Ford manufacturing facility in Almussafes (Valencia) Europa Press
This is the primary institution constructed solely with its personal expertise and can come into operation in 2026Ford determined to go for Almussafes over the choice of the German Saarlouis because the European heart for the transition to electrical energyThe major goal of the agency is {the electrical} award of the Valencian plant
Ford positions the brand new Almussafes plant as its future “nerve heart” for manufacturing pure electrical autos in Europe. This was introduced by the corporate after the award, in June, of the platform for the transition to electrical energy on the Valencian plant, also called GE2. In addition, it’s the first institution constructed solely with its personal expertise, which can be in operation from 2026.
Ford determined to go for Almussafes over the selection of the German Saarlouis as a key heart on the European continent. The 2022 abstract that the agency has revealed reveals that its major goal is the electrical energy award of the Valencian plant, which “will make the transition from the present manufacturing mannequin to the brand new mannequin based mostly on related electrical energy.”
The president and CEO of Ford Iberia, Jesús Alonso, highlighted within the report that it’s “efficiently following within the footsteps of the Ford+ plan, rising the manufacturing of electrical autos and placing new applied sciences on the buyer’s service”.
Thus, in 2023 it’s anticipated to start out in Cologne (Germany) with its first three 100% electrical automobiles manufactured in Europe, a actuality that in 2024 will rise to have 9 fashions introduced with the intention of promoting “greater than 600,000 electrical autos” within the continent by 2026. “With our Ford Blue, Ford Model and Ford Pro divisions, we attain all shoppers with merchandise which are extra sustainable, accessible, inclusive, secure and productive than ever earlier than,” he mentioned.
Change of fashions
By the 12 months 2026 will probably be identified precisely which autos can be manufactured on the Almussafes plant, a transcendental query since subsequent 12 months the S-Max and Galaxy minivans are anticipated to vanish from the Valencian manufacturing strains. The Transit van may also be eliminated, leaving solely the Kuga as a automobile in manufacturing. As one of many clear favorites stays the Ford Mustang Mach-e.