Ford Celebrates Century of Production at Storied Rouge Plant

In this Feb. 10, 2015, file photo, the Observation Deck Tour gives visitors a chance to watch the Ford F-150 pick-up being produced at the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn, Mich. Ford is celebrating a century of production at its storied Rouge factory. The company is expected to make an announcement about the plant’s future at a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. David Guralnick/AP

Ford Motor Co.’s historic Rouge factory complex will continue well into its second century of production with the announcement Sept. 27 that it will make at least one version of the next-generation F-150 pickup truck.

Executive Chairman Bill Ford announced at a celebration of 100 years of manufacturing at the Rouge that it will make a gas-electric hybrid version of the pickup.