Ford-UAW Contract Confirms Hybrid SUVs, S650 Mustang
Ford has ratified their labor contracts with the United Automobile Workers (UAW), and plenty of new and improved models are in the pipeline in the following four years. So, what does Ford have to offer?
Part of the answer can be found in the Ford-UAW contract summary, attached here for you to check out in detail. The first thing that caught our attention is the $1 billion investment in the Kentucky Truck Plant, which gears up for two hybridized utility vehicles.
These are the Ford Expedition Hybrid and Lincoln Navigator Hybrid, which more or less confirms that the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 will be hybridized in 2021 at the latest. The all-new Bronco will be added to the Michigan Assembly Plant as part of a $1.1 billion investment next year for the 2021 model year, and the Ohio Assembly Plant will add a new product in 2023.
Kansas City Assembly Plant is looking forward to the next generation of the F-150, which will be available as a hybrid as well as an all-electric pickup truck. The Transit EV is also worthy of note, along with the “all-new Mustang” for the Flat Rock Assembly Plant. As a brief refresher, the S650 will switch to the CD6 platform of the Explorer and Aviator.
