It's also spending $40 million to upgrade the facilities for employees, including new LED lighting and cafeteria updates, new break areas as well as parking lot security upgrades.
In addition to the Explorer and Aviator, the plants make Ford's Police Interceptor, an SUV modeled on the Explorer.
Ford is undergoing an $11 billion restructuring that will shrink its salaried workforce of 70,000. It is also cutting thousands of jobs in Europe, where Ford has struggled to maintain solid footing.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/07/ford-investing-1-billion-into-chicago-factories.html
Submitted February 07, 2019 at 11:32AM by pipsdontsqueak http://bit.ly/2GvO0Da
