Ford builds plug-ins, “wild Focus” at flexible Michigan plant

by Deepa Seetharaman
Reuters
November 8, 2012

DETROIT – Ford Motor Co marked on Thursday the production launch of its latest plug-in hybrid at a former SUV factory that now serves as a model for the second-largest U.S. automaker’s global manufacturing strategy.

With production of the C-Max Energi, the Michigan Assembly Plant is now the only factory in the world to build gas-powered, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric cars all on the same production line, according to the company.

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