Ohio Rustbelt Future Uncertain as Ford Mulls Taking $900 Million Expansion to Mexico

Future plans for Ford's Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake remain uncertain. Ford has suggested that it may move a new $900 million project to Mexico. Michael Sakal/Epoch Times

Just two years ago, the United States economy was roaring, gas prices were low, and the COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t begun.

November 2019 was the perfect time for a four-year contract to be ratified between the United Autoworkers Union (UAW) and Ford Motor Company that would include a $900 million expansion of the Ohio assembly plant.