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2-liter, 4-cylinder engines prompt Ford investment in Ohio plant

GasBuddy Blog -- It's all about fuel effiency. Striving closer toward the EPA's 54 mpg mandate.

Ford says it's investing $200 million to make four-cylinder engines at an Ohio plant starting in late 2014 as the nation's second-largest automaker equips an increasing number of models with smaller, more fuel-efficient powertrains.

Ford will add 450 jobs at the factory in Brook Park, Ohio, to build the 2-liter engine there, the company said in a statement. Bloomberg reports that Ford has been building the engine in Valencia, Spain. That factory will continue to build the engine for Ford European-built vehicles.

The move is part of an aggressive plan to overhaul the Ford lineup to boost the fuel economy of models including the Taurus...

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Submitted Feb 26, 2013 By: PD

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snapper06 Veteran Author Toledo Posts:433 Points:52,790 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 12:48:32 PM Ignore snapper06 Report Abuse I'm pretty happy with that
snapper06 Veteran Author Toledo Posts:433 Points:52,790 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 12:47:44 PM Ignore snapper06 Report Abuse Not sure. But wife's 09 Ford fusion standard four cylinder gets daily 34 miles per gal.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2013 5:14:53 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse as lawsuit against Kia, Hyundai and Ford shows, they hyperinflated results. The Ford Focus Hybrid gets worse mileage than my non-hybrid Honda.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2013 3:59:23 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse moose: try again. It's a lie.
moose21040 Rookie Author Baltimore Posts:81 Points:114,705 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2013 4:49:35 PM Ignore moose21040 Report Abuse Ford already makes a car that gets 65 miles to the gallon!
phpearso Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:109 Points:136,420 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2013 4:02:15 PM Ignore phpearso Report Abuse I am a GM guy, but great for FORD!
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,005 Points:2,345,510 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2013 10:34:56 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse 2-liter, 4-cylinder engines prompt Ford investment in Ohio plant, more jobs for the US and Ohio! Ford can produce more jobs than Sneeky could ever try to do and help improve the economy too. Drive vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high!
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