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Ford Expanding Plant In Michigan, Adding 700 New Jobs

The company is abandoning plans to build a new assembly plant in Mexico, instead opting to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan.

By: Stephanie Liebergen

Posted at 1:32 PM, Jan 03, 2017

and last updated 2017-01-03 13:32:00-05

Ford announced Tuesday the company canceled plans to build a plant in Mexico. Instead, it will invest $700 million in an existing plant in Michigan.

The expansion will create 700 jobs at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The factory will build high-tech autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles as well as Mustangs and Lincoln Continentals.

Ford also announced plans to make two new products at another assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, where 3,500 people work.

Ford will continue to use an existing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, where the company will build its next-generation Ford Focus.

The changes at the existing Michigan and Mexico plants are part of the company's new focus on electric vehicles. Ford said it plans to produce seven new hybrid or electric vehicles in the next five years.