awdpath Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 The supplier’s Ford business includes all major car-based models including the Ford Escape, Edge, Fusion, Flex, and Taurus; Mercury Milan; and Lincoln MKX and MKS. Beginning 2011, it will add the Ford Explorer, which will switch from a truck platform to a front-drive, unibody architecture. Line One is dedicated to Ford, still JTEKT South Carolina’s top customer. Couplings produced on the line are shipped to Dana Holding Corp., which attaches them to the rear differential and then ships the assembly to the auto maker. There are virtually no torque limitations to adapting ITCC to front-drive vehicles, Krupp adds. “Anything from 400 Nm to 2,000 Nm (295-1,475 lb.-ft.) in rear-axle torque can be undertaken.” - JTEKT South Carolina Plant Eyes Post-Recession Rebound , By Roger Schreffler WardsAuto.com, Oct 14, 2009 8:00 AM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wptski Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Ford's plans are to start building those rearends in house instead of purchasing them from Dana. They will be building them at Ford's Sterling Heights, MI Gear and Axle Plant. That project has been going on for some time but I have no idea when the launch date is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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