Ford invests $1 Billion in Chicago plants building SUV models
By Bloomberg
10 February 2019 |
9:00 am
Joseph Hinrichs, president of global operations at Ford, discusses the company's $1 billion investment in two Chicago factories that build high-profit sport-utility vehicles.
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