Chicago Assembly




Chicago Assembly (frequently Torrence Avenue Assembly) is Ford Motor Company's oldest continually-operated automobile manufacturing plant. It is located at E. 130th Street and Torrence Avenue in the Hegewisch community area of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Assembly currently builds the Ford Taurus and the Ford Explorer, both of which share the same platform.


Production started on March 3, 1924, as an alternative production site for the Model T to the River Rouge Plant. It switched to Model A production in 1928, and built M8 Greyhound and M20 Armored Utility Car armored cars during World War II. It was the site of pickup truck production for 40 years before that operation stopped in 1964. In 1985, it was selected as the site of production for the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable midsize sedans.


Ford spent $400,000,000 in 2004 to modernize the plant. It switched to production of the D3 platform vehicles for 2005. Nine automotive suppliers have built factories nearby at the Ford Chicago Manufacturing Campus developed by CenterPoint Properties. Ford's Chicago plant is a center for flexible just-in-time production. It employs over 4,099 workers.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Products Made (model years)


  • 2 Past (model years)


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Products Made (model years)




  • Ford Taurus (1986-Present)


  • Ford Explorer (2011-Present)



Past (model years)




  • Ford Model T (1924-1928)


  • Ford Model A (1927-1931)


  • Ford F-100 (1953-1964)


  • Ford Galaxie (1969-1976)


  • Mercury Marquis (1969-1976)


  • Ford Torino (1976)


  • Ford Thunderbird (1977-1981)


  • Ford Granada (1981-1982)


  • Mercury Cougar (1981-1982)


  • Ford LTD (1983-1986)


  • Mercury Marquis (1983-1986)


  • Mercury Sable (1986-2009)


  • Ford Five Hundred (2005-2007)


  • Ford Freestyle (2005-2007)


  • Mercury Montego (2005-2007)


  • Ford Taurus X (2008-2009)


  • Lincoln MKS (2009-2016)



See also


  • List of Ford factories


References





  1. ^ "Plant Information-Chicago Assembly Plant". Media.Ford.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




  • "Betting on Ford". Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved June 15, 2005.


External links


  • Map: 41°39′43″N 87°33′39″W / 41.66194°N 87.56083°W / 41.66194; -87.56083Coordinates: 41°39′43″N 87°33′39″W / 41.66194°N 87.56083°W / 41.66194; -87.56083









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