Ford's $2B Michigan EV Push Creates 3,200 Jobs in Wayne County

Ford Motor Co. announced a $2 billion investment across its Michigan facilities on June 2, 2022, at the Mackinac Policy Conference, targeting electric vehicle production and securing more than 3,200 good-paying UAW jobs. The funds will ramp up assembly of the F-150 Lightning electric truck, a new Ranger pickup and Mustang at plants in Dearborn, Flat Rock and Wayne in Wayne County, with over 65% of jobs tied to EV activities. A new parts packaging facility in Monroe Charter Township rounds out the package, supported by Michigan's bipartisan Critical Industry Program tax incentives.

The Wayne County plants — including the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne — stand to gain about 2,000 of the new positions, fortifying Detroit's backyard as Ford aims for 50% electric global sales by 2030. State Rep. Kevin Coleman, D-Westland, praised the move: “The auto and manufacturing industry built Michigan’s economy, and this investment in EVs and hardworking Michiganders will only help drive our economy forward.” Ford Chief Policy Officer Steven Croley joined Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Economic Development Corp. leader Quentin Messer Jr. to spotlight the deal's role in locking in EV growth while preserving internal combustion engine lines.

This infusion, the third major EV-related investment over $1 billion in Michigan that year, arrives as the state eyes up to 74,000 total jobs from Ford's electrification shift, per Croley. It cements Southeast Michigan's pivot to EVs, with Wayne County's factories churning out Lightning trucks that power Ford's green ambitions and local paychecks.