0 at the Dearborn Stamping Plant, 65 at the Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant, 45 at the Rawsonville Components Plant, 29 at the Sterling Axle Plant, and 12 employees at Chicago Stamping Plant for a total of 550 workers, as all of these facilities supply components to the Chicago Assembly or Kentucky Truck plants. On May 27, Ford announced that it temporarily paused production on one line at its Chicago Stamping Plant to complete enhanced ...

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eration.  On July 18, Ford Motor Company announced plans to assemble F-Series Super Duty pickups at its Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada, starting in 2026. Adding production of up to 100,000 units to Oakville expands Super Duty production across three plants in North America, including Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant, now operating at full capacity. Ford plans to invest USD 3 billion to expand Super Duty production, incl...

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044 employees on strike or laid off. Lima Engine Plant has1,493 employees on strike or laid off. On October 26, Ford and the UAW have reached a tentative agreement in labor-management negotiations, six weeks into the strike, which will finally end the strikes at the Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Kentucky truck plants. The next step is the approval process by the 57,000 UAW members working at the Ford plants. If approved, the new collective agr...

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Alabama was sixth and the Acura MDX, built in East Liberty, Ohio, was seventh. Ford’s Explorer, built in Chicago, Illinois, was eighth and its F-150, built at both the Kansas City, Missouri, and Dearborn, Michigan assembly plants, was in ninth place. The Chevrolet Corvette built in Bowling Green, Kentucky, finished tenth. On July 16, Honda announced that its redesigned 2019 Pilot SUV is arriving in dealerships across the U.S. All 2019 Pilots fe...

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baru dealerships in summer 2014. Fuji Heavy Industry announced on May 9 that it will terminate production of Toyota Camry at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.（SIA）in autumn 2016. Toyota announced on May 9 that production of Camry vehicles will be shifted from SIA to Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Toyota announced on September 2 that the redesigned 2015 Camry will go on sale in late September. The 2015 Camry has been remade by cha...

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Alabama was sixth and the Acura MDX, built in East Liberty, Ohio, was seventh. Ford’s Explorer, built in Chicago, Illinois, was eighth and its F-150, built at both the Kansas City, Missouri, and Dearborn, Michigan assembly plants, was in ninth place. The Chevrolet Corvette built in Bowling Green, Kentucky, finished tenth. On July 17, Acura announced that its 2019 MDX is now arriving in U.S. dealerships with an upgraded interior, drivability and...

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IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

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d Motor, Dearborn Truck Plant 350,000   Ford Motor, Michigan Assembly Plant 200,000   Ford Motor, Ohio Assembly Plant 140,000   Ford Motor, Chicago Assembly Plant 360,000   Ford Motor, Kansas City Assembly Plant 550,000   Ford Motor, Louisville Assembly Plant 400,000   Ford Motor, Kentucky Truck Plant 380,000   Ford Motor, Flat Rock Assembly Plant 240,000   Ford Motor, Rouge Electric Vehicle Center 150,000   Ford BlueOv...

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Brookville (DMAX) Defiance Operations Moraine (DMAX) Parma Metal Center   Toledo Propulsion Systems Ultium Cells Warren       Indiana Bedford Fort Wayne Kokomo Marion Metal Center NewYork Lockport Rochester Tonawanda Engine   Missouri Wentzville       Kansas Fairfax      Kentucky Bowling Green       Tennessee Spring Hill Ultium Cells Spring Hill     Texas Arlington                       Ca...

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ectric Vehicle Center after tripling capacity Ford Kansas City cuts production for two weeks Ford to idle shift, limit production of F-150 Lightning EV as sales slow Ford UAW workers vote on agreement with wage increases, USD 8.1 billion plant investment Ford workers of UAW Local 862, including two Kentucky plants, reject new collective agreement Ford halving F-150 Lightning production at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center Ford cuts F-150 Lightning ou...

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Ford Motor, Kentucky Truck Plant Ford F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550 Super Duty, Expedition; Lincoln Navigator Truck assembly plant Year opened: 1969 Investment announced since 2014: USD 3.3 billion Employees as of July 2025: 8,738 Ford reduces summer shutdown time to meet strong demand Ford changes to aluminum for Expedition SUV by 2018 Ford introduces all-new aluminum-bodied 2018 Expedition Lincoln introduces all-new 2018 Navigator SUV at New York...

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ended, Ford will continue to produce the Mariner, Grand Marquis and Milan for fleet customers until December. Ford announced plans to invest $400 million in retooling its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri after Ford moves the production of the Ford "Escape" to the Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky to accommodate production of a new vehicle at the Kansas City Plant, while retaining 3,750 employees. Ford was reported to be planning to sta...

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n U.S. plants Ford announces additional layoffs as strikes continue Ford commits to USD 8.1 billion plant investment in new UAW contract On March 26, Ford announced the company is aiming to restart production on April 6 at the Hermosillo plant for one shift, and April 14 at Dearborn Truck Plant, Kentucky Truck Plant including stamping section, Kansas City Assembly Plant’s Transit line and stamping section, Ohio Assembly Plant, Dearborn Stamp...

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esium Products of America plant in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. In the meantime, all F-150 production has been suspended at both the Kansas City Assembly Plant and Dearborn Truck Plant, although Transit production will continue at the Kansas City plant. Ford F-Series Super Duty production is down at the Kentucky Truck Plant, though production of the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator continues. The company expects no interruption of Super Duty and ...

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lds the Altima and Frontier, but has a utilization rate of just 51%, and plans for EVs have been pushed back. According to the supplier, it would take Nissan about three to six months to retool the Canton plant for Sentra production. Ford and SK On’s joint-venture BlueOval SK Battery Park site in Kentucky was originally planned to have two operational plants on its large campus, though it was scaled back to one plant. Recent reports now say tha...

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Alabama was sixth and the Acura MDX, built in East Liberty, Ohio, was seventh. Ford’s Explorer, built in Chicago, Illinois, was eighth and its F-150, built at both the Kansas City, Missouri, and Dearborn, Michigan assembly plants, was in ninth place. The Chevrolet Corvette built in Bowling Green, Kentucky, finished tenth. On February 26, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it will cut one of the three shifts at its Belvidere Assembly plant starting ...

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IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/04

IS, LS, and RC models with 15 defects per 100. Hyundai’s Ulsan plant and GM’s Dongyue plant received Bronze Plant awards for their Hyundai Tucson and Buick Envision having 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge North plant in Canada, which produces the Corolla, tied with its Georgetown plant in Kentucky, which produces the Lexus ES, for the Gold Plant award in the Americas with 17 defects each. Toyota’s Cambridge South and Princeton West pl...

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down from July 31 to August 13, according to UAW Local 31, and will have layoffs, though the plant will keep three shifts. The Fairfax plant is expected to begin building a new Cadillac crossover called the XT4 in 2018. Separately, GM also will halt production at its Bowling Green Assembly Plant in Kentucky, which builds the Chevrolet Corvette sports car, for 13 weeks in the second half of the year for construction work. GM’s Lordstown Assembly...

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ting bid after Q2 losses Mercedes-Benz to pause EQ production for U.S. as EV tax credits end Mercedes-Benz to add 300 jobs at Tuscaloosa plant in preparation for EV production Mercedes-Benz opens Alabama battery plant ahead of EQS SUV production Envision AESC invests USD 2 billion for Kentucky battery plant to supply Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz premiers EQS SUV Mercedes-Benz recalling nearly 1 million vehicles globally for faulty b...

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