If you haven't already heard, Ford is discontinuing all of its non-Mustang cars in favor of crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. On Friday, the company's final Taurus full-size sedan rolled off the line at its assembly plant in Chicago, ending a nearly-constant 34-year production run. Since the nameplate first came on the scene in 1985, over eight million Tauruses have been built at Ford's Windy City factory.

The end of the Taurus doesn't mean assembly workers in Chicago will be out of work though as Ford has invested $1 billion and added 500 jobs to the Illinois facility in order to pump up production of the new Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility, and Lincoln Aviator.

"Taurus broke new ground at its start and we’re thankful for its role in our portfolio," said Ford Marketing Vice President Mark LaNeve. "Those same kinds of innovations will continue for today's customers with Ford Explorer and the rest of our lineup." Ford intends to replace 75 percent of said lineup by the start of 2021.