Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant
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File:George Bush visit Kansas City Assembly.jpg visited the plant on March 20, 2007, to tout new hybrid cars and his energy policy.]]
Kansas City Assembly Plant (KCAP) is a Ford Motor Company automobile assembly facility which produces the Ford F-150 and the Ford Transit. It is located in Claycomo, Missouri, United States, about {{convert|10|mi}} northeast of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. It consists of {{convert|4.7|e6sqft|m2}} of production space and employs approximately 9,456 hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers Local 249.{{cite web | title=Worldwide Locations | url=https://corporate.ford.com/operations/locations/global-plants/kansas-city-assembly-plant.html | publisher=Ford Motor Company | access-date=October 6, 2024}} It is the largest car manufacturing plant in the United States in terms of vehicles produced.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}{{what year?|date=November 2020}}
History
The {{convert|47,00000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} on {{convert|1270|acre|km2}} facility employs 9,021 people as of April, 2024.{{cite web | title=Worldwide Locations | url=https://corporate.ford.com/operations/locations/global-plants/kansas-city-assembly-plant.html | publisher=Ford Motor Company | access-date=October 6, 2024}} In addition to the main final assembly plant, KCAP also includes a stamping plant for the Ford Transit, a separate body shop and a separate paint shop for the Ford F-150. Plant tours were discontinued on September 12, 2001, the day after the September 11 attacks.
In December 2010, Ford announced moving production of the Ford Escape and Ford Escape Hybrid to the Louisville Assembly Plant, which underwent {{US$|600 million}} in renovations. The move stirred fears that it could result in the loss of half the jobs at the 3,700-person plant.{{cite web|first=James | last=Dornbrook |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2010/12/09/ford-to-move-escape-work-from-missouri.html |title=Ford to move Escape work from Missouri|work=St. Louis Business Journal|date=March 14, 2010 |access-date=December 10, 2010}}
The Government of Missouri had been anticipating changes at the plant. In 2010, the state passed the Missouri Manufacturing Jobs Act providing tax incentives for companies that invest in plants in the state by allowing them to keep employee withholding taxes. While the bill would benefit all industrial businesses it was specifically targeting the plant and was introduced by Missouri State Representative Jerry Nolte, whose district includes the plant.[http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/f_even-with-missouri-tax-breaks-ford-might-not-upgrade-the-claycomo-plant-1022664.html ]{{dead link|date=February 2017}} The bill could enable Ford to save {{US$|150 million|long=no}} across ten years by investing in the plant.{{cite web |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/09/2510245/ford-to-bring-new-model-to-claycomo.html |title=Ford to bring new model to Claycomo plant |access-date=December 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214111614/http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/09/2510245/ford-to-bring-new-model-to-claycomo.html |archive-date=December 14, 2010 }} The bill had been the subject of a filibuster by Missouri State Senator Chuck Purgason who objected to the favoritism extended to Ford and read aloud sections of Allan W. Eckert's The Frontiersman into the record.{{cite web |url=http://www.kmbc.com/r/24242995/detail.html |title=Senate Debates Ford Bill, Filibuster Under Way - Kansas City News Story - KMBC Kansas City |access-date=December 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307131555/http://www.kmbc.com/r/24242995/detail.html |archive-date=March 7, 2012 }}
A day after the announcement of the move of the Escape, Ford said a yet unannounced line would replace the Escape. In 2011, Ford said it would spend {{US$|1.1 billion|long=no}} on additions and upgrades, including a new stamping plant.{{cite web |url=http://galaxystocks.com/4039/business-news/ford-motor-company-plans-to-manufacture-new-vehicle-at-kansas-city-assembly-plant-nysef/ |title=Ford Motor Company Plans to Manufacture New Vehicle at Kansas City Assembly Plant - NYSE:F | Galaxy Stocks |access-date=January 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711063434/http://galaxystocks.com/4039/business-news/ford-motor-company-plans-to-manufacture-new-vehicle-at-kansas-city-assembly-plant-nysef/ |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }} In 2012, it was announced that the plant would be the North American lead production site for the new Ford Transit, which replaced the discontinued Ford E-Series vans.
Products
Kansas City Assembly Plant opened in 1951 for military production. Converted to auto assembly in 1956, it began production as a consumer vehicle assembly plant in 1957. Since then, it has produced the following vehicles:
=Current products=
- Ford Transit (2014–present)
- Ford F-Series (1957–present)
=Former products=
These are discontinued from this plant.{{cite web | url=http://media.ford.com/facilities/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=33 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016234238/http://media.ford.com/facilities/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=33 | archive-date=October 16, 2007 | title=Plant Information | access-date=July 20, 2023}}
- Mercury Mariner (2005–2011)
- Lincoln Blackwood (2002)
- Ford Escape (2001–2012)
- Mazda Tribute (2001–2011)
- Mercury Mystique (1995–2000)
- Ford Contour (1995–2000)
- Mercury Topaz (1984–1994)
- Ford Tempo (1984–1994)
- Mercury Zephyr (1978–1983)
- Ford Fairmont (1978–1983)
- Ford Maverick (1970–1977)
- Mercury Meteor (1961–1963)
- Mercury Comet (1960–1977)
- Ford Falcon (1960–1970)
- Ford Fairlane (1955–1961)
References
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External links
- {{Official website | https://corporate.ford.com/operations/locations/global-plants/kansas-city-assembly-plant.html}}
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Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Missouri
Category:Buildings and structures in the Kansas City metropolitan area