Ohio Rustbelt Future Uncertain as Ford Mulls Taking $900M Expansion to Mexico
By Michael Sakal - December 21, 2021
Just two years ago the United States economy was roaring, gas prices were low, and the global COVID-19 pandemic had not begun.
November 2019 was the perfect time for a four-year contract to be ratified between the United Autoworkers Union and Ford Motor Company that would include a $900 million expansion of the Ohio assembly plant.
That investment was likely to involve a new truck, possibly an electric one, and would bring with it 1,400 new jobs to the plant that produces the Econoline “Breakaways” and the heavy-duty F Series trucks.
The project, which would be completed by Sept. 15, 2023, could translate to more
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