Ford To Upgrade Ontario, Canada Assembly Plant.(Brief Article)

Ford Motor Co. said it is investing $150 million (Cdn.) ($97.4 million) in an upgrade to Ford's St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada assembly plant to raise paint quality and improve corrosion protection on Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis luxury sedans.

The upgrade already includes a state-of-the-art dip phosphate and electro- coat facility housed in a new 9,290 m2 (100,000 sq ft) addition to the plant's paint shop, Ford said. By year end, a new primer booth will complement the facility expansion, the company added.

The benefits of the expanded paint facility will also extend to the 2003 Mercury Marauder, a high performance sedan that goes into production in spring of 2002, according to Ford. "This significant expansion of our paint facility will introduce the newest technology and processes to enhance the paint quality and improve long- term corrosion protection on the vehicles we build," said Alain Batty, president & CEO, Ford of Canada.

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