CEO Mark Fields Says Ford Still Moving Small-Car Output to Mexico Despite Trump Criticism
December 02 2016 - 4:43PM
Dow Jones News
By Christina Rogers and Mike Spector
Ford Motor Co. will forge ahead with shifting small-car
production to Mexico despite repeated criticism from
President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged that companies will
face "consequences" for leaving the U.S.
Ford's plan to move production of the Focus small car from a
Michigan factory to a facility in Mexico, which isn't expected to
result in job losses, remains on track for 2018, Chief Executive
Mark Fields said in an interview on Friday.
"We have made the decision to move the Focus out and we're
making that investment now," Mr. Fields said. "When you look at
moving the Focus out of our Michigan assembly plant, that's to make
room for new products -- zero jobs affected, zero jobs
impacted."
The Dearborn, Mich., auto maker is expected to replace the cars
with profitable pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles to keep
the Michigan plant humming, amid soaring demand for such vehicles.
Unionized auto workers will keep their jobs and potentially receive
larger profit-sharing checks should Ford's margins increase.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 02, 2016 16:28 ET (21:28 GMT)
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