Ford to retool Michigan Assembly in May-October for Ranger, Bronco

March 02, 2018 05:00 AM

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. will idle its Michigan Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit for more than five months starting in May, temporarily laying off 2,000 hourly workers while it retools the plants to build the 2019 Ranger pickup.

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