Ford Celebrates 100th Anniversary of The Moving Assembly Line
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the moving assembly line invented by Ford Motor Company under the leadership of Henry Ford. Ford is building on its legacy of innovation by expanding advanced manufacturing capabilities and introducing groundbreaking technologies that could change mass production for years to come. Ford is rapidly expanding its advanced manufacturing capabilities and boosting global production to meet surging consumer demand. By 2017, Ford will increase its global flexible manufacturing to produce on average four different models at each plant around the world to allow for greater adaptability based on varying customer demand. Ford also projects 90 percent of its plants around the world will be running on a three-shift or crew model by 2017, which will help increase production time more than 30%.
“One hundred years ago, my great-grandfather had a vision to build safe and efficient transportation for everyone,” said Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford. “I am proud he was able to bring the freedom of mobility to millions by making cars affordable to families and that his vision of serving people still drives everything we do today.”
Also in 2017, almost all Ford vehicles will be built off nine core platforms, boosting manufacturing efficiency, while giving customers the features, fuel efficiency and technology they want anywhere in the world. Today, Ford builds vehicles on 15 platforms and has the freshest lineup in the industry.
Ford’s recent expansions in global manufacturing and production have helped to retain 130,000 hourly and salaried jobs around the world.
They also put the company on pace to produce 6 million vehicles in 2013 – approximately 16 vehicles every 60 seconds around the world. By 2015, Ford will have opened the facilities below:
• 2011: Ford Sollers Elabuga Assembly Plant – Russia
• 2012: Ford Sollers Naberezhnye Chelny Assembly Plant –Russia
• 2012: Chongqing #2 Assembly Plant – China
• 2012: Craiova Engine Plant – Romania
• 2012: Ford Thailand Motors – Thailand
• 2013: Chongqing Engine Plant – China
• 2013: Nanchang Assembly – China
• 2014: Camaçari Engine Plant – Brazil
• 2014: Chongqing #3 Assembly Plant – China
• 2014: Chongqing Transmission – China
• 2014: Sanand Assembly Plant – India
• 2014: Sanand Engine Plant – India
• 2015: Hangzhou Assembly – China
• 2015: Ford Sollers Elabuga Engine Plant – Russia
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