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08-28-2014, 11:32 AM
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Today's the day, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) fans. Production has officially commenced on the sixth-generation 2015 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) at the company's Flat Rock, MI factory. As production ramps up, sales should kick off in the coming months.
The production news isn't just a bit deal for American fans. With the new Mustang getting a bespoke right-hand-drive variant, the pony car's worldwide availability has swollen to include 120 different countries, including its home nation.
"Mustang is and will continue to be an automotive icon," Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of the Americas, said in a statement. "Expanding its availability globally affords our customers around the world the opportunity to have a true firsthand Mustang experience - one unlike any other."
Ford's Flat Rock (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/flat+rock+assembly/) facility has built the Mustang since the fifth-generation car debuted in 2005. For the 2015 model, the facility was subject to a massive $555-million investment that saw it add a new flexible body shop among other enhancements. Alongside the Mustang, Ford also builds its Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion/) sedan.
"What an honor it is for the hardworking and dedicated UAW Local 3000 workers of Flat Rock Assembly Plant to build the next-generation Mustang," Jimmy Settles, a UAW vice president, said. "I don't think there is any place in the world where this vehicle is not known. To build it right here in Michigan is something to be proud of."
Take a look below (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/08/28/2015-ford-mustang-production-starts/#continued) for the full press release from Ford, and then check out the gallery of the new Mustang rolling down the production line.Continue reading 2015 Ford Mustang production starts in Flat Rock (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/28/2015-ford-mustang-production-starts/)
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Today's the day, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) fans. Production has officially commenced on the sixth-generation 2015 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) at the company's Flat Rock, MI factory. As production ramps up, sales should kick off in the coming months.
The production news isn't just a bit deal for American fans. With the new Mustang getting a bespoke right-hand-drive variant, the pony car's worldwide availability has swollen to include 120 different countries, including its home nation.
"Mustang is and will continue to be an automotive icon," Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of the Americas, said in a statement. "Expanding its availability globally affords our customers around the world the opportunity to have a true firsthand Mustang experience - one unlike any other."
Ford's Flat Rock (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/flat+rock+assembly/) facility has built the Mustang since the fifth-generation car debuted in 2005. For the 2015 model, the facility was subject to a massive $555-million investment that saw it add a new flexible body shop among other enhancements. Alongside the Mustang, Ford also builds its Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion/) sedan.
"What an honor it is for the hardworking and dedicated UAW Local 3000 workers of Flat Rock Assembly Plant to build the next-generation Mustang," Jimmy Settles, a UAW vice president, said. "I don't think there is any place in the world where this vehicle is not known. To build it right here in Michigan is something to be proud of."
Take a look below (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/08/28/2015-ford-mustang-production-starts/#continued) for the full press release from Ford, and then check out the gallery of the new Mustang rolling down the production line.Continue reading 2015 Ford Mustang production starts in Flat Rock (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/28/2015-ford-mustang-production-starts/)
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