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Ford Has Big Redevelopment Plans for Wayne

WAYNE, MI-Ford says it will spend $240 million to upgrade its Wayne Stamping and Assembly Plant.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on December 05, 2003

WAYNE, MI-Driving a new 2005 Ford Focus to the podium, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Jim Padilla, Ford Motor Co. EVP and president of the Americas, announced Ford’s plan to invest $240 million over the next four years at the Wayne Stamping and Assembly Plant, where the car is built.

The investment will be used for Focus production, consolidating all of Ford’s North American Focus production at Wayne. Currently, the Focus ZX3 and ZX5 are produced at Ford’s Hermosillo (Mexico) Stamping and Assembly Plant. Future investments also are anticipated at Wayne.

“We will consolidate 100% of our North American Focus production–that’s all four body styles–within these walls in 2005,” Padilla said. “Our actions will include installation of new equipment in the stamping plant and body shop for the models moving from Hermosillo, the Focus ZX3 and ZX5. It also will allow us to start installing some flexible tooling ” the first step toward making Wayne a flexible manufacturing facility.”

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