Ford Motor Co., based in Dearborn, will lay claim to part of Detroit's Corktown, where it plans to move more than 200 employees to work on electric and autonomous vehicles.
"We’re excited to choose this inspirational location in one of Detroit’s resurgent neighborhoods to accelerate our work on electric and autonomous vehicles," Ford president and CEO Jim Hackett says in a release.
The company will use a historic building known as The Factory at 1907 Michigan Ave., a recently refurbished industrial complex with a 110-year history.
Executive Chairman Bill Ford's ancestors came from County Cork, Ireland, to the Dearborn area years ago. Corktown's name comes from that period of immigration.
"Returning to Detroit is particularly meaningful, because it is where my great-grandfather originally set out to pursue his passion and where we have always called our home," saysFord. "We are planting a special piece of our company’s future in one of the city’s great neighborhoods, because we believe in Detroit, its people and what we can build together."
