Chicago to get 1200 jobs building new Ford Explorer
Ford announced their plans on Tuesday to move production of the new Ford Explorer to its Chicago plant. This will add an additonal 1200 jobs to the Torrence Ave. plant.
The new Ford Explorer is smaller than the original and is expected to be better on gas mileage. The Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKX are both built at the Torrence Ave. plant.
According to industry experts, the new Explored will average 23% better mileage.
Analysts from IHS Global Insight describes the new Explorer, "It will be a high-volume, high profit, car-based crossover.
Although the car industry has lost more than forty thousand jobs in the last few years, auto makers are setting their sights on developing more fuel efficient vehicles. The industry is expecting to add at least 4000 jobs to their payrolls this year.
In the next year and a half, Ford is expecting to launch a redesign of the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX, a new "Super Duty" pickup truck, a Mustang GT with a V8 engine, a compact Ford Focus in addition to the Explorer.
