Cologne Body & Assembly

51°00′09″N 6°57′05″E / 51.00252°N 6.95141°E / 51.00252; 6.95141

Cologne Body & Assembly is an automobile manufacturing plant owned by the Ford Motor Company and located in the Niehl quarter, Nippes district of Cologne, Germany. This factory is not to be confused with the smaller development and spare parts center to the north, in Merkenich, part of Chorweiler district.

The facility spans 628,500 square feet (14.43 acres) and has approximately 3,530 employees as of 2026.[1] It has manufactured the Fiesta (1976–2023[2][3]) and Ford's B-class MPV, the Fusion (2002-2012).

From 2024, the all-electric European Ford Explorer EV will be built based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform. The former engine plant in Cologne was transformed into an EV battery assembly line.[4]


Produced vehicles

Model Years Number produced[5]
Model A 1931–1932 1200
Trucks
(Model AA, Model BB, V8-51,
Model BB, G917/987, B3000,
V3000S, Rhein, Ruhr,
FK 2000 - FK 4500)		 1931–1961 200000
Rheinland 1932–1936 7400
Köln 1933–1936 11000
V8 1932–1941 18000
Taunus Transit 1953–1965 256000
Eifel 1935–1940 61500
Taunus (7 generations) 1939–1942
1948–1971		 3200000
Capri (3 generations) 1968–1986 1400000
Granada/Consul (2 generations) 1972–1985 1600000
Fiesta (8 generations) 1979–2023 9900000 (as of Oct 2022)[needs update]
Scorpio (2 generations) 1985–1999 860000
Puma 1997–2001 129000
Fusion 2002–2012 812000
Explorer EV 2024–[6]
Capri EV 2024–[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cologne Body and Assembly Plant". corporate.ford.com. Ford Motor Company. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  2. ^ Rahman, Simrin (2023-10-07). "Ford Fiesta: production ends of UK's all-time bestselling car". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ Axon, Gary (2022-11-03). "Why the Ford Fiesta has been discontinued". goodwood.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ Pillau, Florian (2025-06-12). "E-car: Ford starts battery production for Explorer and Capri e-models in Cologne". heise autos (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  5. ^ Belser, Marko (2020-10-01). "Beginn einer Kölner Erfolgsgeschichte: Vor 90 Jahren legen Henry Ford und Konrad Adenauer den Grundstein für Ford-Werke am Rhein" (PDF). Ford Media Center (in German). Ford-Werke GmbH. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  6. ^ "Mass Production of New All-Electric Explorer Starts at Ford's EV Assembly Plant in Cologne". media.ford.com. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  7. ^ "New Electric Ford Capri is on its Way to Customers". media.ford.com. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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