Ford to build new Escape in Kentucky, adding 1,800 jobs

A worker assembles a 2011 Ford Explorer SUV at the company's Louisville, Ky., assembly plant on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Ford will hire 1,800 workers and spend $600 million to overhaul the factory to build a redesigned version of the Escape compact utility vehicle late next year. (Bloomberg)

By:

David Phillips

December 09, 2010 05:00 AM

Ford Motor Co. is investing $600 million to renovate its Louisville, Ky., assembly plant to build the next-generation Escape for North America. Some 1,800 jobs will be added when the plant reopens in late 2011, Ford announced today.

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