Ford to build small-car factory in Mexico, adding 2,800 jobs
- 8 years ago
Ford Motor Co. plans to build a new auto assembly plant in Mexico, creating about 2,800 jobs and shifting small-car production from the U.S.
The company announced the plant in the San Luis Potosi state Tuesday but didn’t name specific cars it will build there.
Mexican auto production more than doubled in the past decade.
Under the new UAW contract, Ford factory workers receive about $60 per hour in wages and benefits, while auto workers in Mexico average $8 per hour, according to the Center for Automotive Research.
Most of the cars built at Ford’s new plant would be sold in North America.
Ford’s president of the Americas Joe Hinrichs confirmed the new plant would build small cars starting in 2018.
The company announced the plant in the San Luis Potosi state Tuesday but didn’t name specific cars it will build there.
Mexican auto production more than doubled in the past decade.
Under the new UAW contract, Ford factory workers receive about $60 per hour in wages and benefits, while auto workers in Mexico average $8 per hour, according to the Center for Automotive Research.
Most of the cars built at Ford’s new plant would be sold in North America.
Ford’s president of the Americas Joe Hinrichs confirmed the new plant would build small cars starting in 2018.