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Ford Motor Co. plans to convert a MI body shop that will eventually produce smaller vehicles E-mail
Written by Amara Rozgus -- Plant Engineering   
Friday, 05 September 2008

Small-vehicle production ramps up

Ford Motor Co. will invest $75 million in Michigan Truck Plant’s body shop to prepare for small-vehicle production

The robotic welders and other equipment that are currently building SUVs at Ford's Michigan Truck Plant will soon be replaced with equipment to build compact and subcompact cars. Credit: Sam VarnHagen/Ford Motor Co.The plant will begin converting its body shop in November when the tooling and equipment specific to the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator will be disassembled and transferred to Kentucky Truck Plant, which begins producing the large SUVs in the second quarter of 2009.

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