)6. Awesome!
What color? I love Mustangs!
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)7. Ingot silver
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)2. Glad to see the Fusion come home.
That one was really galling me.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)3. Drool...
Zalatix
(8,994 posts)4. Didn't someone on here say the EPA is driving jobs out of the country?
Someone didn't tell Ford that.
Way to go, Ford! Thanks for bringing jobs back home!
Initech
(100,104 posts)5. Yet another reason why the Fusion is at the top of my list!