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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, Lincoln MKS, and Ford Explorer, all 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 currently employs over 2,000 workers.[1]
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Products
- 1924–1928 Ford Model T
- 1928–1931 Ford Model A
- 1945– Mercury 2-door sedan
- 1949– Ford
- 1953–1964 Ford F-100
- 1969–1976 Ford Galaxie 500 and LTD
- 1969–1976 Mercury Marquis
- 1976 Ford Torino
- 1977–1981 Thunderbird
- 1981–1982 Ford Granada
- 1981–1982 Mercury Cougar
- 1983–1986 Ford LTD
- 1983–1986 Mercury Marquis
- 1986–2004 Ford Taurus
- 1986–2004 Mercury Sable
- 2005–2007 Ford Five Hundred
- 2005–2007 Ford Freestyle
- 2005–2007 Mercury Montego
- 2008– Ford Taurus
- 2008–2009 Ford Taurus X
- 2008–2009 Mercury Sable
- 2009– Lincoln MKS
- 2011 Ford Explorer
See also
References
- ^ "Plant Information-Chicago Assembly Plant". Media.Ford.com. http://media.ford.com/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=29. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- "Betting on Ford". Ward's AutoWorld. http://waw.wardsauto.com/ar/auto_betting_ford/. Retrieved June 15, 2005.
External links
- Chicago Assembly is at coordinates 41°39′43″N 87°33′39″W / 41.66198°N 87.56092°WCoordinates: 41°39′43″N 87°33′39″W / 41.66198°N 87.56092°W
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