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Richard Jenson posted this in another thread, I thought it was useful enough to get its own thread here for reference.


Below is a list of Ford's final assembly plants (both current and former) and their respective abbreviations. Hopefully this clears up any confusion for those who don't know and see people bringing them up in conversation.
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OAC : Oakville Assembly Complex. Formerly OAP - Oakville Assembly Plant and OTP - Ontario Truck Plant
- Edge, MKX, Flex, MKT

DTP : Dearborn Truck Plant. This is the assembly plant currently operating at the Rouge Complex
- F150, F-150 Raptor

MAP - Michigan Assembly Plant. Formerly MTP - Michigan Truck plant and WAP - Wayne Assembly Plant. (MTP/MAP and WAP are technically separate facilities, MAP being active and WAP being closed)
- Focus, CMax

FRAP - Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Previously, this was called "AAI" from "Auto Alliance International", when Mazda and Ford had a joint ownership stake.
- Mustang, Lincoln Continental

CAP - Chicago Assembly (this abbreviation is used less often on the forum, the plant is usually called "Chicago" here)
- Taurus, Explorer (including PI versions)

KCAP - Kansas City Assembly Plant
- Line 1 - F150 (Except for Raptor)
- Line 2 - Transit

HMO - Hermosillo Assembly Plant
- Fusion, MKZ

CUAP - Cuautitlan Assembly Plant (like CAP, this abbreviation is used less often. Usually we use a misspelled version of Cuautitlan)
- Fiesta

OHAP - Ohio Assembly Plant (in Avon Lake, on the outskirts of Cleveland)
- E-Series, F650, F750, Super Duty Chassis Cab

KTP - Kentucky Truck Plant (in Louisville)
- Super Duty, Expedition, Navigator

LAP - Louisville Assembly Plant (also in Louisville, but nowhere near KTP)
- Escape, MKC

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Defunct plants that are mentioned from time to time:

SLAP - St. Louis Assembly (last product: the BOF Explorer)
STAP - St. Thomas Assembly--In St. Thomas, Ontario halfway between Toronto & Detroit (last product: Crown Vic, Town Car)
TCAP - Twin Cities Assembly (last product: Ranger)
Norfolk - Norfolk, Virginia (last product: F150)
Wixom - Wixom, Michigan (last product: Town Car--yes, the Town Car closed down two factories)
Edison - Edison, New Jersey (last product: Ranger--just like the Town Car!)
Lorain - Lorain, Ohio (last product: "MN12" Thunderbird, Cougar and Mark VIII)
HAP - Hapville (Atlanta) Assembly Plant (last product: "DN101"--previous generation--Ford Taurus)

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There are several stamping and parts plants that are mentioned from time to time as well

Buffalo Stamping Plant - Usually referred to as simply 'Buffalo', sometimes abbreviated as BSP. Make body panels for MAP, OAC, KCAP(F-150), DTP and KTP (Super Duty)

Chicago Stamping - In the Chicago suburb of Chicago Heights. Most of what they make is used at CAP, though some for LAP, OAC and KTP

Cleveland Engine - Produces the 3.5L Ecoboost V-6 (1st and 2nd gen, inc. Raptor version), 3.7L V-6, 2.0L Ecoboost I-4, 2.3L Ecoboost I-4

DDMP - Dearborn Diversified Manufaturing Plant - F-Series suspension parts and axles. Part of the Rouge Complex

Dearborn Engine - 2.0L I-4 engine. Part of the Rouge Complex

DSP - Dearborn Stamping Plant - Part of the Rouge Complex

Dearborn Tool & Die - Another part of the Rouge Complex. Stamping Dies

Lima Engine - 3.5L Duratec V-6, 2.7L Ecoboost V6, 3.0 GTDI (aka Ecoboost)

Livonia Transmission - 6R and 10R transmissions and service components. Near the Livonia Test Track

Rawsonville - Parts Plant. Located near the Willow Run Airport and its famous WWII Bomber Plant

Romeo Engine - Not 100% sure what they make with the 6.7L and the Supercharged 5.8 being axed. They do build the 5.2L FPC for the GT350

Sharonville Transmission - 5R110 and 6R140 transmissions

Sterling Axle - Rear Drive units, front & rear axles, planetary gears

Van Dyke Transmission - 5M family, Hybrid CVT. I was recently told they are doing some renovations

Windsor Site - Windsor Engine and Essex Engine in one complex. Windsor makes 6.8L V10 . Essex makes the 5.0L V-8

Woodhaven Stamping - They make a lot of parts for various vehicles. Mostly for MAP, FRAP and DTP.

Woodhaven Forge - Crankshafts. Most of them for the various Ecoboost engines.

WHSP - Walton Hills Stamping Plant - Recently closed upon the demise of the full bodied E-Series Van.

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I'm sure I'm missing some information or got stuff wrong. Let me know if that is the case, I'll correct it.

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Yes, Cleveland will be making the 2.3 liter ecoboost, but I don't know when production is supposed to start.

 

As for the 2.7, I haven't heard anything about it, but I suppose it's possible. I think the more likely landing spot for that might be Romeo, AFAIK they have room for it

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Many thanks for creating this thread, fuzzymoomoo (and to RichardJensen for the original)! This is an excellent reference guide. :worship:

 

Question about Chicago Stamping: were these operations relocated recently to a consolidated site? I understand that Chicago Assembly is located within Chicago city limits, at the intersection of Torrence Avenue and E. 130th Street. Ford Motor Company operated a stamping plant in the suburb of Chicago Heights (on US Highway 30), approximately 13 miles south of Chicago Assembly. Did the latter get shuttered?

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Europe Fully Owned

Ford Valencia (Spain) - Mondeo, S-Max, Galaxy (begins later this year), Transit Connect, Kuga, C-Max

Ford Colonge (Germany) - Fiesta, C-Max

Ford Saarlouis (Germany) - Focus, Kuga

Ford Craiova (Romania) - B-Max

 

Europe Partially Owned/Joint Venture

Ford Otosan (Turkey) - Transit, Transit Custom, Transit Connect, Transit Courier

Ford Sollers (Russia) - CKD assembly only - Mondeo, S-Max, Galaxy, Kuga, Transit, Explorer

 

Asia Fully Owned

Ford Lio Ho (Taiwan) - Focus, Fiesta, Kuga

Ford Chennai (India) - Figo, Fiesta, EcoSport, Endeavour (Everest)

Ford Sunard (India) - TBD rumored to be C-car line

Ford Hai Duong (Vietnam ) CKD assembly only - Ranger, Everest, Focus, Fiesta, EcoSport, Transit

Ford Geelong (Australia) - Falcon, Territory

 

Asia Partially Owned/Joint Venture

Chang'an Ford Chongqing#1 (China) - Focus Classic, Mondeo, EcoSport

Chang'an Ford Chongqing#2 (China) - Line 1: Focus, Kuga; Line 2: Escort

Chang'an Ford Nanjing (China) - Fiesta, Mazda2

Chang'an Ford Hangzhou (China) - Edge, Taurus (begins later this year)

Chang'an Ford Harbin (China) - TBD rumored to be 2nd C-car line including the new local-brand budget sedan

Jiangling Ford #1 (China) - Transit Classic, Transit

Jiangling Ford #2 (China) - Everest (begins later this year)

AutoAlliance (Thailand) - Ranger, Everest, Focus, Fiesta, EcoSport, Mazda 2, Mazda 3, Mazda BT50

Ford Sime Darby (Malaysia) - CKD assembly only - Transit

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Many thanks for creating this thread, fuzzymoomoo (and to RichardJensen for the original)! This is an excellent reference guide. :worship:

 

Question about Chicago Stamping: were these operations relocated recently to a consolidated site? I understand that Chicago Assembly is located within Chicago city limits, at the intersection of Torrence Avenue and E. 130th Street. Ford Motor Company operated a stamping plant in the suburb of Chicago Heights (on US Highway 30), approximately 13 miles south of Chicago Assembly. Did the latter get shuttered?

 

 

Chicago Stamping is still open in Chicago Heights.

 

Thanks for the clarification. I edited to reflect that.

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Richard Jenson posted this in another thread, I thought it was useful enough to get its own thread here for reference.

 

 

Below is a list of Ford's final assembly plants (both current and former) and their respective abbreviations. Hopefully this clears up any confusion for those who don't know and see people bringing them up in conversation.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

OAC : Oakville Assembly Complex. Formerly OAP - Oakville Assembly Plant and OTP - Ontario Truck Plant

- Edge, MKX, Flex, MKT

DTP : Dearborn Truck Plant. This is the assembly plant currently operating at the Rouge Complex

- F150

MAP - Michigan Assembly Plant. Formerly MTP - Michigan Truck plant and WAP - Wayne Assembly Plant. (MTP/MAP and WAP are technically separate facilities, MAP being active and WAP being closed)

- Focus, CMax

FRAP - Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Previously, this was called "AAI" from "Auto Alliance International", when Mazda and Ford had a joint ownership stake.

- Mustang, Fusion

CAP - Chicago Assembly (this abbreviation is used less often on the forum, the plant is usually called "Chicago" here)

- Taurus, MKS, Explorer

KCAP - Kansas City Assembly Plant

- Line 1 - F150

- Line 2 - Transit

HMO - Hermosillo Assembly Plant

- Fusion, MKZ

CUAP - Cuautitlan Assembly Plant (like CAP, this abbreviation is used less often. Usually we use a misspelled version of Cuautitlan)

- Fiesta

OHAP - Ohio Assembly Plant (in Avon Lake, on the outskirts of Cleveland)

- E-Series, F650, F750

KTP - Kentucky Truck Plant (in Louisville)

- Super Duty, Expedition, Navigator

LAP - Louisville Assembly Plant (also in Louisville, but nowhere near KTP)

- Escape, MKC

 

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Defunct plants that are mentioned from time to time:

 

SLAP - St. Louis Assembly (last product: the BOF Explorer)

STAP - St. Thomas Assembly--In St. Thomas, Ontario halfway between Toronto & Detroit (last product: Crown Vic, Town Car)

TCAP - Twin Cities Assembly (last product: Ranger)

Norfolk - Norfolk, Virginia (last product: F150)

Wixom - Wixom, Michigan (last product: Town Car--yes, the Town Car closed down two factories)

Edison - Edison, New Jersey (last product: Ranger--just like the Town Car!)

Lorain - Lorain, Ohio (last product: "MN12" Thunderbird, Cougar and Mark VIII)

HAP - Hapville (Atlanta) Assembly Plant (last product: "DN101"--previous generation--Ford Taurus)

 

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There are several stamping and parts plants that are mentioned from time to time as well

Buffalo Stamping Plant - Usually referred to as simply 'Buffalo', sometimes abbreviated as BSP. Make body panels for MAP, OAC, KCAP(F-150), DTP and KTP (Super Duty)

Chicago Stamping - In the Chicago suburb of Chicago Heights. Most of what they make is used at CAP, though some for LAP, OAC and KTP

Cleveland Engine - Produces the 3.5L Ecoboost V-6, 3.7L V6 and 2.0L Ecoboost I-4, 2.3L Ecoboost I-4

DDMP - Dearborn Diversified Manufaturing Plant - F-Series suspension parts and axles. Part of the Rouge Complex

Dearborn Engine - 2.0L I-4 engine. Part of the Rouge Complex

DSP - Dearborn Stamping Plant - Part of the Rouge Complex

Dearborn Tool & Die - Another part of the Rouge Complex. Stamping DiesLima Engine - 3.5L Duratec V-6, 3.7L Duratec V-6 , 2.7L Ecoboost V6

Livonia Transmission - 4R and 6R transmissions. Near the Livonia Test Track

Rawsonville - Parts Plant. Located near the Willow Run Airport and its famous WWII Bomber Plant

Romeo Engine - Not 100% sure what they make with the 6.2L and the Supercharged 5.8 being axed. They may be making the 5.2L FPC for the GT350, but I don't know for sure if that's a done deal yet.

Sharonville Transmission - 5R110 and 6R140 transmissions

Sterling Axle - Rear Drive units, front & rear axles, planetary gears

Van Dyke Transmission - I don't know what specific transmissions they make. I was recently told they are doing some renovations

Windsor Site - Windsor Engine and Essex Engine in one complex. Windsor makes 5.4L V8, 6.8L V10 . Essex makes the 5.0L V-8

Woodhaven Stamping - They make a lot of parts for various vehicles. Mostly for MAP, FRAP and DTP.Woodhaven Forge - Crankshafts. Most of them for the various Ecoboost engines.

WHSP - Walton Hills Stamping Plant - Recently closed upon the demise of the full bodied E-Series Van.

 

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I'm sure I'm missing some information or got stuff wrong. Let me know if that is the case, I'll correct it.

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The Chicago Stamping plant is in the town of Ford Heights IL, which used to be called East Chicago Heights, next to the actual Chicago Heights.

 

The land on which Ford's Chicago Stamping Plant is sited was actually annexed by Chicago Heights in the late 1980s. As you noted, the village of Ford Heights was previously named East Chicago Heights. The name change took place in 1987, when East Chicago Heights attempted to add the land occupied by the Ford plant to village limits (prior to then, the land was in unincorporated Bloom Township, Cook County). East Chicago Heights, aka Ford Heights, failed spectacularly at this attempt and has since gained infamy as the most poverty stricken suburb in the USA.

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To my knowledge, the 6.2L V-8 is going to be phased out soon if it hasn't already started

So what will the SD use for the base engine then? People have speculated that it could be the 3.5EB, but this has not been confirmed in any way shape or form. I guess the V10 is ready for another go around since Ford has some level of commitment to it with the 650/750. Not that I think it's likely but they need a gas engine option. I personally would think there's some pretty significant engineering challenges involved with getting a small displacement high compression all aluminum turbo motor to stand up to the duty cycle requirements of the Superduty.

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Maybe some are counting the 6.2 out way too early, if next gen Alloy body SD gets a similar weight reduction as '15 F150,

yhay could be enough to save 6.2 as it is the SD gas engine across F250, 350 and 450, it fills a niche and is basically

what SD truck buyers want... for now. The 6.9 diesel os simply on another plane above that and attracts different buyers.

 

Longer term, I'd expect CGI block Ecoboost V6 or V8 to replace 6.2 in SD while 6.2 would grow larger to 7.0 liter s

and replace the 6.8 V10.

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