Ford, in step toward making battery cells, plans battery center in SE Michigan

Ford Motor Co. plans to open a new global battery center in southeast Michigan, marking a step forward on its path to one day manufacturing its own battery cells for a coming wave of electrified vehicles.
The Dearborn automaker on Tuesday announced the creation of "Ford Ion Park," what it describes as a "global battery center of excellence" that will be built at a to-be-announced location in southeast Michigan, near other facilities where Ford employees develop, design and build products tied to electrification.