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Ford Brasil is the Brazilian subsidiary of American automaker Ford Motor Company, founded on April 24, 1919. The operation started out importing the Ford Model T cars and the Ford Model TT trucks in kit form from the United States for assembly in Brazil.
Fordlândia (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɔʁdʒiˈlɐ̃dʒjɐ], Ford-land) is a district and adjacent area of 14,268 square kilometres (5,509 sq mi) in the city of Aveiro, in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is located on the east banks of the Tapajós river roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the city of Santarém.
The following is a list of current, former, and confirmed future facilities of Ford Motor Company for manufacturing automobiles and other components. Per regulations, the factory is encoded into each vehicle's VIN as character 11 for North American models, and character 8 for European models.
VinNameCity/stateCountryCHI/CH/G (NA)Chicago, IllinoisU.S.N (NA)Chicago, IllinoisU.S.A (EU) / ECologne, North Rhine-WestphaliaM (NA)Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico StateFord Rubber Plantations in Brazil. From 1928-1945, the Ford Motor Company built the Fordlandia and Belterra plantations in an attempt to establish a permanent rubber plantation presence in Brazil.
Jan 11, 2021 · Ford has said it is closing its last three factories in Brazil, putting an end to decades of manufacturing presence in the country. The US carmaker blamed the pandemic, which it said had...
Nov 3, 2021 · If you draw a circle around the perimeter of the Amazon rainforest on a map of Brazil and place your finger in the centre, chances are you will have landed close to Fordlândia.
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Jan 14, 2021 · Ford stayed, its profits fattened by industry-promoting subsidies from the government. On January 11th Ford Brasil said that it will close its factories, laying off 5,000 workers.
