FORD WILL PRODUCE ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN MEXICO, NOT U.S.

Ford Motor Co. plans to produce an electric car in Mexico rather than make it in the U.S., reversing plans announced in January to make its Flat Rock, Mich., assembly plant near Detroit its main electricvehicle production site.

Instead, Ford will convert that suburban Detroit factory into a manufacturing hub for future driverless vehicles, a top company official said. And it plans to create a dedicated assembly line for electric vehicles at its plant in Cuautitlan, Mexico, with production slated to begin in 2020.