Facilities
The company has its major test track at the Lommel Proving Grounds in Belgium.
| Plant | City | Country | Total Employees | Current Products | Year Opened | Year Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend Engine | Bridgend | United Kingdom | 1,972 | All EcoBoost petrol engines | 1980 | Present |
| Cologne Body & Assembly | Cologne | Germany | 4,375 | Fiesta | 1931 | Present |
| Dagenham Engine | Dagenham | United Kingdom | 4,000 | All Ford Europe diesel engines | 1931 | Present |
| Ford Romania | Craiova | Romania | 3,600 | Transit Connect, B-Max | 1976 | Present |
| Genk Body & Assembly | Genk | Belgium | 4,731 | Galaxy, Mondeo, S-Max | 1964 | 2014 |
| Halewood Transmission | Halewood, Merseyside | United Kingdom | 1,200 | Transmissions | 1963 | Present* |
| Otosan Assembly | Kocaeli | Turkey | 7,534 | Transit, Transit Connect | 2001 | Present |
| Saarlouis Body & Assembly | Saarlouis | Germany | 6,287 | Focus, Kuga | 1970 | Present |
| Southampton Body & Assembly | Swaythling, Southampton | United Kingdom | 538 | Transit | 1953 | 2013 |
| Valencia Body & Assembly | Almussafes | Spain | 5,760 | Fiesta, Focus, C-Max | 1976 | Present |
| Vsevolozhsk Assembly | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 2,665 | Focus, Mondeo | 2002 | Present |
- Originally a body and assembly plant, which has now transferred to Jaguar Land Rover, Ford retained ownership of the transmission works, which it owns in collaboration with Getrag.
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