{"id":5553,"date":"2019-07-22T21:18:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T02:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2019-07-22T21:18:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T02:18:11","slug":"ford-to-upgrade-chicago-plant-for-suvs-add-450-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5553","title":{"rendered":"Ford to Upgrade Chicago Plant for SUV&#8217;s, Add 450 Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ford.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ford.png 928w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ford-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ford-768x329.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DETROIT (Reuters) &#8211; Ford Motor Co  said on Monday it would invest $50 million upgrading a Chicago facility to partially assemble hybrid electric SUVs and vehicles for police use, creating 450 jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plant currently modifies vehicles for police use. That work will be transferred to a nearby facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After retooling, the new production line will later this year start partially assembling hybrid versions of the Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle and the luxury Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring SUV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will also partially assemble the Police Interceptor SUV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, Ford said it would lay off about 200 workers in September at a Canadian manufacturing plant in Oakville, Ontario, with more layoffs possible in January, because of slowing sales of the sedans that the plant manufactures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, U.S. new vehicle sales are expected to fall this year, although pickup trucks and SUVs remain more popular than traditional passenger cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Ford also kicked off talks on a new four-year contract with the United Auto Workers union, with job security, healthcare costs and the use of temporary workers expected to be major sticking points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Reporting by Nick Carey; Editing by Peter Cooney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chicago-skyline.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chicago-skyline.png 948w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chicago-skyline-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chicago-skyline-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford Motor Co  said on Monday it would invest $50 million upgrading a Chicago facility to partially assemble hybrid electric SUVs and vehicles for police use, creating 450 jobs. 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