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Encyclopedia > Chicago Assembly

Chicago Assembly is Ford Motor Company's oldest continually-operated automobile manufacturing plant. It is located in Chicago, Illinois. Production started on March 3, 1924 as an alternative production site for the Model T to the famous River Rouge Plant. It switched to Model A production in 1928, and built M-8 and M-20 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 company's popular Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable midsize sedans. The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Chicago, Illinois — officially the City of Chicago and colloquially known as Chicago, the Second City and the Windy City — is the third largest city of the United States after New York City and Los Angeles and is the largest inland city of the nation. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Ford Model T The Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and the Flivver) was an automobile produced by Henry Fords Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1928. ... Aerial view of the Rouge complex in 1942 Interior of the Rouge Tool & Die works, 1944 The River Rouge Plant (commonly known as the Rouge Complex or just The Rouge) is a Ford Motor Company automobile factory complex located in Dearborn, Michigan at the confluence of the Rouge and Detroit... The Model A was the designation of two cars made by Ford Motor Company. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Military armored cars A French VBL reconnaissance vehicle. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... 1955 Ford F-100 The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with the Ford Taunus The Ford Taurus is a car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America as a sedan and station wagon. ... 1992 Mercury Sable 1996 Mercury Sable 2000 Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable The Mercury Sable debuted in 1986 as the longer and more luxurious cousin of the 1986 Ford Taurus. ...


Ford spent $400,000,000 in 2004 to modernize the plant. Itswitched to production of the D3 platform vehicles for 2005 as nine automotive suppliershave built factories nearby. Ford's Chicago plant is a center for flexible just-in-time production and has repeatedly been cited as the most efficient automobile factory in North America. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The D3 (or Volvo P2) is Fords global full size car automobile platform. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... See also Just-in-time compilation for the technique for improving the performance of interpreted programs in computing. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west...


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Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Ford Model T The Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and the Flivver) was an automobile produced by Henry Fords Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1928. ... The Model A was the designation of two cars made by Ford Motor Company. ... Mercury is an automobile brand name of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 to market semi-luxury cars slotted between entry-level Ford and luxury Lincoln models. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... 1955 Ford F-100 The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... The Ford Torino was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. ... The Ford Granada was the name for several cars produced by the Ford Motor Company. ... The Mercury Cougar was an automobile sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Companys Lincoln-Mercury Division. ... The Ford LTD is a car model name that has been used by the Ford Motor Company both in North America and Australia. ... The Mercury Grand Marquis is a more upscale version of the Ford Crown Victoria produced by the Ford Motor Company. ... Not to be confused with the Ford Taunus The Ford Taurus is a car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America as a sedan and station wagon. ... 1992 Mercury Sable 1996 Mercury Sable 2000 Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable The Mercury Sable debuted in 1986 as the longer and more luxurious cousin of the 1986 Ford Taurus. ... The Ford Five Hundred (code name D258) is a large mid-size sedan produced by the Ford Motor Company. ... The Ford Freestyle (code name D219) is a crossover SUV, introduced in late 2004 as a 2005 model. ... 2006 Mercury Milan The 2006 Mercury Milan is a midsize sedan based on the Ford CD3 platform. ...

References

  • "Ford rolls out new era at oldest assembly plant". Detroit News. URL accessed on June 15, 2005.
  • "Chicago Assembly: A timeline". Detroit News. URL accessed on June 15, 2005.
  • "Betting on Ford". Ward's AutoWorld. URL accessed on June 15, 2005.

June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

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