It’s the most popular truck in the world. See how they’re built at this KC area plant
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Americans love their pickup trucks, so when the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant opened its doors for a rare look inside, we jumped at the chance.
For perspective, Dawn McKenzie, Ford Truck Communications Manager, said the plant has produced 166,000 F-150 trucks in the first quarter of 2024. That equates to 1,000 vehicles per day, or 5,000 a week, produced at the plant.
“Ford is the number one pickup truck manufacturer globally. So we’re really excited for that,” McKenzie said. “The Kansas City Assembly Plant plays a key role in that with the production of F-150 trucks. We have 9,000 employees here, so we’re really excited to have them be a part of this.”
While the tour wasn’t extensive, visitors were allowed to see four work stations. These included the grill installation with the Ford logo on the front of the vehicle, a station where the chassis is flipped upright for mounting to the truck, an area where the truck and the bed are still separate but are close to being merged together, and the final inspection process before the truck leaves the line.
In addition to the F-150 trucks, the Claycomo plant also manufactures Ford Transit vans.
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