orque, each mated to a new 8-speed automatic transmission. The Corsair uses a sheet-molded composite dual-wall dashboard in the engine compartment to provide sound-dampening. The all-new Corsair is built at Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, and follows the launch this summer of the Aviator three-row SUV and its first PHEV offering, the Aviator Grand Touring. On September 26, Ford announced capability improvements for new 2020 F-S...

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ipling of production for the Mustang Mach-E and expects to reach 200,000-plus units per year by 2023. Ford’s all-electric van, the 2022 E-Transit, goes on sale in early 2022. Ford is reportedly planning to introduce at least five new battery-powered Lincoln SUVs through 2026. The first will be an Aviator-size crossover in late 2024 or early 2025 at Ford's Oakville plant, which could build more crossovers in 2025–2026, including Corsair and Na...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

-31; and Ford Otosan in Turkey, which builds the Transit Custom and Transit 2-Ton vans, will temporarily stop production from April 19 to June 3. On April 21, Ford announced downtime extensions in North America and Europe, including the Chicago (Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Aviator), Flat Rock (Mustang) and Kansas City (F-150 and Transit van) assembly plants which will now be down the weeks of May 3 and May 10, while the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

so far this year are powered by V6 engines, the highest six-cylinder engine mix in the industry since 1967 and the company expects that trend to continue for the rest of the year. On October 2, Ford announced that the strike at the Chicago Assembly Plant, which builds the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, has led to 330 employees being laid off at the Chicago Stamping Plant and Lima Engine Plant that makes parts for the two SUVs. The 330 layoff...

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eration in September last year. The extra capacity is required to support increased demand for current and future electrified vehicle production. On April 21, Ford announced downtime extensions in North America and Europe, including the Chicago (Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Aviator), Flat Rock (Mustang) and Kansas City (F-150 and Transit van) assembly plants which will now be down the weeks of May 3 and May 10, while the ...

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egin to ramp up on a progressive basis towards more normal business levels. On January 28, Ford Motor Co. confirmed that it will idle two shifts at its Chicago Assembly Plant beginning on February 1 because of the ongoing semiconductor shortage, affecting production of the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator crossovers. Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant, where workers build the Escape and Corsair crossovers, is currently idled because of the micro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/20

pens orders for 2025 Mustang Mach-E with lower price Ford Mustang Mach-E production unaffected by Trump tariffs Ford to delay Mustang Mach-E deliveries at least 6 weeks due to chip shortage Ford confirms 2022 arrival of Maverick, new generation of Ranger in South America Ford Explorer EV, Lincoln Aviator EV coming in 2023, built alongside Mustang Mach-E Ford idles North American plants first week in November Ford plans to produce 600,000 elec...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

Ford Motor Canada, Oakville Assembly Plant Ford SUV Edge/Endura (for Australia) (2006-2024), Flex (2008-2019); Lincoln SUV MKX (-2018), SUV Nautilus (2018-2023), MKT (2009-2019) Ford F-Series Super Duty (2026-planning), Ford Explorer EV (2027-planning), Lincoln Corsair E (2027-planning), Lincoln Aviator EV (2027-planning), Batteries (2027-planning) Crossover vehicle assembly plant - Investment announced since 2013: CAD 2.5 billion - Employees as...

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be from September 7 to September 21 at Dearborn Truck Assembly in Michigan, and from October 12 to October 26 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri. A smooth production transition is hugely important for the company after 2019, when Ford shipped thousands of 2020 Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators from its Chicago factory to its Flat Rock plant where workers desperately attempted to identify and fix a series of complicated problems in t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

day. The UAW had asked Ford for more concessions before the negotiations, but Ford reportedly refused it. At the Kentucky truck plant, which employs 8,700 unionized workers, the strike is aimed at the F-Series Super Duty full-size pickup truck, the Lincoln Expedition full-size SUV, and the Lincoln Aviator mid-size crossover SUV. The Kentucky truck plant is one of Ford's most important production facilities due to its scale and profitability. On ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

Ford Motor, Chicago Stamping Plant Stamps outer and inner commodities Stamping plant - Year opened: 1956 - Employees as of September 2025: 1,110 Ford commits to USD 8.1 billion plant investment in new UAW contract Ford’s Chicago Stamping plant is company’s fourth plant paused for COVID cleaning Ford investing USD 1 billion in Chicago plants for Explorer, Police Interceptor, Lincoln Aviator Ford ends Taurus production at Chicago Assembly Pla...

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Ford Motor, Chicago Assembly Plant Ford Taurus (-2019 ), Explorer (2010-), Explorer Hybrid (2019-2024), Explorer PHEV (2019-2024), Police Interceptor Utility (2011-), Police Responder Hybrid Sedan (2017-2019), Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid (2019-); Lincoln MKS (2008-2016), Aviator (2019-), Aviator Grand Touring PHEV (2019-) Passenger car and SUV assembly plant - Year opened: 1924 - Employees as of September 2025: 4,631 Ford Explorer EV, Linc...

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e Assembly in Canada Ford commits to USD 8.1 billion plant investment in new UAW contract On October 4, Ford Motor Co. confirmed that it has been notifying approximately 400 workers at Livonia Transmission and Sterling Axle Plant. The new layoffs, which are related to the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator built at the Chicago Assembly Plant that is on strike, added to 930 layoffs at other facilities, brings Ford's total to approximately 1,330 em...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

LAN Manufacturing that builds seating for the Ford Bronco, announced layoffs at its plant in Detroit due to the UAW strike halting Bronco production at the Michigan Assembly Plant. On October 2, Ford announced that the strike at the Chicago Assembly Plant, which builds the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, has led to 330 employees being laid off at the Chicago Stamping Plant and Lima Engine Plant that makes parts for the two SUVs. The 330 layoff...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

ds the F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab configurations, Ford F-650 and F-750. On October 4, Ford Motor Co. confirmed that it has been notifying approximately 400 workers at Livonia Transmission and Sterling Axle Plant. The new layoffs, which are related to the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator built at the Chicago Assembly Plant that is on strike, added to 930 layoffs at other facilities, brings Ford's total to approximately 1,330 em...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

rd confirms plans to build next-gen Mustang at Flat Rock plant Ford to invest USD 3.7 billion, create 6,200 jobs at plants in 3 Midwest states Ford idles production in three U.S. plants the first week of October NAIAS 2022: Ford introduces all-new seventh-gen 2024 Mustang Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator models being repaired at Flatrock plant before delivery Additional details of Ford-UAW agreement revealed Ford displays various vehicles at A...

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be from September 7 to September 21 at Dearborn Truck Assembly in Michigan, and from October 12 to October 26 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri. A smooth production transition is hugely important for the company after 2019, when Ford shipped thousands of 2020 Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators from its Chicago factory to its Flat Rock plant where workers desperately attempted to identify and fix a series of complicated problems in t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

for the C520 passenger vehicles and 70,000 units for the new CX483 passenger vehicles. The new vehicle is expected to be launched in the United States in late September or early October and the domestic version will also be released within the year. On August 29, Lincoln unveiled its Corsair PHEV, Aviator Catch Mono, Zephyr Reflection concept at the Chengdu Motor Show. Lincoln announced the launch of Corsair PHEV. The vehicle is the first China-...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/22

Otosan’s Kocaeli plant. Now with overall investment of USD 2 billion, Craiova builds the Ford Puma and EcoSport, and 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine. On April 21, Ford announced downtime extensions in North America and Europe, including the Chicago (Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Aviator), Flat Rock (Mustang) and Kansas City (F-150 and Transit van) assembly plants which will now be down the weeks of May 3 and May 10, while the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

Otosan’s Kocaeli plant. Now with overall investment of USD 2 billion, Craiova builds the Ford Puma and EcoSport, and 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine. On April 21, Ford announced downtime extensions in North America and Europe, including the Chicago (Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Aviator), Flat Rock (Mustang) and Kansas City (F-150 and Transit van) assembly plants which will now be down the weeks of May 3 and May 10, while the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/08