June 6, 2022—Ford Motor Company has announced the investment of over $2 billion across the company's plants in Michigan.
According to Radio Results Network, the investment should create more than 3,200 United Auto Workers jobs. The money will also help propel Ford's electric vehicle goals while simultaneously maintaining their current ICE vehicle production efforts.
“Today’s announcement marks another historic economic win for the state in recent months and will help our economy grow even stronger. I am proud that we came together to deliver economic development legislation that has helped us land huge projects, creating thousands of jobs." Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said, according to the article. "With this announcement, Michigan has added nearly 25,000 auto jobs since I took office and we continue to lead the future of mobility and electrification. Let’s continue in this spirit of collaboration to keep growing our economy, creating jobs, and advancing the future of mobility and electrification.”
Through the state's Critical Industry Program, over 65% of new jobs will support new EV production and other vehicle-production relations. Ford's investment will secure the critical activities that are related to EV and ICE production in Michigan.
“Ford is committed to leading the electric vehicle revolution and strengthening our portfolio of iconic vehicles that customers love. That’s why we’re announcing historic investments in our home state of Michigan, creating thousands of high-quality union jobs to expand production of the all-new F-150 Lightning as well as the next generation global Mustang and Ranger for the U.S. market,” said Kumar Galhotra, president, Ford Blue, according to the article. “Ford is proud to assemble more vehicles and employ more union auto workers in the U.S. than any other auto manufacturer, and with today’s announcement, we will have created or retained 10,000 jobs and invested more than $10 billion in Michigan since 2016.”
