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Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford briefs Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the operations of Ford's Rouge Manufacturing complex. PHOTOS : Sam VarnHagen

PHOTO NEWS: When Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg visited Ford in Michigan

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) tours Ford's Dearborn Truck Plant with Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford (right) and plant manager Brad Huff.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) tours Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant with Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford (right) and plant manager Brad Huff.

Though the visit of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Ford’s Michigan facility on April 27 may have come and gone, sweet memories of the historic visit will remain evergreen.The visit, according to Ford,  was part of  Zuckerberg’s “Personal Year of Travel Challenge” to get out and talk to more people about how they’re living, working and thinking about the future. During the visit to Michigan, Zuckerberg met with Ford employees to learn about their work and how they were incorporating new technology and innovation into the design, product development and manufacturing.

Mark Zuckerberg works on the F-150 assembly line during the visit to Ford's Dearborn Truck Plant
Mark Zuckerberg works on the F-150 assembly line during the visit to Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant

As part of the visit, he worked on the line at the Dearborn Truck Plant, saw how the company prototypes and designs vehicles at our Product Development Center, and rode in the Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle to get a feel for how the company is preparing for the future as it transforms to be an auto and mobility company,” Ford said in a statement issued in Dearborn, Michigan.

 Zuckerberg takes a ride in a Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle at Ford's Product Development Center in Dearborn
Zuckerberg takes a ride in a Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle at Ford’s Product Development Center in Dearborn

Watch the video of the visit on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/autoreportafrica/

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