Ypsi: Auto Industry

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Writing in the New York Times’ Wheels blog, Nick Bunkley reports on Ford Motor Co.’s plans to invest $135 million in two auto parts plants – including its plant in Ypsilanti, which will be making battery packs for electric cars. The investment is being officially announced at an event at the Ypsilanti plant today, attended by Mark Fields, Ford’s president of the Americas; Bob King, incoming president of the United Automobile Workers union; and Gov. Jennifer Granholm. [Source]