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51°00′09″N 6°57′05″E / 51.0025228°N 6.9514133°E / 51.0025228; 6.9514133
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51°00′09″N 6°57′05″E / 51.0025228°N 6.9514133°E / 51.0025228; 6.9514133 Cologne Body & Assembly is a Ford Motor Company automobile factory in the Niehl quarter, Nippes district of Cologne, Germany, spanning 628,500 square feet (14.43 acres). This factory is not to be confused with the smaller development and spare parts center to the north, in Merkenich, part of Chorweiler district.

The plant, which currently employs approx 4,097, [1] has manufactured the Fiesta (1976–2024 [2] [3]) and Ford's B-class MPV, the Fusion (2002-2012).

From 2024, the all-electric European Ford Explorer EV will be built based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform.

Produced vehicles

The Merkenich campus
Aerial view of Ford Merkenich campus
Model Years Number produced
Model A 1931-1932 1200
Trucks
( Model AA, Model BB, V8-51,
Model BB, G917/987, B3000,
V3000S, Rhein, Ruhr,
FK 2000 - FK 4500)
1931-1961 200000
Rheinland 1932-1936 7400
Köln 1933-1936 11000
V8 1932-1941 18000
Taunus Transit 1953-1965 256000
Eifel 1935-1940 61500
Taunus (7 generations) 1939-1942
1948-1971
3200000
Capri (3 generations) 1968-1986 1400000
Granada/ Consul (2 generations) 1972-1985 1600000
Fiesta (8 generations) 1979–2024 9900000 (as of Oct 2022)
Scorpio (2 generations) 1985-1999 860000
Puma 1997-2001 129000
Fusion 2002-2012 812000

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Cologne Body and Assembly Plant".
  2. ^ Rahman, Simrin (2023-07-07). "Ford Fiesta: production ends of UK's all-time bestselling car". The Guardian. ISSN  0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ "Why the Ford Fiesta has been discontinued | GRR". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ Belser, Marko (2020-10-01). "Beginn einer Kölner Erfolgsgeschichte: Vor 90 Jahren legen Henry Ford und Konrad Adenauer den Grundstein für Ford-Werke am Rhein" (PDF). Ford Media Center (in German). Ford-Werke GmbH.