Ford Plant to Get Truck Line from Mexico
Gov. John Kasich and Ford officials announced Tuesday the F-650 and F-750 truck line and a $128 million investment will come to Ohio Assembly Plant from Mexico in 2014.
Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday it will move production of its F-650 and F-750 medium-duty commercial trucks to the Ohio Assembly Plant from Escobedo, Mexico in 2014, investing $128 million in the facility and retaining 1,400 jobs. “That’s a lot of good news for this plant, and much better news than many thought would be possible for this facility,” said Jim Tetreault, Ford’s vice president of North American manufacturing. “How many companies are in-sourcing work from Mexico?” The announcement came a day after the administration of Gov. John Kasich, who was also at the conference, approved a 15-year, 50-percent job-retention tax credit for Ford, beginning on Jan. 1, 2014. “I can tell you we helped,” Kasich said. “What could be a greater …
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