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Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/25

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

cialist thermal management supplier of air conditioning equipment and cooling systems, headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea. The company's main customers are Hyundai and Kia, but due to its relationship with the former Visteon, Hanon Systems is building a supply system for global customers such as Ford, Chrysler, VW, Mazda, and Suzuki. It has a history of being based on European and U.S. companies as follows. It was established in 1986 as a joi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/22

Ford Motor, Louisville Assembly Plant Ford Escape (2011-2025), Escape HV (2019-2025), Escape PHV (2021-2025); Lincoln MKC (2014-2019), SUV Corsair (2019-2025), PHV Corsair Grand Touring (2021-2025): Mid-size electric pickup truck (2027- planning) SUV assembly plant, scheduled to be renovated as an EV production plant until 2027 - Year opened: 1955 - Investment announced since 2010: USD 6.56 billion - Employees as of September 2025: 3,110 Ford pa...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/20

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

week, in both cases because of the Novelis aluminum plant fire in New York in September. Additionally, Ford has reportedly paused production at the Louisville Assembly plant last week as well, though production there has now resumed this week, although with just one of two shifts building the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair crossovers. Due to the previously reported fire at the Novelis aluminum plant in Newago, New York, Ford has reportedly told...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

Ford, BlueOval SK Battery Park advanced lithium-ion battery cells for Ford, Lincoln EVs Campus with twin EV battery plants (JV with SK On), Production began in August 2025 at only Plant 1 - Production began in August 2025 at only Plant 1 - Planned investment of USD 5.8 billion - Planned total battery production capacity 86 GWh - Employees: 1,450 as of August 2025, planned 2,500 - 1,500-acre BlueOval SK Battery Park campus is site for twin batte...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

JMC) at its plant in Xiaolan, the midsize SUV offers a lower price than most Ford or Lincoln vehicles, but is still equipped with Ford's standard suite of driver-assist features that it offers in the U.S.  On December 28, major media reported that Territory, the entry-level compact SUV launched by Ford, came off the assembly line at JMC's Xiaolan Plant. The vehicle has 6 versions and will be launched in January 2019. It is 4,580 mm long, 1,936 m...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/16

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 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/08

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...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/05

in the next two years will be produced in Taiwan. The Fiesta, built in Taiwan, will make its debut at the Taipei Motor Show scheduled at the end of 2012. The Fiesta will have two variations, a four-door camper and a five-door hatchback. Ford Lio Ho Motor announced that it will begin exporting the "Escape" for the Russian market in the second quarter of the year. Annual export is likely to be 2,000 units. This is the first time that a Taiwanese a...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/04

2/77/79kWh NMC 96S2P/3P 352 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV USA Rouge EV Center, MI 2022 BlueOval SK LiB 98 / 131kWh NMC Ford Mustang Mach-E GT BEV Mexico Cuautitlan 2020 LG Michigan LiB 88 / 91kWh NMC 94S4P Ford (Europe) Ranger PHEV PHEV South Africa Silverton 2025 LiB 11.8kWh Ford Escape PHEV PHEV USA Louisville, KY 2021 Samsung LiB 14.4kWh Ford Lincoln Aviator PHEV PHEV USA Chicago, IL 2019 LG Michigan LiB 13.6kWh ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

o FCA's Belvidere plant to be idled 2 weeks, Saltillo and Toluca close for some days in January FCA cancels summer shutdowns at North American plants FCA restarts Mexican plants on May 25, 26 upon receiving government approval FCA CEO updates product plans for North America delayed by COVID-19 Ford, FCA, Toyota to idle plants, cut production due to semiconductor shortage Stellantis halts 5 North American plants until mid-April due to microch...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/20

.S. that develop and produce motors for electrified vehicles in-house. In addition to Tesla, which manufactures all of its motors in-house, Renault, BMW, VW, GM, etc. are promoting external procurement while maintaining systems within their own companies and affiliates.   In addition, OEMs such as Ford, Volvo, and Fiat are believed to basically procure motors for electrified vehicles from suppliers.   As for adoption of products by Japanese sup...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/04

upply new program at Ford plant in Cuautitlan, Mexico Ford seeking suppliers for its EV to be built in Cuautitlan, Mexico Ford to cease Fiesta production in Cuautitlan, Mexico by August 2019 to retool for EV 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 reducing prices, increasing production of Mustang Mach-E for 2023 Ford Must...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

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

Ford Motor, Kansas City Assembly Plant Ford F-150 (1957-), Transit (2013-), EV E-Transit (2021-), Escape (-2012); Battery packs (2022-) Truck assembly plant - Year opened: 1951 - Investment announced since 2011: USD 2.095 billion - Employees as of September 2025: 9,068 Additional details of Ford-UAW agreement revealed Ford investing for electrified future in U.S. plants Ford to protect against COVID-19, restart production April 6 in Mexico, Apri...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

611 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 Auto Show Ford investing USD 900 million in Kentucky Truck Plant for Ford, Lincoln SUVs Lincoln introduces redesigned Navigator models ahead of fall launch Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant completes renovation for all-new...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

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