Ford to cancel Mexico plant as part of reshoring plans

Posted on 8 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US automaker Ford Motor Company has this week announced that it will cancel plans to expand Mexican production.

The company announced that it would not proceed with a planned $1.6bn manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and instead increase production in the US. Specifically, Ford stated that it will invest $700m into upgrading an existing plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. The upgraded plant will reportedly be used to produce a number of…

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