New Ford Bronco Return Confirmed by UAW Chairman
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 26: Welding robots create sparks on the chassis of Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles at the Ford Motor Co. Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. Ford, moving to wean itself from dependence on light trucks, said it will spend at least $75 million to convert the sport-utility vehicle factory to build cars. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Bill Johnson, chairman of UAW Local 900 just provided the first direct confirmation that Ford Motor Company will in fact be reviving the Ford Bronco and it will be produced at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.
To date, all information about a next-generation Ford Bronco revival have been a collection of balled up rumors, conjecture, unnamed sources and even outright hoaxes. Until now.
The UAW chairman’s comments came in response to, of all people, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his persistent remarks that Ford Motor Company is moving jobs outside of the United States. Trump repeated the claims in the first presidential debate stating, “Ford is leaving. You see that their small car division is leaving. Thousands of jobs leaving Michigan…”
Johnson fired back in remarks to the press:
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