The $700 million investment at Ford’s Rouge assembly complex in Dearborn will create 300 jobs and result in a battery-electric F-150 pickup, rolling off the line in mid-2022, as well as an F-150 Power Boost hybrid.
Williams’ guilty plea is certain to help the U.S. Justice Department build the case for federal supervision of the UAW to insure it remains clean following the conclusion of the DOJ investigation of the union.