Rep. Kaptur Heralds Ford Avon Lake Jobs and Expansion

TOLEDO, OH — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Co-Chair of the House Auto Caucus, heralded the news today from Ford Motor Company of a $200 million investment to upgrade its Ohio Assembly plant in Avon Lake, Ohio. The move will help create or retain 150 hourly jobs to build the Super Duty chassis cab.

“The U.S. auto industry is on the upswing, and Ford’s Avon Lake plant is driving America’s future forward,” said Rep. Kaptur. “The hard work and dedication of the assembly teams and management at this outstanding Ohio plant are world class. This partnership continues to bring good economic news to our region and good jobs that bolster northern Ohio’s automotive industry.”

The Ohio Assembly Plant employs more than 1,650 people. It began building F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab configurations earlier this year. The plant also produces Ford F-650 and F-750, which was insourced from Mexico last year, as well as Ford E-Series cutaway vans and stripped chassis.

Today’s announcement is part of Ford’s commitment made in the 2015 UAW-Ford collective bargaining agreement to invest $9 billion and create or retain 8,500 hourly jobs in its U.S. facilities during the next four years.

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