Ford Motor Co.'s record North American profit in 2012 will have a positive ripple effect on auto-dependent communities across the country — especially in southeast Michigan.
About 45,800 hourly United Auto Workers members who worked at Ford U.S. plants last year will receive on average record profit-sharing checks of $8,300 in March.
General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC are expected to follow Ford's lead and announce profit-sharing payments alongside their year-end financial results. Chrysler will announce its 2012 earnings today; GM's come Feb. 14.
Here in southeast Michigan, about $174 million will go into the pockets of more than 21,000 hourly Ford workers, who will decide whether to save, spend or invest that money.
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The Detroit News