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Ford relocates electric, autonomous vehicle teams to Detroit's Corktown

Ford Motor Co. has moved its electric and autonomous vehicle business teams to Detroit's historic Corktown neighborhood ahead of the carmaker's expected June deal to purchase the long-idle Michigan Central Depot.

The company announced its decision to move over 200-strong electric vehicle and self-driving teams to the neighborhood in December 2017. The move into a 45,000-square-foot facility known as The Factory, located at Michigan Avenue and Rosa Parks Boulevard, was part of Ford's $11.10 billion global investment in electric vehicles.

The teams will work on electrification of Ford's key models and development of the U.S. carmaker's first self-driving vehicle, which is expected to begin production in 2021.

Talks between the Michigan-based carmaker and Central Transport International Inc.'s real estate division over the train station has been fast-tracked, but a deal is yet to be finalized, The Detroit News reported May 24.