Ontario Truck

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Ontario Truck

Operated| 26 August 1965 (1965-08-26) \- 2004 (2004)
Location| Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates| 43°29′N 79°40′W﻿ / ﻿43.48°N 79.67°W﻿ / 43.48; -79.67
Industry| Automotive, manufacturing
Products| Cars
Defunct| 2004 (2004)

Ontario Truck was a Ford Motor Company truck factory in Oakville, Ontario, Canada which occupied the same site as the current Oakville Assembly plant.

## Location

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The Oakville Assembly and Ontario Truck site is a major landmark in Oakville.[citation needed] It is highly visible from the Queen Elizabeth Way due to the large "Ford" sign facing the highway, which occupies a large area on the side of the In-Line Vehicle Sequencing building. The site also has two large smokestacks, one for each paint shop, which are by far the tallest structures in the area.

## History

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The truck assembly operation opened on August 26, 1965 and was closed in 2004; its last product was the 2004 F-150 Heritage.[1] Prior to the closure and later retooling of the Ontario Truck plant, Ford constructed new body and paint buildings in 1996 and 1994 respectively. These buildings have now been incorporated into the flexible assembly line used for the production of the vehicles at Oakville Assembly.

The plant was the only plant to build the second generation F-150 Lightning SVT (1999-2004) and the limited edition 2000 Harley Davidson F-150.[1]

## Closure

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In 2002, Ford announced to close five plants, including Ontario Truck Plant, Edison Assembly, St. Louis Assembly Plant and parts plants in Cleveland, Ohio, and Dearborn, Michigan as part of a $4 billion restructure.[2] It would eliminate 22,000 jobs in North America and a total of 35,000 around the world and reduce annual production capacity from 5.7 million to 4.8 million vehicles. The plant had 1,500 workers at the time.[2]

## Past Products

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* 1965–2004 Ford F-Series
* 1999–2004 Ford SVT Lightning

## See also

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* List of Ford factories

## References

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1. ^ a b "Last Ford Heritage F-150 Rolls Off the Line - Motor Trend". MotorTrend. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
2. ^ a b "Ford confirms end of Oakville truck plant in restructuring". 11 January 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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Ford Motor Company assembly plants

United States and Canada|

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* Chicago Assembly
* Dearborn Truck
* Essex Engine Plant
* Ford Pilot Plant
* Ford River Rouge Complex
* Flat Rock Assembly
* Kansas City Assembly
* Kentucky Truck Assembly
* Louisville Assembly Plant
* Michigan Assembly Plant
* Oakville Assembly
* Ohio Assembly
* Wayne Stamping & Assembly

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Former|

* Atlanta Assembly
* Blue Diamond Truck
* Vintage Atlanta Plant
* Cambridge Assembly
* Chester Assembly
* Cincinnati Plant
* Columbus Assembly Plant
* Commodore Point Assembly
* Edgewater Assembly
* Lincoln Assembly
* Edison Assembly
* Highland Park Plant
* Long Beach Assembly
* Lorain Assembly
* Los Angeles Assembly
* Mack Avenue Plant
* Mahwah Assembly
* Maywood Assembly
* Norfolk Assembly
* Oklahoma City Assembly Plant
* Omaha Assembly
* Piquette Avenue Plant
* Pittsburgh Assembly Plant
* Richmond Plant
* San Jose Assembly Plant
* Seattle Assembly Plant (#2)
* Somerville Assembly
* St. Louis Assembly Plant
* St. Thomas Assembly
* Twin Cities Assembly Plant
* Wixom Assembly Plant

Europe|

| Current|

* Cologne Body & Assembly
* Craiova Plant
* Saarlouis Body & Assembly
* Valencia Plant

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Former|

* Cork Assembly
* Dagenham Assembly1
* Halewood Body & Assembly
* Southampton Body & Assembly
* Trafford Park Factory
* Genk Body & Assembly

Other locations|

| Current|

* General Pacheco Assembly (Argentina)
* Cuautitlán Assembly (Mexico)
* Hermosillo Assembly (Mexico)
* Valencia Assembly (Venezuela)

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Former|

* Broadmeadows Plant (Australia)
* Ontario Truck (Canada)
* Old Ford Factory (Singapore)

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