Ford Motor Co. said it will move production of 2.0-liter EcoBoost engines to Ohio from Spain.
Ford is investing nearly $200 million at its Cleveland Engine Plant to start production of 2.0-liter EcoBoost. The investment will create 450 new jobs at Cleveland plant, the company said in a statement.
Currently, production of the 2.0-liter EcoBoost for North America is based in Valencia, Spain. The investment in Cleveland will shift North American production to Ohio.
The Valencia Engine Plant will remain the exclusive production location of the 2.0-liter EcoBoost for Ford of Europe-built vehicles. The shift will not create any impact on employment at the Valencia plant.
The 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine production will begin in North America in late 2014. The Cleveland plant currently builds the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and 3.7-liter V6.
Ford will expand EcoBoost production to 1.6 million engines this year – nearly 100,000 above the previous target. This year, EcoBoost will be available on more than 90% of North American nameplates and by 2015, 95% of Ford nameplates will be available with EcoBoost engine technology.
In 2013, Ford expects to sell more than 500,000 EcoBoost-equipped vehicles in the U.S. – a sizeable increase over the 334,364 EcoBoost vehicles sold in 2012.
