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FACT SHEET: KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT

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  • Opened: 1953 for military production. Converted to auto assembly in 1956 and began production as Ford assembly plant in 1957
  • Size: Building is 4.7 million square feet on 1,270 acres
  • Employs: 4,440 (4,200 hourly; 240 salaried)
  • Builds: Truck – Ford F-150 Regular Cab, Super Cab and Super Crew; SUV – Ford Escape and Escape Hybrid; Mercury Mariner and Mariner Hybrid; Mazda Tribute
  • 2009 F-150 Models built at Kansas City: XL, STX, XLT, FX4, Lariat and King Ranch
  • Product History: Ford Country Squire Station Wagon, Falcon, Comet, Fairlane, Meteor, Maverick, Fairmont, Zephyr, Tempo, Topaz, Contour, Mystique, light trucks


  • Plant Honors: Named one of the most productive assembly plants in North America by 2005 Harbour Report.

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