As part of the new proposal from Ford Motor Co employment contract of four and a half years with the United Auto Workers, the company is committing to $8.1 billion in manufacturing-related investments over the life of the agreement.
The money is spread across more than a dozen plants and includes the addition of new electric vehicle models, stamping improvements, added production equipment and investments in engine and transmission manufacturing.
“In product and investment, we made more than $8 billion in investment in our plants at the end of the deal, from assembly to engine, from transmission and transmission to stamping,” he said UAW Vice President Chuck Browning during remarks Saturday. “We’ve kept the existing product in our plants and have a new product that will keep members on the job.”
Here’s how Ford is investing in some of its biggest manufacturing plants.
Ford Assembly Plant Investments
The automaker pledged to invest $6.65 billion in eight assembly plants.
The automaker is also investing in its engine production facilities, which include:
- $20 million to Dearborn Engine in Dearborn, Michigan;
- $100 million to Cleveland Engine in Cleveland, Ohio;
- $90 million to Lima Engine in Lima, Ohio; i
- $3 million to Woodhaven Forging in Woodhaven, Michigan.
In transmission and transmission manufacturing, the automaker is investing in:
- $120 million to Livonia Transmission in Livonia, Michigan;
- $160 million to Sharonville Transmission in Sharonville, Ohio;
- $230 million at the Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan;
- $200 million to Rawsonville Components in Ypsilanti, Michigan; i
- $130 million to Sterling Axle in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
Finally, in stamping processes, Ford is investing:
- $80 million to Buffalo Stamping in Buffalo, New York;
- $30 million to Chicago Stamping in Chicago, Illinois;
- $150 million in Dearborn Stamping and Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing in Dearborn, Michigan; i
- $150 million to Woodhaven Stamping in Woodhaven, Michigan.
