Ford Motor Co.’s plan to build the next version of its Ford Explorer SUV in Chicago starting in late 2010 would create 1,200 jobs. Some of these jobs will be hires at a new lower wage negotiated with its union.
Ford has $400 million to spend for the plan, which includes adding a second production shift at its Chicago assembly plant and increasing production at a stamping plant in nearby Chicago Heights for the Explorer, which currently is produced at a plant in Kentucky. Production of the new Explorer SUV will start in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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