Quarter Panels, Body Sides, Rear Floor Pan, Rear Doors, Roofs, front doors, hoods JV: 50% owned by Ford & 50% owned by Mazda. Knock-down kits were also shipped internationally until the River Rouge approach was duplicated in Europe and Asia.įor a listing of Ford's proving grounds and test facilities see Ford Proving Grounds.Ĭurrent production facilities VIN A few of the original Branch Assembly locations still remain while most have been repurposed or have been demolished and the land reused. Much of the production was devoted to compiling ' knock-down kits' that were then shipped in wooden crates to Branch Assembly locations across the United States by railroad and assembled locally, using local supplies as necessary. The River Rouge Complex manufactured most of the components of Ford vehicles, starting with the Model T.

Per regulations, the factory is encoded into each vehicle's VIN as character 11 for North American models, and character 8 for European models. The following is a list of current, former, and confirmed future facilities of Ford Motor Company for manufacturing automobiles and other components. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

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