Trump tweets about Ford decision on auto plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump says on Twitter that Ford Motor Co. won't move Lincoln production from Kentucky to Mexico.
Trump says in a tweet that Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford called him Thursday evening with the news.
Ford had planned to move the Lincoln MKC out of a factory in Louisville so it could make more Ford Escapes there. The company was considering a move to Mexico in a deal negotiated with the United Auto Workers union in 2015.
Ford confirms in a statement Thursday night that the MKC will stay in Kentucky.
Trump has been feuding with Ford over plans to move small-car production from suburban Detroit to Mexico. CEO Mark Fields says the presidential election didn't change the company's plan.
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