Ford Said to Shift Michigan Small-Car Production Out of U.S.
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Ford Motor Co., slated to begin contract talks with the United Auto Workers union in two weeks, plans to move production of two small cars outside of the U.S. from a Michigan factory, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The shift will occur in 2018, Ford said in an e-mailed statement Thursday, without saying where. Leaflets posted by UAW members at the Wayne, Michigan, plant said the Focus compact and C-Max hybrid will be produced in a foreign country, according to the person, who asked not to be identified revealing union communications. The company declined to comment on a location.