On Aug. 29, 2013, a new 2014 Ford Fusion
is displayed on the line in Flatrock, Mich.
is displayed on the line in Flatrock, Mich.
AP
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ROCK, Mich. (AP) — For the first time, Ford is making its Fusion sedan
in the U.S.The company's Flat Rock, Mich., plant began making the Fusion
on Thursday. The plant, which is about 25 miles south of Detroit, made
the Ford Mustang sports car before getting a second shift of 1,400
workers to make the Fusion. The 66-acre plant now has 3,100 workers.Ford
Motor Co. had been making around 250,000 Fusions each year at its plant
in Hermosillo, Mexico. But that wasn't keeping up with demand for the
hot-selling midsize sedan, which was revamped last year. Sales this year
are up 13 percent to 181,668 through July, making the Fusion one of the
best-selling cars in the country."We could have sold more if we had
more," Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of the Americas, told a cheering
crowd of workers at the plant.
With the production at Flat Rock, Ford will be able to make 350,000 Fusions each year. Hinrichs said the cars being made Thursday would likely be sold within two weeks, a much faster rate than the 60-day average for the industry.
The Flat Rock plant was built by Mazda Motor Co. in 1987 and became a joint venture with Ford in 1992. When Ford and Mazda severed ties in 2010, the fate of the Flat Rock plant was uncertain.
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With the production at Flat Rock, Ford will be able to make 350,000 Fusions each year. Hinrichs said the cars being made Thursday would likely be sold within two weeks, a much faster rate than the 60-day average for the industry.
The Flat Rock plant was built by Mazda Motor Co. in 1987 and became a joint venture with Ford in 1992. When Ford and Mazda severed ties in 2010, the fate of the Flat Rock plant was uncertain.
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