Cologne-Niehl has begun. The first excavators tore down a former warehouse, in the place of which a new high-tech building will be built specially for the pre-treatment of body shells. The demolition became necessary because the production of the future, purely battery-electric volume model from Ford, which will roll off the production line in Cologne from 2023, will use the latest technologies that require new systems. On September 1, Ford an...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/24

Ford Motor Germany, Saarlouis Plant Ford Focus (-2025), Focus ST (-2025), Focus ECOnetic (2012-2025), Focus Electric (2013-2017), Focus 1.0L EcoBoost (2013-2025), Focus Active (2018-2025), Focus Ecoboost mild hybrid (2020-2025), C-Max (2015-2019), Grand C-Max (2015-2019), Kuga/Escape (-2012); Ford's passenger car assembly plant. The plant shut down in November 2025. - Number of Employees: 2,700 (as of November 2025). - In November 2025, the site...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/24

rd to lay off workers at Louisville Assembly in November due to parts issues Ford workers of UAW Local 862, including two Kentucky plants, reject new collective agreement Ford idles North American plants first week in November Ford to cut production at 8 North American plants due to chip supplies Ford, Stellantis plants idle week of May 9 due to chip constraints Lincoln debuts 2023 Corsair with improved ActiveGlide 1.2 hands-free driving Ford...

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ressor Industry, THK Rhythm, Yamaha 100 AAPICO Precision Co., Ltd.(held via 100% owned subsidiary, AAPICO Forging) Chonburi, Thailand Machining parts for transmission system, powertrain system, steering system, suspension system, and wheel hubs American Axle, AutoAlliance (Thailand), Dana Spicer, Ford, GKN Driveline, BorgWarner 100 AAPICO Sodecia (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Chonburi, Thailand Cradles, cross car beams, and welded assemblies for Body ...

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r agreement ratified with the United Auto Workers union last year, Ford plans to move medium-duty-truck output, which includes the F-750, to its Avon Lake, OH,  beginning in 2015. The Ohio State tax incentives will be provided to Ford's commercial vehicle production project at the Avon Lake plant. Ford, completing production of the "Econoline" or "E-Series" vans at the end of 2013, will invest $128 million in the plant for retooling in preparati...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

Sollers-Yelabuga OOO, Yelabuga Plant Sollers LCVs: Argo (based on JAC N25/N35) (2022 - 2023), Mini Buses: Atlant (2022-), Argo EV (planning); SF1 (2025-), SF5 (2025-), SP7 Minivan (2025-Planning); Aurus: MHV Senat (2021-), MHV SUV Komendant (2022-); SF1 Minibus (2026-Planning); Ford Transit (2012-2022), Kuga (2012-2019), S-Max (2012-2019), Galaxy (2012-2019), Ford Explorer (2013-2019), Edge (2014-2019), EV E-Transit (2023-planning is dismissed);...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

hongqing Plant. The Avatr 12 is equipped with a CATL power battery. According to multiple press releases dated October 11, Changan Ford NEV Technology Co., Ltd. (Changan Ford NEV) was opened in Chongqing. Established on September 20, Changan Ford NEV is 40% and 60% owned by Changan Auto and Changan Ford, respectively, of which the former actually holds 70% as it holds 50% of the latter. Changan Ford NEV will first introduce FMeT products to incre...

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ception of Mazda, being the leading CVT users globally, both mechanical and electrical. The American OEMs (Detroit 3) manufacture in-house electric CVTs installed in some hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, but except for GM have already withdrawn from mechanical CVTs. Among European OEMs, except for Ford, which uses the same electric CVT as its models in the Americas, Opel of PSA (now Stellantis) has started to use an in-house made mechanical CVT ...

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up to eventually own all Valeo group interests in foreign affiliates. Established the subsidiaries Valeo Distribution and Societe Holding Valeo do Brasil (Brazil). 1986 Sold interest in SCBP Group and acquired Allevard Industries. 1988 Acquired the car and truck HVAC equipment operations for Ford, Autolatina of Brazil. Acquired Tibbe KG, a West German supplier of steering wheel locking devices. Increased interest in Clausor to 90% 19...

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Ford Motor Spain, Valencia (Almussafes) Plant Vehicles: Ford Kuga (2012-), Kuga PHV (2020-), Kuga EcoBlue mild HV (2020-), Kuga full HV (2020-), Kuga EV (2027-planning), Crossover coupé HV/PHV/ICE(2027-planning); Transit Connect (2011-2024), Tourneo Connect (2013-2021); Fiesta (-2012), C-Max (-2014), S-MAX (2015-2023), Galaxy (2015-2023), Mondeo (2014-2022), Mondeo full HV (2014-2022), Mondeo full HV wagon (2019-2022), S-MAX full HV (2021-2023)...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/04

the first time that a Taiwanese automaker ships finished cars to European/Russian markets. the company released the all-new Mazda 6 (Atenza), an imported model. Powered by a 2.5-liter MZR engine, the remodeled vehicle will be priced from 1,069,000 Taiwan yuan. Ford Lio Ho Motor Co., a subsidiary of Ford, announced that it will completely renovate a total of 60 showrooms throughout Taiwan, both software and hardware, investing one billion yuan by ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/04

nion halts production at several plants in Argentina Ford temporarily suspends South American production in response to coronavirus pandemic VW shows new Amarok image, looks toward South American market development with Ford Ford Argentina extends closure of Pacheco plant until April 6, postpones Kuga Hybrid launch Ford Argentina restarts production on May 20 at Pacheco plant Ford opens second shift, increases production at Pacheco plant in A...

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ing The company’s net sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 decreased by 4.0% over the previous year to EUR 39,719 million. The Automotive sector had sales of EUR 19,416.4 million in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 10.8% over the previous year. In 2024 BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Rnault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and Volkswagen were its largest OEM customers. Sales to these five OEMs comprised around 62% of the comp...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

Investment announced since 2013: CAD 2.5 billion - Employees as of June 2025: 3,600 - Year opened: 1953 Ford ends Flex, Lincoln MKT production in Oakville, Canada Ford completes 400 layoffs at plant in Oakville, Ontario Ford begins phased production, operations restart in North America on May 18 Ford, Unifor reach tentative deal with CAD 1.95 billion in new plant investment Ford offered CDN 500 million by federal, provincial governments to br...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

hybrid Ford introduces all-electric E-Transit van ahead of 2021 launch in U.S. Ford cuts shifts at two F-150 plants for one week as semiconductor woes continue Ford launches highly-anticipated new-gen 2021 F-150 in U.S. Ford idles Louisville, Oakville assembly plants due to severe weather GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan production interrupted due to winter weather, gas supplies Ford leads OEMs in U.S. assembly, exports Ford building F-150s, Edge...

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lice 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 UAW expands strike to include additional Ford, GM plants Ford lays off 330 workers at Chicago Stamping, Lima Engine plants due to strike Ford lays off 400 more workers in Michigan in third we...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

ord Sterling Axle lays off 106 more workers as UAW strike affects production Ford lays off 431 more workers in Michigan, Ohio because of UAW strike Ford expands F-Series Super Duty production to Oakville Assembly in Canada Ford commits to USD 8.1 billion plant investment in new UAW contract GM, Ford, FCA halt operations due to Michigan gas utility fire during record low temperatures Ford restarts 23 North American plants on May 18, with other...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

1,150 Michigan, Kentucky workers to increase SUV, truck production Ford to move 230 workers from Van Dyke Transmission Plant Ford to lay off 1,012 workers, end second shift at Flat Rock Assembly in Michigan Ford investing USD 900 million to build BEV’s in Flat Rock, AVs in new Michigan facility Ford, Lincoln brands to each launch a mid-size BEV crossover by 2022 Ford halts Flat Rock production until September 13 to rectify gasoline leak Ford...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

gies, including advanced turbocharging, advanced combustion system development and variable Valvetrain technology, targeting significant CO2 savings. Ford and its partners will receive a GBP 13.1 million grant for their GBP 100 million program to upgrade the EcoBoost engine. The 11 partners include Ford, Schaeffler UK, Continental, and UEES (Unipart Eberspaecher Exhaust Systems). Schaeffler currently supplies mechanical tappets and the VCT (varia...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/10/02

ILJIN Global Holdings Co., Ltd. Korea Sang-Il Lee (CEO and Chairman) -Established in 1973. The Company is one of the world's leading bearing manufacturers, producing and selling mainly automotive and industrial bearings. -The Company delivers wheel bearings, transmission parts, engine parts, steering-system parts, suspension parts, and other products to global OEMs such as Hyundai, Kia, GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Maserati. For industrial u...

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