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Ford's intends to roll-out two crossbreed police cars will bring new production — and perhaps remodelling — to its venerable installation plant on Chicago's Southeast Side.

The automaker revealed this week this 1 of two "pursuit-rated" police hybrids is going to be built during the Torrence Avenue plant, Ford's oldest in continuous procedure. The next car will be built in other places but also discover its option to Chicago to-be "upfitted" for police responsibility at an adjacent center.

The brand new hybrids will be in addition to the current outlines of authorities cars being produced at the plant, based on Ford spokeswoman Kelli Felker. She declined to express if the new vehicles goes into manufacturing.

"These electrified versions are incremental to your very effective Ford Police Interceptor sedan and Ford Police Interceptor energy that people provide today, " Felker said Thursday. "we will have more details to share later on."

Ford presently creates every one of its authorities vehicles in Chicago. Just last year, Ford sold 9, 472 Police Interceptor sedans and 32, 213 authorities Interceptor SUVs, relating to Felker.

The Torrence Avenue plant, which churned away Model T's with regards to launched in 1924, underwent a $400 million modernization in 2004, and began making the Taurus in '09. Ford spent another $180 million into the plant in 2010 whenever production of the Explorer SUV moved to Chicago from Louisville.

The plant produced about 385, 000 cars in 2016, and hires about 4, 200 workers, Felker said.

In November 2015, Ford agreed to spend $900 million in to the plant within a four-year agreement settlement utilizing the United car staff. During the time, Mayor Rahm Emanuel stated in a development release that the financial investment would help creation of the existing lines and a "new product that should be announced at a later date, " and incorporate 200 jobs to your plant.

Ford hasn't started the latest investment in to the plant, in accordance with sources.

Chris Pena, president of UAW town 551, which signifies employees during the Torrence Avenue plant, would not return an obtain opinion Thursday.