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 2025, 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
ModelYearsNumber produced
Model A1931-19321200
Trucks
(Model AA, Model BB, V8-51,
Model BB, G917/987, B3000,
V3000S, Rhein, Ruhr,
FK 2000 - FK 4500)		1931-1961200000
Rheinland1932-19367400
Köln1933-193611000
V81932-194118000
Taunus Transit1953-1965256000
Eifel1935-194061500
Taunus (7 generations)1939-1942
1948-1971		3200000
Capri (3 generations)1968-19861400000
Granada/Consul (2 generations)1972-19851600000
Fiesta (8 generations)1979–20249900000 (as of Oct 2022)
Scorpio (2 generations)1985-1999860000
Puma1997-2001129000
Fusion2002-2012812000

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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.


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