Cuautitlán Assembly

{{Short description|Ford manufacturing facility in Mexico}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

The Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant (CSAP) is a Ford Motor Company manufacturing facility located in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. The {{convert|202|acre|km2|sing=on}} site opened in 1964 and currently manufactures the Mustang Mach-E.{{cite web |title=Ford Worldwide Locations |url=https://corporate.ford.com/operations/locations/global-plants/cuautitlan-stamping-and-assembly-plant.html |website=Ford |publisher=Ford Motor Company |access-date=27 October 2021}} The facility previously manufactured the Fiesta. {{cite news |last=Abuelsamid |first=Sam |title=2021 Ford Mustang Mach E - The Pony Goes Electric |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2019/11/17/2021-ford-mustang-mach-ethe-pony-goes-electric/#437d3dea434e |access-date=18 November 2019 |work=Forbes |date=17 November 2019 |language=en}}

Construction of the plant began in 1962 and plant was inaugurated on 4 November 1964. Full vehicular assembly operations began operation in 1970,{{cite web|url=http://www.ford.com.mx/corp_plants_cuautitlan.asp? |title=Ford Mexico |language=es}}{{dead link|date=September 2024}} and since production began, the plant has manufactured over 2.2 million vehicles .{{cite web |title=FORD BEGINS ALL-NEW FIESTA PRODUCTION AT TRANSFORMED CUAUTITLAN PLANT COMPLEX |publisher=Ford Media |url=http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=32629 |access-date=20 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063652/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=32629 |archive-date=5 August 2010 |url-status=dead}}

After extensive modification, the plant began manufacture of the model year 2011 Fiesta subcompact for the North American market.{{cite web|title=Ford Invests $75 Million to Prepare Michigan Truk Plant for Small-Vehicle Production |url=http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=28939 |publisher=Ford Motor Company |access-date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222064303/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=28939 |archive-date=22 February 2012 |date=26 August 2008 |quote=In 2010, Cuautitlan Assembly, which currently produces F-Series pickups, will begin building the new Fiesta subcompact car for North America. |url-status=dead}} Modifications included an expansion of 25,800 m², construction of five new lines of high-productivity presses, incorporation of 270 robots and in-line measuring systems, as well as incorporation of adjustable ergonomic platforms in the upholstery area and new paint facilities. The plant effectively includes all major subassemblies of the vehicle body as well as final assembly.

The plant has previously manufactured the F-150, F-200, F-250, F-350, F-600, F-550, F-650, F-750, F-800, P-350, P-400, W-250, W-350, W-650, W-750, X-250, X-350, X-650, X-670, X-750, Ford LTD, Mercury Grand Marquis, Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, Ford Topaz, Ford Contour, and Mercury Mystique.{{cite web|url=http://media.ford.com/facilities/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=140 |title=Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant |publisher=Media.Ford.com |access-date=8 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403113307/http://media.ford.com/facilities/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=140 |archive-date=3 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}

The plant has been confirmed to produce the new 2021 Mustang Mach-E electric performance SUV for global markets, including the United States.{{Cite web |url=https://fordauthority.com/2020/02/the-first-mustang-mach-e-has-been-completed-in-mexico/ |title=The First Mustang Mach-E Has Been Completed in Mexico |date=25 February 2020 |work=FordAuthority |first=Shane |last=McGlaun |access-date=27 September 2024}}