Donald Trump once again dropped the name of automaker Ford in Monday night’s presidential debate, claiming the Michigan based company was planning to close us shop in the U.S. and move its manufacturing to Mexico. He was quickly fact-checked, not by a news outlet like CNN or The New York Times, but by Ford itself.
Ford has more hourly employees and produces more vehicles in the U.S. than any other automaker. pic.twitter.com/k15cqknsvX
— Ford Motor Company (@Ford) September 27, 2016
There is no impact on US jobs. Ford’s American workers will build 2 new vehicles at the US plant where small cars are made today.
— Ford Motor Company (@Ford) September 27, 2016
Ford’s plans have not changed. While they are moving production of the Ford Focus and C-Max small cars to Mexico in 2018, those models will be replaced with new ones for workers in Michigan. Despite Trump’s claims otherwise, there will be no job loss for American Ford employees. At least according to the company itself.
