Ford Motor Co. will add production of its Fusion midsize sedan at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant later this summer, but more big changes are in store for one of the automaker’s most flexible plants.
The Dearborn automaker next year will start churning out its next-generation Mustang pony car — coinciding with the car’s 50th anniversary — and soon after will prep for production of the next-generation full-size Lincoln MKS, according to union and supplier sources familiar with the company’s plans.
Ford will not confirm specific production plans. It has yet to publicly acknowledge the existence of the next-generation Mustang. But Jim Tetreault, Ford’s vice president of North American manufacturing, hinted at changes at Flat Rock in a telephone interview last week.
“Our goal is to launch Fusion, put on a second shift and increase production before we have a different cycle of products this time next year,” Tetreault said. “It's a little bit early to be specific, but there will be some changes at Flat Rock next year.”