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The first car plant on this site opened in 1953, and produced nearly all of the vehicles for Ford in Canada until 1966. [2] It was the site of production for the company's minivans but was renovated with a CA$1 billion investment to produce crossover CUVs by 2006.
The facility was originally a Volvo facility (VAPG) but was transitioned to the Ford branding in the summer of 2009 and renamed the Arizona Proving Ground (APG). Volvo still is a large user of it. It features a 2-mile oval track with banked curves, a 2-mile completely straight road, a brake test area and some more tracks.
As it ended production, Dearborn Assembly Plant was one of six plants within the Ford Rouge Center. The plant was open from 1918 to May 10, 2004, with a red convertible 2004 Ford Mustang GT being the last vehicle built at the historic site. Demolition of the historic DAP facility was completed in 2008.
Michigan Assembly Plant, formerly known as Michigan Truck Plant, is a Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan.The plant employs approximately 2,800 hourly employees and 200 salary employees (May 2020), [1] comprises three main buildings with 5,000,000 sq ft (460,000 m 2) of factory floor space and is located adjacent to Wayne Stamping & Assembly.
The 4,700,000-square-foot (440,000 m 2) on 1,270 acres (5.1 km 2) facility employs 9,021 people as of April, 2024. [1] In addition to the main final assembly plant, KCAP also includes a stamping plant for the Ford Transit, a separate body shop and a separate paint shop for the Ford F-150.
The 1,690 M4A3 Sherman tanks built by Ford from June, 1942 to September, 1943 were assembled in this factory, as well. [citation needed] During the 1940s through 1960s, the Highland Park plant was a principal location for Ford U.S. tractor manufacture. In the 1970s, the Ford Romeo Engine Plant increasingly displaced it for that role.
On January 3, 2017, Ford announced that it will begin manufacturing an electric small SUV by 2020, and a high passenger volume autonomous vehicle designed for commercial ride hailing or ride sharing by 2021, both to be built at Flat Rock. [12] Ford reduced production of the plant from two shifts to one due to lower demand for the Ford Mustang ...
The Ford Fusion was made in Hermosillo. For the production of the Ford CD3 platform, Ford announced in 2003 to update the plant for increased efficiency and flexibility [6] Ford's US$1 billion investment included construction of a 1,750,000 sq ft (163,000 m 2) supplier park near the site. The improvements facilitated quick production shifts ...