{"id":232267,"date":"2010-01-26T15:40:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T20:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/26\/next-gen-ford-explorer-will-bring-1200-new-jobs-to-chicago\/"},"modified":"2010-01-26T15:40:57","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T20:40:57","slug":"next-gen-ford-explorer-will-bring-1200-new-jobs-to-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/232267","title":{"rendered":"Next-gen Ford Explorer will bring 1,200 new jobs to Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIn a bit of good news, always welcomed in today’s battered automotive sector, Ford<\/a> has announced it will add 1,200 jobs to the Chicago area when it moves production of the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer<\/a> to its underutilized Illinois plant. The announcement is not a surprise – the plans have been in place for about a year – as the automaker has spent around $400 million retrofitting the plant in anticipation of the upcoming SUV’s arrival. Experts say the Chicago plant will likely have to add a second shift to accommodate the Explorer production.<\/p>\n

The Chicago plant has been making the redesigned Ford Taurus<\/a> and Lincoln MKS<\/a> since last year. The 2011 Ford Explorer, redesigned on a smaller and more fuel-efficient car unibody platform, is anticipated to arrive in dealers in August or September and will likely be the plant’s highest-volume vehicle. Thanks for the tip, Leonard!<\/em><\/p>\n

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