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It has been known for two years, but Thursday was the moment of truth for Ford’s plant in Genk, Belgium. The last car was produced at the facility, marking the closure of the site which produced approximately 14 million vehicles over the past 50 years. In recent years, the plant built the S-MAX, Galaxy and Mondeo models.
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- Ford Uk Boss Confirms New Mondeo's European Debut By Year’s End
Revealed some two years ago, the new Ford Mondeo (badged as the Fusion in North America) is a car that should have been on sale in Europe by now, built where it was supposed to, in Genk, Belgium. Read more »...
- Ford's European Restructuring Plan Leads To The Closure Of Two Uk Facilities, Mondeo Delayed
After announcing plans to shut down its Genk factory in Belgium at the end of 2014, Ford came out today with new details about its European restructuring efforts that include the closure of two more plants, the allocation of production, the loss of up...
- Homologation And Other Problems Delay New Ford Mondeo Production Start In Europe
When Ford premiered the all-new 2013 Fusion sedan at the Detroit Motor Show this past January, the Blue Oval also released two images of the car's European sibling, the next Mondeo in pre-production form. At the time, Ford told us that the new Mondeo...
- Nissan Micra Production Comes To End In The Uk After 18 Years
On Friday, the last Micra to be produced at Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK, rolled off the assembly line marking the end of an era stretching back to the early Nineties. The very first Sunderland-built Micra came to life on August 10, 1992....
- 250,000th Russian Built Ford Focus Rolls Off Production Line
Ford’s 250,000th Russian-built Focus rolled off the production line this week at the company’s plant in Vsevolozhsk, near St. Petersburg. The commemorative model was a silver 1.8 litre Focus Ghia Wagon that will be delivered to a customer...
Cars
Ford Produces Last Car in Genk, Closes the Plant
It has been known for two years, but Thursday was the moment of truth for Ford’s plant in Genk, Belgium. The last car was produced at the facility, marking the closure of the site which produced approximately 14 million vehicles over the past 50 years. In recent years, the plant built the S-MAX, Galaxy and Mondeo models.
Read more »
- Ford Uk Boss Confirms New Mondeo's European Debut By Year’s End
Revealed some two years ago, the new Ford Mondeo (badged as the Fusion in North America) is a car that should have been on sale in Europe by now, built where it was supposed to, in Genk, Belgium. Read more »...
- Ford's European Restructuring Plan Leads To The Closure Of Two Uk Facilities, Mondeo Delayed
After announcing plans to shut down its Genk factory in Belgium at the end of 2014, Ford came out today with new details about its European restructuring efforts that include the closure of two more plants, the allocation of production, the loss of up...
- Homologation And Other Problems Delay New Ford Mondeo Production Start In Europe
When Ford premiered the all-new 2013 Fusion sedan at the Detroit Motor Show this past January, the Blue Oval also released two images of the car's European sibling, the next Mondeo in pre-production form. At the time, Ford told us that the new Mondeo...
- Nissan Micra Production Comes To End In The Uk After 18 Years
On Friday, the last Micra to be produced at Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK, rolled off the assembly line marking the end of an era stretching back to the early Nineties. The very first Sunderland-built Micra came to life on August 10, 1992....
- 250,000th Russian Built Ford Focus Rolls Off Production Line
Ford’s 250,000th Russian-built Focus rolled off the production line this week at the company’s plant in Vsevolozhsk, near St. Petersburg. The commemorative model was a silver 1.8 litre Focus Ghia Wagon that will be delivered to a customer...