A GUIDE TO FORD MANUFACTURING SITES ALL OVER THE WORLD
DIVIDED INTO 12 PARTS:
1) Assembly plants
2) Casting, Forging and Aluminum plants
3) Chassis plants
4) Climate Control plants
5) Electrical and Fuel Handling plants
6) Electrical plants
7) Engine plants
8) Glass plants
9) Multi Component plants
10) Plastic and Trim plants
11) Stamping plants
12) Transmission plants
HOW EACH ENTRY IS ARRANGED :
Name of plant
Location
Hourly: how many employees are paid by hours worked
Salary: how many employees are paid a specific salary
Products: products manufactured
Year Opened: What year was the plant first operational
Plant Size (sq. ft.): Size of facility in square feet
1996 Production (# units): Production in units for the previous calender year
1) ASSEMBLY PLANTS
Associated Motors Industries of Malaysia (AMIM) --
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Hourly: 961
Salary: 86
Products: Laser and Telstar cars, Econovan, Trader, Courier and Transit
trucks
Year Opened: 1967
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 452,946
1996 Production (# units): 17,662
Note: Joint venture 30% Ford/70% Tractors Malaysia
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Atlanta Assembly --
Hapeville, Georgia (USA)
Hourly: 2,600
Salary: 224
Products: Ford Taurus, Taurus SHO and Mercury Sable
Year Opened: 1947
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,250,000
1996 Production (# units): 268,649
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AutoAlliance International, Inc. --
Flat Rock, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,722
Salary: 481
Products: Mazda 626, Mercury Cougar
Year Opened: 1987
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,700,000
1996 Production (# units): 129,441 (Total), 33,716 (Ford Probes)
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford/50% Mazda
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AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. --
Rayong (Thailand)
Hourly: N/A
Salary: N/A
Products: Pickup trucks
Year Opened: Expected production 1998
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,130,000
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Equity ownership 45% Ford/45% Mazda/10% local
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AutoEuropa Plant --
Setubal (Portugal)
Hourly/Salary: Total 3,708
Products: Ford Galaxy, Volkswagen Sharan and SEAT Alhambra
Year Opened: 1995
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,608,000
1996 Production (# units): 119,042
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford/50% Volkswagen
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Azambuja Assembly --
Azambuja (Portugal)
Hourly: 310
Salary: 45
Products: Ford Transit vans
Year Opened: 1963
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,065,636
1996 Production (# units): 7,390
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Belarus Assembly --
Minsk (Republic of Belarus)
Hourly: 90
Salary: 32
Products: Transit bus/van and Escort
Year Opened: 1997
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 94,724
1996 Production (# units): N/A
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Bloxham Assembly --
Banbury, Oxfordshire (England) - (Aston Martin Lagonda)
Hourly: 0
Salary: 189
Products: Aston Martin DB7 coupe and Volante
Year Opened: 1994
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 47,149
1996 Production (# units): 584
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Brisbane Assembly --
Eagle Farm, Queensland (Australia)
Hourly: 131
Salary: 21
Products: Louisville, Aeromax and Trader trucks
Year Opened: 1926
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 207,636
1996 Production (# units): 935
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Broadmeadows Assembly #1 --
Campbellfield, Victoria (Australia)
Hourly: 2,040*
Salary: 150*
(*Includes Broadmeadows Plant #2)
Products: Ford Falcon, Fairlane and LTD cars
Year Opened: 1959
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,374,312
1996 Production (# units): 92,400
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Broadmeadows Assembly #2 --
Campbellfield, Victoria (Australia)
Hourly: 2,040*
Salary: 150*
(*Includes Broadmeadows Plant #1)
Products: Falcon commercial vehicles
Year Opened: 1959
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 396,495
1996 Production (# units): 10,200
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Browns Lane Assembly --
Coventry (England) - (Jaguar)
Hourly: 1,776
Salary: 824
Products: Final assembly of Jaguar XK8, XJ6, Sovereign and Daimler models
Year Opened: 1951
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,000,000
1996 Production (# units): 38,588
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Castle Bromwich Assembly --
Birmingham (England) - (Jaguar)
Hourly: 962
Salary: 199
Products: Bodies for Jaguar XK8, XJ6, Sovereign and Daimler models
Year Opened: 1980
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,400,000
1996 Production (# units): N/A
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Chicago Assembly --
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Hourly: 2,646
Salary: 205
Products: Ford Taurus (except SHO) and Mercury Sable
Year Opened: 1924
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,500,000
1996 Production (# units): 279,694
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Cologne Body & Assembly --
Cologne (Germany)
Hourly: 6,811
Salary: 397
Products: Ford Fiesta, Scorpio and Puma
Year Opened: 1930
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 4,600,000
1996 Production (# units): 266,162
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Cuautitlan Assembly --
Cuautitlan (Mexico)
Hourly: 2,873
Salary: 333
Products: Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 trucks, Ford Contour and Mercury
Mystique
Year Opened: 1970
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,033,469
1996 Production (# units): 85,083
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Dagenham Body & Assembly --
Dagenham, Essex (England)
Hourly: 4,650
Salary: 350
Products: Ford Fiesta cars and vans, Courier vans, Kombis and Mazda 121
Year Opened: 1931
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,953,684
1996 Production (# units): 247,916
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Dearborn Assembly --
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,717
Salary: 196
Products: Ford Mustang
Year Opened: 1918
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,570,834
1996 Production (# units): 135,620
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Edison Assembly --
Edison, New Jersey (USA)
Hourly: 1,481
Salary: 163
Products: Ford Ranger, Ranger Flareside and Mazda B-Series trucks
Year Opened: 1948
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,434,364
1996 Production (# units): 127,937
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Ford Vietnam, Ltd. --
Hanoi (Vietnam)
Hourly: N/A
Salary: N/A
Products: Transit and Trader trucks
Year Opened: Expected production 1997
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 169,000
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Joint venture 75% Ford/25% Song Cong Diesel
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Genk Body & Assembly --
Genk (Belgium)
Hourly: 10,885
Salary: 519
Products: Ford Mondeo and Transit
Year Opened: 1964
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 4,965,840
1996 Production (# units): 436,553
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Halewood Body & Assembly --
Halewood, Liverpool (England)
Hourly: 3,000
Salary: 250
Products: Ford Escort cars and vans and Jaguar stampings
Year Opened: 1962
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,263,104
1996 Production (# units): 153,111
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Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly --
Hermosillo, Sonora (Mexico)
Hourly: 2,287
Salary: 269
Products: Ford Escort, Mercury Tracer wagons and Escort ZX2 coupe
Year Opened: 1986
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,625,133
1996 Production (# units): 109,899
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IMMSA --
Monterrey (Mexico)
Hourly: 230
Salary: 80
Products: F-53 Class A motor home chassis, P-350 parcel stripped chassis,
F-700 and F-800 trucks
Year Opened: 1988
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 442,000
1996 Production (# units): 18,519
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Ipiranga Truck Plant --
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 1,831
Salary: 136
Products: F-1000, F-4000, F-Series medium trucks and Cargo Series trucks
Year Opened: 1953
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,626,426
1996 Production (# units): 37,966
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Jiangling Motors Corp., Ltd. --
Nanchang (China)
Hourly/Salary: Total 769
Products: Transit nine and 12-seat low-roof buses
Year Opened: Expected production 1997
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 403,226
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Ford has 20% equity
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Kansas City Assembly --
Claycomo, Missouri (USA)
Hourly: 5,046
Salary: 320
Products: Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique, F-150 and F-250 trucks
Year Opened: 1951
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,700,000
1996 Production (# units): 425,449
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Kentucky Truck Assembly --
Louisville, Kentucky (USA)
Hourly: 3,930
Salary: 355
Products: Ford medium and heavy trucks and commercial light trucks
Year Opened: 1969
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 4,330,460
1996 Production (# units): 252,877
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Lio Ho Assembly --
Chung Li (Taiwan)
Hourly: 1,592
Salary: 609
Products: Ford Festiva, Telstar, Pronto, Liata, Aztec, Mondeo, Econovan and
TX5
Year Opened: 1972
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,781,825
1996 Production (# units): 80,815
Note: Joint venture 70% Ford/28% Lio Ho Group/2% public
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Lorain Assembly --
Lorain, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 3,355
Salary: 304
Products: Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, Ford Econoline and Club Wagon
Year Opened: 1958
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 4,100,000
1996 Production (# units): 299,762
Note: Thunderbird and Cougar to be discontinued third quarter of 1997
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Louisville Assembly --
Louisville, Kentucky (USA)
Hourly: 3,442
Salary: 247
Products: Ford Explorer, Ranger and Mercury Mountaineer
Year Opened: 1955
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,049,075
1996 Production (# units): 405,383
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Mahindra Ford India, Ltd. --
Maraimalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu (India)
Hourly: 0
Salary: 0
Products: Ford Fiesta
Year Opened: Expected production 1999
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 758,507
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford /50% Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
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Mahindra Ford India, Ltd. --
Nashik, Maharashtra (India)
Hourly/Salary: Total 160
Products: Ford Escort
Year Opened: 1996
Plant Size (sq. ft.): N/A
1996 Production (# units): 3,982
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford /50% Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
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Michigan Truck Assembly --
Wayne, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 3,800
Salary: 265
Products: Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator
Year Opened: 1964
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,866,000
1996 Production (# units): 220,407
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Newport Pagnell Assembly --
Newport Pagnell (England) - (Aston Martin Lagonda)
Hourly: 0
Salary: 290
Products: Vantage, V8 coupe and V8 Volante
Year Opened: 1954
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 564,000
1996 Production (# units): 102
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Norfolk Assembly --
Norfolk, Virginia (USA)
Hourly: 2,237
Salary: 167
Products: Ford F-150 and F-250 light pickup trucks
Year Opened: 1925
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,154,440
1996 Production (# units): 212,532
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Oakville Assembly --
Oakville, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 3,077
Salary: 297
Products: Ford Windstar
Year Opened: 1953
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,811,173
1996 Production (# units): 232,829
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Ohio Assembly --
Avon Lake, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 3,118
Salary: 269
Products: Mercury Villager, Nissan Quest, Ford Econoline and Club Wagon
bodies
Year Opened: 1974
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,300,000
1996 Production (# units): 311,451
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Ontario Truck Assembly --
Oakville, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 1,214
Salary: 114
Products: Ford F-150 and F-250 light pickup trucks
Year Opened: 1965
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,776,141
1996 Production (# units): 74,313
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Otosan Istanbul Plant --
Istanbul (Turkey)
Hourly: 1,232
Salary: 270
Products: Ford Escort, Transit and Cargo trucks
Year Opened: 1959
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 925,697
1996 Production (# units): 25,938
Note: Ford will be increasing equity position to 41%
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Pacheco Assembly --
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Hourly: 1,250
Salary: 52
Products: Ford Escort and Ranger
Year Opened: 1961
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,241,274
1996 Production (# units): 72,235
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Plonsk Assembly --
Plonsk (Poland)
Hourly: 149
Salary: 31
Products: Ford Escort and Transit
Year Opened: 1995
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 230,693
1996 Production (# units): 9,700
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Saarlouis Body & Assembly --
Saarlouis (Germany)
Hourly: 5,336
Salary: 309
Products: Ford Escort
Year Opened: 1970
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,100,000
1996 Production (# units): 264,996
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Sao Bernardo Assembly --
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 5,316
Salary: 334
Products: Ford Fiesta, Ka and Pampa pickup
Year Opened: 1967
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 4,132,400
1996 Production (# units): 126,295
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South African Motor Corp., Ltd. --
Silverton (South Africa)
Hourly/Salary: 2,900
Products: Ford Laser/Meteor, Escort, Courier, Bantam, Spectron, Telstar,
Fiesta, Triton, Husky, Tractors, Mazdas and Mitsubishis
Year Opened: 1968
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,689,320
1996 Production (# units): 71,038
Note: Joint venture 45% Ford/45% Anglo-American/10% SAMCOR Employees Trust
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Southampton Body & Assembly --
Southampton (England)
Hourly: 1,827
Salary: 139
Products: Ford Transit
Year Opened: 1953
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,300,000
1996 Production (# units): 68,325
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St. Louis Assembly --
Hazelwood, Missouri (USA)
Hourly: 2,522
Salary: 211
Products: Ford Aerostar and Explorer
Year Opened: 1948
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,676,080
1996 Production (# units): 233,020
Note: Aerostar to be discontinued August 1997
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St. Thomas Assembly --
St. Thomas, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 2,504
Salary: 235
Products: Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis
Year Opened: 1967
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,300,000
1996 Production (# units): 226,155
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Twin Cities Assembly --
St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Hourly: 1,790
Salary: 160
Products: Ford Ranger, Ranger Flareside, Ranger SuperCab, Ranger Splash
Flareside and Ranger SuperCab Flareside
Year Opened: 1925
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,028,733
1996 Production (# units): 157,415
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Valencia Assembly --
Valencia (Venezuela)
Hourly: 1,496
Salary: 417
Products: Ford Festiva, F-150, F-350, F-800, Laser, Explorer and Fiesta
Year Opened: 1962
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 777,400
1996 Production (# units): 20,303
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Valencia Body & Assembly Operations --
Valencia (Spain)
Hourly: 7,069
Salary: 979
Products: Ford Escort and Ka
Year Opened: 1976
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 29,404,516
1996 Production (# units): 296,928
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Wayne Stamping & Assembly --
Wayne, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 3,527
Salary: 276
Products: Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer sedans and wagons
Year Opened: 1952
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,247,630
1996 Production (# units): 274,600
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Wixom Assembly --
Wixom, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,825
Salary: 348
Products: Lincoln Town Car, Mark VIII and Continental
Year Opened: 1957
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 4,700,000
1996 Production (# units): 136,696
2) CASTING/FORGING/ALUMINUM PLANTS
Cleveland Casting --
Brook Park, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 2,469
Salary: 318
Products: Cylinder blocks and heads, intake and exhaust manifolds,
crankshafts and camshafts, flywheels, and bearing caps
Year Opened: 1952
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,600,000
1996 Production (# units): 298,634 tons of iron
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Cologne Forge & Die Cast Plant --
Cologne (Germany)
Hourly: 1,050
Salary: 86
Products: Forging and die cast parts
Year Opened: 1961
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 646,100
1996 Production (# units): 96,596 tons
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Cuautitlan Casting --
Cuautitlan (Mexico)
Hourly: 168
Salary: 36
Products: V-8 engine parts
Year Opened: 1964
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 241,000
1996 Production (# units): 9,237 tons of iron
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Essex Aluminum --
Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 575
Salary: 102
Products: Cylinder heads and pistons
Year Opened: 1981
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 450,000
1996 Production (# units): 1,723,103 cylinder heads and 6,802,178 pistons
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Geelong Aluminum --
Geelong, Victoria (Australia)
Hourly: 212
Salary: 18
Products: Aluminum castings and CTX transmission casings
Year Opened: 1986
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,271,646*
(*Includes Geelong Stamping)
1996 Production (# units): 99,194 I-6 engine sets* and 40,524 CTX casings
(*Includes Geelong Casting)
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Geelong Casting --
Geelong, Victoria (Australia)
Hourly: 206
Salary: 28
Products: I-6 and I-4 engine blocks, I-6 camshafts, crankshafts, exhaust
manifolds, bearing caps, disc brake rotors and flywheels
Year Opened: 1972
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 250,000
1996 Production (# units): 99,194 I-6 engine sets* and 7,056 I-4 engine
blocks
(*Includes Geelong Aluminum)
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Leamington Foundry --
Leamington (England)
Hourly: 463
Salary: 82
Products: Differential gear cases, brake discs, drums, flywheels, hubs and
exhaust manifolds
Year Opened: 1940
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 270,000
1996 Production (# units): 9,033,000 castings
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Manukau Alloy Wheel Plant --
Auckland (New Zealand)
Hourly: 220
Salary: 32
Products: Die-cast aluminum wheels
Year Opened: 1981
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 31,252
1996 Production (# units): 651,000 wheels
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Metcon Casting --
Villa Constitucion, Santa Fe Province (Argentina)
Hourly: 613
Salary: 50
Products: Iron castings
Year Opened: 1967
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 533,322
1996 Production (# units): 23,827 tons of iron
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Osasco Foundry --
Osasco (Brazil)
Hourly: 517
Salary: 29
Products: Engine and chassis casting components
Year Opened: 1958
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 219,591
1996 Production (# units): 27,013 poured tons and 14,624 cleaned tons
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Taubate Iron Casting --
Taubate, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 536
Salary: 29
Products: Engine castings and components and chassis components
Year Opened: 1974
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 302,754
1996 Production (# units): 42,983 poured tons
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Vulcan Forge --
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 92
Salary: 14
Products: Connecting rods and rod cap forgings
Year Opened: 1965
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 60,034
1996 Production (# units): 10,100,000 forgings
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Windsor Aluminum --
Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 258
Salary: 85
Products: 2.5-liter and 3.0-liter V-6 cylinder blocks and 3.4-liter and
4.6-liter V-8 cylinder blocks
Year Opened: 1991
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 270,000
1996 Production (# units): 72,000,000 pounds
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Windsor Casting --
Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Salary: 112
Products: Cylinder blocks, crankshafts and bearing caps
Year Opened: 1934
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 500,000
1996 Production (# units): 143,317 net tons
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Woodhaven Forging --
Woodhaven, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 57
Salary: 14
Products: 5.8-liter V-8 and 6.8-liter V-10 steel crankshafts
Year Opened: 1995
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 75,000
1996 Production (# units): 208,526 crankshafts
3) CHASSIS DIVISION
Dueren Plant --
Dueren (Germany)
Hourly: 1,363
Salary: 115
Products: Rear axles, hubs, drums, transmission components and
front-wheel-drive components
Year Opened: 1968
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 880,000
1996 Production (# units): 3,740,515
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Ford Motor Co. Caribbean, Inc. --
Canovanas (Puerto Rico)
Hourly: 95
Salary: 21
Products: Power steering pumps, rotor shafts and CV joint cages
Year Opened: 1964
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 147,000
1996 Production (# units): 5,638,997
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Hanwha Automotive Components Corp. --
Chanan (South Korea)
Hourly: 110
Salary: 67
Products: Oil and water pumps
Year Opened: 1988
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 32,472
1996 Production (# units): 1,111,000
Note: Joint venture 49% Ford/51% Hanwha Machinery Corp.
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Indianapolis Plant --
Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)
Hourly: 2,689
Salary: 375
Products: Steering gears, pumps, column and valve assemblies, rack and
pinion and gear housings
Year Opened: 1957
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,000,000
1996 Production (# units): 14,600,000
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Lamosa Plant --
Nuevo Laredo (Mexico)
Hourly: 1,098
Salary: 119
Products: Catalytic converters, stabilizer bars, springs, radiator supports
and wheels
Year Opened: 1986
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 320,000
1996 Production (# units): 5,395,000
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Monroe Plant --
Monroe, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,200
Salary: 198
Products: Body panels, catalytic converters, wheels, coil springs,
stabilizer bars and door intrusion beams
Year Opened: 1950
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,300,000
1996 Production (# units): 37,700,000
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Sterling Plant --
Sterling Heights, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 3,603
Salary: 321
Products: Rear axles, driveshafts, I-beams, independent rear suspension
carriers and front-wheel-drive components
Year Opened: 1956
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,747,250
1996 Production (# units): 6,047,490
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Swansea Plant --
Swansea (Wales)
Hourly: 970
Salary: 111
Products: Chassis components, B5 transmission components and Zetec engine
components
Year Opened: 1965
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 491,732
1996 Production (# units): 7,903,000
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Taubate Chassis --
Taubate, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 432
Salary: 16
Products: Chassis components for cars and trucks and HCS/AP engine
components
Year Opened: 1968
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 260,177
1996 Production (# units): 3,776,448
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Wuelfrath Chassis Plant --
Wuelfrath (Germany)
Hourly: 957
Salary: 73
Products: Steering components, steering gears, knuckles, spindles and
transmission parts
Year Opened: 1956
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 415,800
1996 Production (# units): 1,438,000 steering gears
4) CLIMATE CONTROL OPERATIONS
Autopal Plant --
Hluk (Czech Republic)
Hourly: 369
Salary: 40
Products: Radiators and heater cores
Year Opened: 1993
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 315,511
1996 Production (# units): 718,000
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Autopal Plant --
Novy Jicin (Czech Republic)
Hourly: 1,531*
Salary: 387*
(*Includes Novy Jicin Plastics Plant)
Products: Climate control systems and assemblies
Year Opened: 1993
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 125,539
1996 Production (# units): 1,297,000
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Basildon Plant --
Basildon (England)
Hourly: 467
Salary: 130
Products: Aluminum radiators, air conditioning refrigerant hoses, condensers
and intercoolers
Year Opened: 1957
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 383,960
1996 Production (# units): 2,020,316 radiators
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Climate Systems India, Ltd. --
Bhiwadi, Rajasthan (India)
Hourly: 0
Salary: 63
Products: Aluminum radiators
Year Opened: 1993
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 24,000
1996 Production (# units): 300,000
Note: Joint venture 56% Ford/39% Maruti Udyog, Ltd./5% Sumitomo
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Climate Systems Mexicana --
Queretaro (Mexico)
Hourly: 356
Salary: 50
Products: Air conditioning refrigerant lines
Year Opened: 1990
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 60,000
1996 Production (# units): 1,355,993
Note: Joint venture 49% Ford/51% Sumitomo
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Coclisa Omega, San Lorenzo,
Chamizal and Rivereno Plants --
Juarez (Mexico)
Hourly: 3,082 (all plants)
Salary: 268 (all plants)
Products: Radiators, tubes, heat sinks, condensers, HC condensers,
compressors, machining, hoses, evaporators and heaters
Year Opened: 1985 (Omega), 1992 (San Lorenzo), 1996 (Rivereno/Chamizal)
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 757,417 (total site)
1996 Production (# units): 12,531,619 (total site)
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Connersville Plant --
Connersville, Indiana (USA)
Hourly: 3,024
Salary: 445
Products: Condensers, compressors, fuel injection components, aluminum
radiators, evaporators, accumulators, tubes and hoses
Year Opened: 1961
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,700,000
1996 Production (# units): 29,638,000
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Halla Climate Control --
Belleville, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 125
Salary: 50
Products: Accumulators, receiver driers, tubes and hoses and A/C modules
Year Opened: 1989
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 50,000
1996 Production (# units): 1,255,395
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford/50% Mando
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Halla Climate Control --
Taejon (South Korea)
Hourly: 1,018
Salary: 739
Products: Heaters, A/C, radiators and rad blowers
Year Opened: 1986
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,186,016
1996 Production (# units): 5,913,397
Note: Joint venture 35% Ford/35% Mando/30% public stockholders
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Japan Climate Systems --
Hiroshima (Japan)
Hourly: 0
Salary: 318
Products: Heaters and air conditioners
Year Opened: 1987
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 202,441
1996 Production (# units): 746,701
Note: Joint venture 33% Ford/33% Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co./33%
Mazda
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Jiangxi Fuchang Climate Systems Co., Ltd. --
Nanchang (Jiangxi Province PRC)
Hourly: 10
Salary: 25
Products: A/C systems, air handling units for Transit vans, hoses and
accumulators
Year Opened: 1997
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 32,000
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Joint venture 81% Ford/19% Jiangling Motors Corp.
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Palmela Plant --
Palmela (Portugal)
Hourly: N/A
Salary: N/A
Products: Compressors
Year Opened: Expected production 1998
Plant Size (sq. ft.): N/A
1996 Production (# units): N/A
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Sheldon Road Plant --
Plymouth, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,850
Salary: 230
Products: Radiators, heater cores, heater and air conditioning assemblies
and controls
Year Opened: 1967
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,100,000
1996 Production (# units): 18,000,000
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Sistemaire Otto Krause --
Pacheco, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Hourly: 75
Salary: 60
Products: Ford Escort instrument panels, AB9 blowers, Ford Escort engine
cooling modules, Ford Escort heaters and F-Series climate systems
Year Opened: 1997
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 87,000
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Joint venture 60% Ford/40% Cohen Group
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Sistemaire Quilmes --
Quilmes, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Hourly: 65
Salary: 35
Products: Ford Escort radiators and refrigerant tubes
Year Opened: 1983
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 67,000
1996 Production (# units): 38,500
Note: Joint venture 60% Ford/40% Cohen Group
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Sistemaire Rio Grande --
Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
Hourly: 75
Salary: 10
Products: AB9 climate systems, Ford Escort climate systems and A/C kits,
Ford Escort refrigerant hoses and Ford Escort engine cooling modules
Year Opened: 1986
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 51,100
1996 Production (# units): 118,500
Note: Joint venture 60% Ford/40% Cohen Group
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United Aluminum Radiator Co., Ltd. --
Changchun (China)
Hourly: 12
Salary: 26
Products: Brazed aluminum radiators
Year Opened: 1996
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 47,215
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford/50% First Auto Works
5) ELECTRICAL & FUEL HANDLING DIVISION
Alba Plant --
Szekesfehervar (Hungary)
Hourly: 0
Salary: 1,109
Products: Fuel pumps, starter motors, ignition coils and air-fuel charging
assemblies
Year Opened: 1991
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 270,175
1996 Production (# units): 2,235,090
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Bedford Plant --
Bedford, Indiana (USA)
Hourly: 900
Salary: 125
Products: Fuel delivery components, windshield wiper modules and reservoirs
Year Opened: 1977
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 364,000
1996 Production (# units): 15,000,000
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Belfast Plant --
Belfast (N. Ireland)
Hourly: 482
Salary: 123
Products: Oil and water pumps, fuel injection assemblies and throttle
modulators
Year Opened: 1965
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 312,000
1996 Production (# units): 3,663,910
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Cumbica Plant --
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 89
Salary: 36
Products: Engine starter motors, fuel and air charging assemblies, throttle
bodies and fuel pump senders
Year Opened: 1996
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 707,000
1996 Production (# units): 253,269
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El Jarudo Plant --
Juarez (Mexico)
Hourly: 22
Salary: 4
Products: Alternator sub-components
Year Opened: 1994
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 166,000
1996 Production (# units): 544,048 starter cores
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Rawsonville Plant --
Ypsilanti, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,202
Salary: 127
Products: Fuel and air charging systems, fuel injectors, wiper motors, fuel
pumps and alternators
Year Opened: 1956
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,670,000
1996 Production (# units): 20,201,380
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Siemens Automotive Systems --
Telford (England)
Hourly: 254
Salary: 76
Products: Water inlets and outlets, thermostat housings and intake manifolds
Year Opened: 1992
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 190,000
1996 Production (# units): 3,000,000
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Ypsilanti Plant --
Ypsilanti, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 920
Salary: 99
Products: Starters, coils, distributors, synchronizers and PGMs
Year Opened: 1932
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,000,815
1996 Production (# units): 16,000,000
6) ELECTRONICS OPERATIONS
Altec Electronics --
Chihuahua (Mexico)
Hourly: 4,238
Salary: 434
Products: Audio products, vehicle controls and instrument clusters
Year Opened: 1987
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,199,780
1996 Production (# units): 13,103,920
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Cadiz Electronics --
Cadiz (Spain)
Hourly: 351
Salary: 115
Products: Engine controls, ABS modules and PATS
Year Opened: 1990
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 272,484
1996 Production (# units): 2,157,000
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Enfield Plant --
Enfield (England)
Hourly: 820
Salary: 140
Products: Instrument clusters, fuel and temperature gauges and senders and
plastic sub-assemblies
Year Opened: 1963
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 370,260
1996 Production (# units): 5,569,000
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Halla Electronics --
Chungwon (Korea)
Hourly: 292
Salary: 223
Products: Clusters, sensors, temperature controls and ECUs
Year Opened: 1995
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 227,810
1996 Production (# units): 4,908,000
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford/50% Mando
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Markham Electronics --
Markham, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 1,415
Salary: 215
Products: Electronic components and parts
Year Opened: 1961
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 308,010
1996 Production (# units): 12,646,400
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Microelectronics Plant --
Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)
Hourly: 0
Salary: 227
Products: Complete integrated circuit design, sensors and actuators
Year Opened: 1982
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 104,000
1996 Production (# units): 3,500,000
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North Penn Electronics --
Lansdale, Pennsylvania (USA)
Hourly: 1,336
Salary: 360
Products: Electronic components
Year Opened: 1990
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 705,092
1996 Production (# units): 28,838,800
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Palmela Plant --
Palmela (Portugal)
Hourly: 1,744
Salary: 236
Products: Audio systems, air bag diagnostic modules, instrument clusters,
multiplex and anti-theft systems, amplifiers and EHVC modules
Year Opened: 1991
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 280,000
1996 Production (# units): 12,000,000
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Shanghai Fudian Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. --
Shanghai (China)
Hourly: 51
Salary: 53
Products: Electric components
Year Opened: 1996
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 20,580
1996 Production (# units): 100,000
Note: Joint venture 70% Ford (China)/20% Shanghai Automation Instrumentation
Corp./10% Shanghai Automotive Corp.
7) ENGINE PLANTS
Bridgend Engine --
Bridgend (Wales)
Hourly: 1,189
Salary: 137
Products: 1.6-liter and 1.8-liter 4-cyl. Zetec engines, Jaguar 4.0-liter V-8
engines and diesel connecting rods
Year Opened: 1980
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,525,320
1996 Production (# units): 451,353
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Chihuahua Engine --
Chihuahua (Mexico)
Hourly: 821
Salary: 244
Products: 2.0-liter 4-cyl. Zetec engines
Year Opened: 1983
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 724,257
1996 Production (# units): 215,187
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Cleveland Engine #1 --
Brook Park, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 1,111
Salary: 121
Products: 5.0-liter V-8 engines
Year Opened: 1951
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,900,000
1996 Production (# units): 369,047
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Cleveland Engine #2 --
Brook Park, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 840
Salary: 177
Products: 2.5-liter and 3.0-liter V-6 Duratec engines and engine parts for
other engine plants
Year Opened: 1955
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,200,000
1996 Production (# units): 168,800
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Cologne Engine --
Cologne (Germany)
Hourly: 1,684
Salary: 149
Products: 1.8-liter and 2.0-liter 4-cyl. Zetec engines and 4.0-liter V-6
OHV/SOHC engines
Year Opened: 1961
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,470,000
1996 Production (# units): 575,376
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Cuautitlan Engine --
Cuautitlan (Mexico)
Hourly: 299
Salary: 35
Products: 5.0-liter and 5.8-liter V-8 engines and engine dress-ups
Year Opened: 1964
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 265,400
1996 Production (# units): 97,123
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Dagenham Engine --
Dagenham, Essex (England)
Hourly: 1,587
Salary: 173
Products: 2.5-liter and 1.8-liter 4-cyl. diesel and DOHC engines
Year Opened: 1931
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,718,305
1996 Production (# units): 576,871
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Dearborn Engine & Fuel Tank --
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,200
Salary: 240
Products: 2.0-liter 4-cyl. engines and steel fuel tanks
Year Opened: 1941
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,200,000
1996 Production (# units): 3,284,000
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Essex Engine --
Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 1,185
Salary: 281
Products: 3.8-liter and 4.2-liter V-6 engines
Year Opened: 1981
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,700,000
1996 Production (# units): 486,600
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Geelong Engine --
Geelong, Victoria (Australia)
Hourly: 778
Salary: 88
Products: I-6 engines
Year Opened: 1926
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 247,644
1996 Production (# units): 99,194
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Geelong Engine & Chassis Components --
Geelong, Victoria (Australia)
Hourly: 106
Salary: 5
Products: Machine cylinder heads, flywheels, suspension arms and brake
rotors
Year Opened: 1983
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 263,369
1996 Production (# units): 201,918
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Lima Engine --
Lima, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 1,789
Salary: 317
Products: 2.3-liter 4-cyl. OHC, 3.0-liter V-6, 7.0-liter and 7.5-liter V-8
engines
Year Opened: 1957
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,424,360
1996 Production (# units): 883,872
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Lio Ho Engine --
Chung Li (Taiwan)
Hourly: 196
Salary: 21
Products: 1.0-liter, 1.3-liter, 1.5-liter, 1.6-liter, 1.8-liter and
2.0-liter 4-cyl. engines
Year Opened: 1972
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 96,875
1996 Production (# units): 74,264
Note: Joint venture 70% Ford/28% Lio Ho Group/2% public
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Otosan Engine --
Inonu (Turkey)
Hourly: 760
Salary: 97
Products: 6.0-liter & 6.2-liter 6-cyl. diesel engines, 2.5-liter 4-cyl. DI
diesel engines, 1.6-liter & 1.8-liter 4-cyl. Zetec engines, 2.0-liter 4-cyl.
OHC engines and MT-75 5-speed transmissions
Year Opened: 1982
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 420,000
1996 Production (# units): 36,438 engines and transmisssions
Note: Ford will be increasing equity position to 41%
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Romeo Engine --
Romeo, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,046
Salary: 191
Products: 4.6-liter V-8 engines
Year Opened: 1973
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,600,000
1996 Production (# units): 603,421
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South African Motor Corp., Ltd. --
Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
Hourly/Salary: Total 688
Products: PTE (1.4 & 1.6 carb.), Mazda B-Series (1.3 carb. and 1.6-liter)
and 3.0-liter V-6 engines
Year Opened: 1963
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 430,000
1996 Production (# units): 91,426
Note: Joint venture 45% Ford/45% Anglo-American/10% SAMCOR Employees Trust
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Taubate Engine --
Taubate, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 161
Salary: 20
Products: 1.3-liter and 1.0-liter 4-cyl. HCS engines
Year Opened: 1974
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 92,880
1996 Production (# units): 57,222
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Valencia Engine #1 --
Valencia (Spain)
Hourly: 1,307
Salary: 123*
(*Includes Valencia Engine #2)
Products: 1.3-liter EFI Endura-E and 1.3-liter CFI HCS 4-cyl. engines
Year Opened: 1976
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 871,560
1996 Production (# units): 405,262
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Valencia Engine #2 --
Valencia (Spain)
Hourly: 496
Salary: 123*
(*Includes Valencia Engine #1)
Products: 1.25-liter and 1.4-liter Zetec SE 4-cyl. engines
Year Opened: 1995
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 494,960
1996 Production (# units): 250,986
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Windsor Engine --
Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hourly: 1,453
Salary: 260
Products: 4.6-liter, 5.4-liter V-8 and 6.8-liter V-10 engines
Year Opened: 1923
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,200,000
1996 Production (# units): 184,619
8) GLASS DIVISION
Autovidrio Plant --
Juarez, Chihuahua (Mexico)
Hourly: 540
Salary: 95
Products: Side and back windows
Year Opened: 1988
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 257,856
1996 Production (# units): 3,129,380
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Dearborn Plant --
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 537
Salary: 90
Products: Laminated windshields and float glass
Year Opened: 1923
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,000,000
1996 Production (# units): 157,000,000 sq. ft. of float glass and 2,570,000
windshields
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Nashville Plant --
Nashville, Tennessee (USA)
Hourly: 1,220
Salary: 170
Products: Float glass, laminated windshields, side and back windows and moon
roofs
Year Opened: 1956
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,846,322
1996 Production (# units): 282,000,000 sq. ft. of float glass and 14,000,000
pieces of auto glass
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Penstone Plant --
Rockwood, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 14
Salary: 14
Products: Inspection, INVS and hardware attachment on automotive glass for
AutoAlliance International
Year Opened: 1988
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 50,000
1996 Production (# units): 105,000
Note: Joint venture 23% Ford/54% Ishizaki-Honten/23% Nippon Sheet Glass
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Shanghai Fu Hua Glass Co., Ltd. --
Shanghai (China)
Hourly: 350
Salary: 100
Products: Laminated windshields, tempered side and back lites
Year Opened: 1994
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 195,000
1996 Production (# units): 257,000
Note: Joint venture 51% Ford/49% Shanghai Yao Hua Glass Works
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Tulsa Plant --
Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA)
Hourly: 708
Salary: 101
Products: Side and back windows, pyrolytic coated reflective glass and float
glass
Year Opened: 1974
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,400,000
1996 Production (# units): 130,000,00 sq. ft. of glass
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Vitro Flex --
Monterrey (Mexico)
Hourly: 803
Salary: 187
Products: Glass parts
Year Opened: 1980
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,656,000
1996 Production (# units): 1,190,000 car-sets
Note: Joint venture 38% Ford/62% Vitro Plano
9) MULTI-COMPONENTS PLANTS
Automotive Components (Thailand), Ltd. --
Rayong Province (Thailand)
Hourly: N/A
Salary: N/A
Products: N/A
Year Opened: Expected to begin production 1998
Plant Size (sq. ft.): N/A
1996 Production (# units): N/A
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Charleville Plant --
Charleville-Mezieres (France)
Hourly: 654
Salary: 156
Products: Heating, ventilation components and plastic components
Year Opened: 1983
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 388,501
1996 Production (# units): 7,913,000
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South American Electronics Operations --
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 3,179
Salary: 452
Products: Audio systems, electronic engine controls, plastic components,
instrument panels and climate control products
Year Opened: 1973
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 688,000
1996 Production (# units): 8,195,000
10) PLASTIC & TRIM PRODUCTS OPERATIONS
Atlantic Automotive Components Plant --
Benton Harbor, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 316
Salary: 60
Products: Ashtrays, glove box doors, defoggers, garnish, steering column
covers and sniffers, glove box frames, weatherstrips and map pockets
Year Opened: 1993
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 98,000
1996 Production (# units): 12,157,564
Notes: Joint venture 70% Ford/30% Venture
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Autopal Plant --
Novy Jicin (Czech Republic)
Hourly: 1,531*
Salary: 387*
(*Includes Novy Jicin Climate Control Plant)
Products: Head and rear lamps and lighting components
Year Opened: 1993
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 707,199
1996 Production (# units): 3,240,000
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Autopal Plant --
Rychwald (Czech Republic)
Hourly: 331
Salary: 36
Products: Head and rear lamps and lighting components
Year Opened: 1993
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 335,780
1996 Production (# units): 1,710,000
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Berlin Plastics Plant --
Berlin (Germany)
Hourly: 1,040
Salary: 84
Products: Wheel housing liners and various interior and exterior trim parts
Year Opened: 1981
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 150,880
1996 Production (# units): 26,161,557
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Carplastic --
Hermosillo (Mexico)
Hourly: 91
Salary: 9
Products: Instrument panels and plastic components
Year Opened: 1986
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 57,444
1996 Production (# units): 94,059
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Carplastic --
Monterrey (Mexico)
Hourly: 1,284
Salary: 216
Products: Instrument panels, lamps, consoles, grilles, fenders, turn signal
lights and plastic components
Year Opened: 1982
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 9,029,988
1996 Production (# units): 11,971,926
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Chesterfield Plant --
Chesterfield, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,987
Salary: 230
Products: Seat covers, built-up seat assemblies, foam seat pads, headrests
and knitted vinyl
Year Opened: 1973
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,105,389
1996 Production (# units): 8,715,310
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Milan Plastics Plant --
Milan, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,160
Salary: 205
Products: Bumpers and fuel tanks
Year Opened: 1976
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,280,000
1996 Production (# units): 3,007,773
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Nascote Industries Plant --
Nashville, Illinois (USA) -- Division of Conix Corporation
Hourly: 543
Salary: 94
Products: Bumpers, fascias and fenders
Year Opened: 1986
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 470,000
1996 Production (# units): 1,314,000
Note: Joint venture 49% Ford/51% Magna International of America
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Polycon Industries --
Guelph, Ontario (Canada) -- Division of Conix Canada
Hourly: 666
Salary: 196
Products: Fascias
Year Opened: 1990
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 530,000
1996 Production (# units): 1,400,000
Note: Joint venture 49% Ford/51% Decoma International of America
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Saline Plant --
Saline, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,200
Salary: 332
Products: Instrument panels and consoles
Year Opened: 1966
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,600,000
1996 Production (# units): 3,822,301
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Sandusky Plastics Plant --
Sandusky, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 1,451
Salary: 238
Products: Lamps, fuel vapor containment systems and air-handling systems
Year Opened: 1955
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,200,000
1996 Production (# units): 39,200,000
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Shanghai Yan Feng Automotive Trim Company, Ltd. --
Shanghai (China)
Hourly: 1,960
Salary: 601
Products: Instrument and door panels, sun visors, seat foam and assemblies,
steering wheels, fasteners, metal stampings, molds, sheet metal dies and
painted bumpers
Year Opened: 1994
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,473,183
1996 Production (# units): N/A
Note: Joint venture 50% Ford/50% Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.
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Tycos Tool & Die --
Concord, Ontario (Canada) -- Division of Conix Canada
Hourly: 131
Salary: 20
Products: Injection moldings, RIM and LPM tools, gauges and check features
Year Opened: 1958
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 113,000
1996 Production (# units): 43 tools
Note: Joint venture 49% Ford/51% Decoma International of America
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Utica Plant --
Shelby Township, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,446
Salary: 340
Products: Door trim panels, headliners, package trays, fascias, rear lamps
and EA foam shoulder and hip bolsters
Year Opened: 1962
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,000,000
1996 Production (# units): 14,378,200
11) STAMPING PLANTS
Buffalo Stamping --
Buffalo, New York (USA)
Hourly: 1,993
Salary: 206
Products: Sheet metal panels, rear floor pan assemblies, rear door, quarter
panels and roofs
Year Opened: 1950
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,446,347
1996 Production (# units): 329,000 tons of steel
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Chicago Stamping --
Chicago Heights, Illinois (USA)
Hourly: 1,982
Salary: 193
Products: Body panels
Year Opened: 1956
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,400,000
1996 Production (# units): 452,706 tons of steel and aluminum
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Cologne Tool & Die --
Cologne (Germany)
Hourly: 1,178
Salary: 82
Products: Stamping dies, fixtures, jigs, soft tooling and die repairs
Year Opened: 1966
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 322,800
1996 Production (# units): 30,827 units
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Croydon Stamping --
Croydon (England) - (Jaguar)
Hourly: 220
Salary: 11
Products: Small metal stampings and assemblies
Year Opened: 1949
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 137,000
1996 Production (# units): 97,000,000 stampings and assemblies
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Dagenham Tool & Die --
Dagenham, Essex (England)
Hourly: 459
Salary: 40
Products: Dies and checking fixtures for worldwide programs
Year Opened: 1957
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 157,000
1996 Production (# units): 215 dies
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Dearborn Frame --
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,080
Salary: 115
Products: Frames, sub-frames, hinges and crossmembers
Year Opened: 1946
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 816,200
1996 Production (# units): 1,488,899 units
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Dearborn Stamping --
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,299
Salary: 178
Products: Body panels
Year Opened: 1936
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,100,000
1996 Production (# units): 117,103 tons of steel
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Dearborn Tool & Die --
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 602
Salary: 52
Products: Stamping dies
Year Opened: 1939
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 411,780
1996 Production (# units): 431 dies
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Geelong Stamping --
Geelong, Victoria (Australia)
Hourly: 949
Salary: 171
Products: Falcon family body stampings, welded sub-assemblies and steel
press tools
Year Opened: 1926
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,271,646*
(*Includes Geelong Aluminum)
1996 Production (# units): 102,724 body/chassis sets and 142 tool sets*
(*Includes Tool & Die)
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Maumee Stamping --
Maumee, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 781
Salary: 88
Products: Body panels (steel and plastic)
Year Opened: 1974
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 732,500
1996 Production (# units): 91,365 tons of steel and 8,450 tons of plastic
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Pacheco Stamping --
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Hourly: 1,260
Salary: 49
Products: Body panels for Ford Escort and Ranger
Year Opened: 1961
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 957,640
1996 Production (# units): 72,239
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Walton Hills Stamping --
Walton Hills, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 1,846
Salary: 194
Products: Body panels for most car and truck lines, deck lids, fenders,
doors, roofs and floor pans
Year Opened: 1954
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,200,000
1996 Production (# units): 186,031 tons of steel
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Woodhaven Stamping --
Woodhaven, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,868
Salary: 229
Products: Body panels
Year Opened: 1965
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,720,000
1996 Production (# units): 81,250,000
12) TRANSMISSION PLANTS
Batavia Transmission --
Batavia, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 1,141
Salary: 222
Products: CD4E automatic transaxles
Year Opened: 1980
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,800,000
1996 Production (# units): 342,002
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Bordeaux Transaxle --
Blanquefort (France)
Hourly: 1,209
Salary: 69
Products: IB5 transaxles and CTX transmissions
Year Opened: 1976
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 620,000
1996 Production (# units): 808,311
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Bordeaux Transmission --
Blanquefort (France)
Hourly: 2,169
Salary: 123
Products: A4LD RWD hydraulic, A4LD-E RWD electronic and 5R55E RWD electronic
transmissions
Year Opened: 1973
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,010,000
1996 Production (# units): 534,696
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Cologne Transmission & Chassis --
Cologne (Germany)
Hourly: 1,477
Salary: 145
Products: MTX-75, VXT-75 transmissions, B5 transaxle cases, driveshafts and
front suspensions
Year Opened: 1930
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,122,370
1996 Production (# units): 2,882,307
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Halewood Transmission --
Liverpool (England)
Hourly: 1,015
Salary: 113
Products: IB5 transaxles and MT-75 transmissions
Year Opened: 1964
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,247,548
1996 Production (# units): 580,076
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Livonia Transmission --
Livonia, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 2,749
Salary: 437
Products: AX4S transaxles, 4R70W transmissions and AX4N transaxle components
Year Opened: 1952
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,100,000
1996 Production (# units): 1,472,393
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Sharonville Transmission --
Sharonville, Ohio (USA)
Hourly: 1,800
Salary: 300
Products: E4OD and 4R70W transmissions
Year Opened: 1958
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 2,200,000
1996 Production (# units): 546,889
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Taubate Transmission --
Taubate, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Hourly: 336
Salary: 83
Products: IB5 transmissions
Year Opened: 1996
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 388,587
1996 Production (# units): 24,834
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Van Dyke Plant --
Sterling Heights, Michigan (USA)
Hourly: 1,390
Salary: 280
Products: AX4N transaxles, front and rear suspensions, spindles, knuckles
and hubs, CV joints and halfshafts
Year Opened: 1968
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 1,913,121
1996 Production (# units): 7,882,788
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