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Ford Sustainability Report 2006/7

Global Operations

   

Ford produces passenger cars, trucks, engines, transmissions, castings and forgings, and metal stampings of all kinds at its 110 wholly owned, equity-owned and joint venture plants.

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Assembly Plants

(Listed in alphabetical order)

AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co Ltd (Joint venture – 50% Ford, 45% Mazda, 5% Thai Affiliate of Mazda)

Pleukdang (Thailand)
Total employment: 3,490
Products: Ford Courier, Ford Everest, Ford Ranger, Mazda B-Series
Year opened: 1998
Plant size (sq ft): 1,130,000
Site size: 231 acres

AutoAlliance International, Inc (Joint venture – 50% Ford/50% Mazda)

Flat Rock, Michigan (United States)
Total employment: 3,722
Products: Ford Mustang, Mazda6
Year opened: 1987
Plant size (sq ft): 2,700,000
Site size: 400 acres

Blue Diamond Truck Company LLC (Joint venture – 50% Ford/ 50%Navistar International)

Escobedo (Mexico)
Products: Medium commercial trucks, International Truck and Engine Company Class 8 trucks
Year opened: 2002
Plant size (sq ft): 800,000

Broadmeadows Assembly Plant

Campbellfield, Victoria (Australia)
Total employment: 2,088
Products: BA Falcon MK II range, LTD range, Territory, Ford Fairlane
Year opened: 1959
Plant size (sq ft): 1,937,503
Site size: 44 acres

Castle Bromwich Assembly – Jaguar

Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Total employment: 2,330
Products: Jaguar XK & XJ painted bodyshells, S-Type Saloon complete
Year opened: 1980
Plant size (sq ft): 2,500,000
Site size: 106 acres

Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. (Joint venture)

Chongqing (China)
Total employment: 5,624
Products: Ford Mondeo, Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Mazda3, Volvo S40
Year opened: 2001
Site size: 47 acres

Chicago Assembly Plant

Chicago, Illinois (United States)
Total employment: 2,479
Products: Ford Five Hundred, Freestyle, Mercury Montego, MKS
Year opened: 1924
Plant size (sq ft): 2,700,000
Site size: 113 acres

Cologne Body & Assembly

Cologne (Germany)
Total employment: 4,707
Products: Ford Fiesta 3-door, Ford Fiesta 5-door, Ford Fusion
Year opened: 1931
Plant size (sq ft): 2,499,746
Site size: 69 acres

Cuautitlan Assembly

Cuautitlan (Mexico)
Total employment: 900
Products: Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 trucks, Ikon
Year opened: 1970
Plant size (sq ft): 4,000,000

Dearborn Truck Plant

Dearborn, Michigan (United States)
Total employment: 2,620
Products: Ford F-150, Lincoln Mark LT pickups
Year opened: 2004
Plant size (sq ft): 2,300,000
Site size: 600 acres

Detroit Chassis
Products: Strip chassis

Ford India Private Limited

Tamil Nadu (India)
Total employment: 1,976
Products: Fusion, Ikon, Fiesta, Endeavour, Everest
Year opened: 1996
Plant size (sq ft): 830,716
Site size: 350 acres

Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd (Joint venture – 70% Ford/30% Lio Ho Group)

Chung Li (Taiwan)
Total employment: 1,732
Products: Ford Escape, Ford Focus, Mazda3, Mazda 323, Mazda Premacy, Mazda Tribute
Year opened: 1972
Plant size (sq ft): 3,759,715
Site size: 86 acres

Ford Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Joint venture – 49% Ford/51% Tractors Malaysia)

Selangor (Malaysia)
Total employment: 705
Products: BMW 3, BMW 5, Ford Econovan, Ford Everest, Ford Lynx RS, Ford Ranger, Land Rover Defender, Mazda Fighter 4x4, Scania
Year opened: 1967
Plant size (sq ft): 387,552
Site size: 16 acres

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Joint venture – 90% Ford/10% Anglo-American)

Pretoria (South Africa)
Total employment: 3,762
Products: Ford Bantam, Ford Focus, Ford Ranger, Mazda Drifter, Mazda3
Year opened: 1968
Plant size (sq ft): 1,689,320
Site size: 289 acres

Ford Motor Company Philippines

Santa Rosa, Laguna (Philippines)
Total employment: 727
Products: Ford Lynx, Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mazda3
Year opened: 1999
Plant size (sq ft): 330,000
Site size: 53 acres

Ford Motor Company ZAO

St Petersburg (Russian Federation)
Total employment: 1,571
Products: Ford Focus
Year opened: 2002
Plant size (sq ft): 387,360
Site size: 64,246 acres

Ford Nordeste Industrial Complex

Bahia (Brazil)
Products: PVW 175-Courier
Year opened: 2002
Plant size (sq ft): 700,000

Ford Otosan Kocaeli Plant (Joint venture – 41% Ford/41% Koc Holding/18% public)

Kocaeli (Turkey)
Total employment: 6,030
Products: Transit, Transit Connect
Year opened: 2001
Plant size (sq ft): 3,444,451
Site size: 395 acres

Geelong Chassis Components

Geelong, Victoria (Australia)

Genk Body and Assembly

Genk (Belgium)
Total employment: 5,475
Products: Ford Mondeo, Ford Galaxy, Ford Focus S-MAX
Year opened: 1964
Plant size (sq ft): 6,792,027
Site size: 345 acres

Haiduong Assembly Factory Ford Vietnam (Joint venture – 75% Ford/25% Song Cong Diesel)
Haiduong (Vietnam)
Total employment: 550
Products: Ford Escape, Ford Everest, Ford Mondeo, Ford Ranger, Ford Focus, Ford Transit
Year opened: 1997
Plant size (sq ft): 111,945
Site size: 74 acres

Halewood Assembly Plant UK Jaguar

Halewood, Liverpool (United Kingdom)
Total employment: 3,000
Products: Jaguar X-Type, Freelander 2/Land Rover 2
Year opened: 2000
Plant size (sq ft): 400,000

Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly

Hermosillo, Sonora (Mexico)
Total employment: 3,335
Products: Fusion, Milan, MKZ
Year opened: 1986
Plant size (sq ft): 1,650,307
Site size: 279 acres

Hiroshima Plant - Plant 1 (U1)

Ujina District (Japan)
Products: Mazda2, Verisa, MX-5, MPV, RX-8, CX-9, E-Series (Bongo Van, Bongo Brawny Van)
Year opened: 1966

Hiroshima Plant - Plant 2 (U2)

Ujina District (Japan)
Products: Mazda5, CX-7
Year opened: 1972
Plant size (sq ft): 1,685,000 (Ujina District total)

Hofu Plant - Plant 1 (H1)

Nishinoura District (Japan)
Products: Mazda3
Year opened: 1982

Hofu Plant - Plant 2 (H2)

Nishinoura District (Japan)
Products: Mazda3, Mazda6
Year opened: 1992
Plant size (sq ft): 792,000 (Nishinoura District total)

Jiangling Motors Co Ltd (Joint partnership)

Jiangxi (China)
Total employment: 4,690
Products: Light Truck, Transit, Pickup, SUV
Vehicle (BUV), JMC Kaiyun Light Truck, JMC YunBa Light Bus
Year opened: 1968
Plant size (sq ft): 7,336,194
Site size: 119 acres
Note: Ford has 30% equity

Kansas City Assembly Plant

Claycomo, Missouri (United States)
Total employment: 4,933
Products: Ford Escape, Ford Escape Hybrid, Mercury Mariner, Mazda Tribute, Ford F-150
Year opened: 1951
Plant size (sq ft): 4,734,765
Site size: 1,269 acres

Kentucky Truck Plant

Louisville, Kentucky (United States)
Total employment: 5,154
Products: F-250–F-550, Super Duty pickups
Year opened: 1969
Plant size (sq ft): 4,626,490
Site size: 500 acres

Land Rover Solihull Assembly

Solihull, West Midlands (United Kingdom)
Total employment: 7,913
Products: Defender, Discovery 3, Freelander, Land Rover 3
Year opened: 1948
Plant size (sq ft): 595,000
Site size: 308 acres

Louisville Assembly Plant

Louisville, Kentucky (United States)
Total employment: 3,218
Products: Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer, Concept Explorer Sport Trac
Year opened: 1955
Plant size (sq ft): 3,154,173
Site size: 180 acres

Michigan Truck Plant

Wayne, Michigan (United States)
Total employment: 2,800
Products: Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator
Year opened: 1957
Plant size (sq ft): 2,866,000

New Model Programs Development Center

Allen Park, Michigan (United States)
Total employment: 3,400
Products: Prototype builds
Year opened: 1992
Plant size (sq ft): 420,000

Norfolk Assembly Plant

Norfolk, Virginia (United States)
Total employment: 2,130
Products: Ford F-150
Year opened: 1925
Plant size (sq ft): 2,630,000
Site size: 93 acres

Oakville Assembly

Oakville, Ontario (Canada)
Total employment: 3,820
Products: Ford Edge, Ford Fairlane, Lincoln MKX
Year opened: 1953
Plant size (sq ft): 5,464,000
Site size: 487 acres

Ohio Assembly Plant

Avon Lake, Ohio (United States)
Total employment: 2,730
Products: Ford Econoline
Year opened: 1974
Plant size (sq ft): 3,700,000
Site size: 419 acres

Ontario Truck Assembly

Oakville, Ontario (Canada)
Products: Ford F-150 (including bi-fuel and CNG) and SVT Lightning
Year opened: 1965
Plant size (sq ft): 3,009,281

Pacheco Stamping and Assembly

Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Total employment: 2,123
Products: Ford Focus (4 & 5 door), Ford Ranger (Regular Cab, Crew Cab, Super Cab)Year opened: 1961
Plant size (sq ft): 1,758,822
Site size: 323 acres

Saarlouis Body & Assembly Plant

Saarlouis (Germany)
Total employment: 6,390
Products: Ford Focus, Ford Focus C-MAX
Year opened: 1970
Plant size (sq ft): 3,100,000
Site size: 296 acres

São Bernardo Assembly

São Paulo (Brazil)
Products: Ford Courier, Fiesta, Ka, F-250, F-350 and F-4000
Year opened: 1967
Plant size (sq ft): 4,130,000

Southampton Assembly

Southampton (United Kingdom)
Total employment: 1,327
Products: Short and medium wheelbase Ford Transit commercial vehicles
Year opened: 1953
Plant size (sq ft): 1,300,000
Site size: 52 acres

St Thomas Assembly

St Thomas, Ontario (Canada)
Total employment: 2,460
Products: Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car (Fall 2007)
Year opened: 1967
Plant size (sq ft): 2,600,000
Site size: 635 acres

Swedish Motor Assemblies Sdn. Bhd 

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Total employment: 371
Products: Volvo S40, V50, S60, S80, XC90; Volvo Trucks and Buses, Land Rover Discovery, Daihatsu, Perodua, painting of MB S-class
Year opened: 1967
Plant size (sq ft): 2,554,193

Taubate Chassis

Taubate, São Paulo (Brazil)
Products: Chassis components for cars and trucks, Zetec engine components
Year opened: 1968
Plant size (sq ft): 260,177

Thai-Swedish Assembly Co., Ltd. (Joint venture – 56% Volvo/44% Swedish Motor)

Samutprakarn (Thailand)
Total employment: 264
Products: Land Rover, Volvo S60, S80, V70, XC70, XC90, truck and bus
Year opened: 1976
Plant size (sq ft): 290,000
Site size: 112,000 acres

Twin Cities Assembly Plant

St Paul, Minnesota (United States)
Total employment: 1,861
ProductsFord Ranger, B-Series
Year opened: 1925
Plant size (sq ft): 2,144,932
Site size: 148 acres

Valencia Assembly

Valencia (Venuzeula)
Total employment: 1,797
Products: Ford Cargo, Ford Ecosport, Ford Explorer, Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Ford F-150, Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Ford Ka
Year opened: 1962
Plant size (sq ft): 812,154
Site size: 103 acres

Valencia Body and Assembly

Valencia (Spain)
Total employment: 6,657
Products: Ford Ka, Ford Focus NT 4 & 5 door, Ford Fiesta 5 door, Mazda 2
Year opened: 1976
Plant size (sq ft): 6,379,367
Site size: 270 acres

Volvo Car Plant – Volvo (Joint venture – 40% Volvo/60% Pininfarina SpA of Italy)

Uddevalla (Sweden)
Products: Volvo C70 Convertible
Year opened: 1995
Plant size (sq ft): 1,622,572

Volvo Cars

Ghent (Belgium)
Total employment: 5,300
Products: Volvo C30, S40, V50, V70Year opened: 1965
Plant size (sq ft): 3,317,000
Site size: 475 acres

Volvo Cars Body Components

Total employment: 2,789
Products: body components, body sides, doors, hoods
Plant size (sq ft): 2,974,600
Site size: 72 acres

Volvo Cars Torslanda

Göthenburg (Sweden)
Total employment: 5,306
Products: Volvo S60, S80, V70, XC70, XC90
Year opened: 1964
Plant size (sq ft): 3,552,090
Site size: 674 acres

Wayne Stamping & Assembly

Wayne, Michigan (United States)
Total employment: 3,102
Products: Ford Focus (4-door and wagon)
Year opened: 1952
Plant size (sq ft): 3,710,000

Wixom Assembly

Wixom, Michigan (United States)
Total employment: 1,259
Products: Lincoln Town Car
Year opened: 1957
Plant size (sq ft): 4,700,000