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Dyce51
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Posted: Feb. 27 2009,9:44 pm |
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On the news this evening they were talking about Ford. How Ford is about to give Cleveland area a good shot. They are REOPENING Ford Engine Plant 2. after it was shut down a few years back. Here's the story..
Ford expected to reopen Cleveland engine plant
By TERRY KINNEY – 17 hours ago
A Ford Motor Co. plant in suburban Cleveland which has been idle for nearly two years is about to begin making a new fuel-efficient engine for some of the company's 2010 model cars.
Ford has called an 11 a.m. EST Friday news conference to announce that its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 in suburban Brook Park, which has undergone a $55 million retooling since its last shutdown, will be the first manufacturing site to build its EcoBoost engines.
EcoBoost engines combine direct injection technology and turbo-charging for improved fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. Ford says they can achieve up 20 percent better fuel and 15 percent lower CO2 emissions, compared with larger displacement engines, without sacrificing power.
The 3.5-liter, V-6 engines will be standard on the Ford Taurus SHO and optional on the Lincoln MKS and MKT, and Ford Flex cars.
"The launch of EcoBoost is the big milestone in Ford's commitment to deliver affordable fuel-efficient cars and trucks to millions of customers," said Barb Samardzich, vice president, Global Powertrain Engineering. "The EcoBoost V6 is going to achieve the fuel economy that our customers demand, while delivering even more of the performance that they want."
Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 was Ford's first engine plant in Ohio when it opened in 1951, and has turned out more than 35 million engines in its 58-year history.
It was idled in December 2000 and reopened in May 2004 with about 800 workers after a $350 million renovation.
It was rated as capable of making up to 1,200 aluminum Duratec 30 V-6 engines per day for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego sedans and seven-passenger Ford Freestyle. But demand for the engines did not materialize as Ford expected.
The plant had more than 500 employees when it was shut down in May 2007. It was retooled to make 3.5-liter engines, but production wasn't immediately needed, and the opening date was pushed back at least twice.
Ford said it initially will use about 250 workers from its three other plants at the Cleveland-area site.
Telephone messages seeking comment were left Thursday evening for Michael Gammella, president of the United Auto Workers Local 1250 union at Brook Park, who is also the City Council president.
Telephone and e-mail messages also were left Thursday evening for Brook Park Mayor Mark Elliott.
I think this is Fantastic!!!!! Alot of people questioned how Ford planned to keep going without any bailout money and Ford is showing it can and Creating new jobs as well!!!
if it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all
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