Ford to restart F-150 output Friday following supplier fire

One die weighing 87,000 pounds was moved from Eaton Rapids, Mich., to Nottingham, U.K., using an Antonov cargo plane, one of the largest in the world, in just 30 hours door-to-door, Ford says. (FORD)

May 16, 2018 05:00 AM

Ford Motor Co. will restart production of the F-150 pickup at a Dearborn, Mich., factory Friday after more than a week of downtime resulting from a fire at a key supplier plant in mid-Michigan.

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