Area 635 acres (2.57 km) Province Ontario | Industry Automotive Year built 1967 Number of employees 1,590 | |
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Products Ford Panther platformFord Crown VictoriaLincoln Town CarMercury Grand Marquis Volume 2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m) Address 11920-11968 Sunset RdSouthwold, Ontario Similar Wixom Assembly Plant, San Jose Assembly Plant, Atlanta Assembly, Oakville Assembly, Twin Cities Assembly Plant | ||
s t a p then and now ford st thomas assembly plant documentary
St. Thomas Assembly was an automobile plant located in Southwold, Ontario, Canada close to the Talbotville community and to the nearby city of St. Thomas. The 2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2) facility, encompassing 635 acres (2.57 km2), opened in 1967, building the Ford Falcon. Flexible fuel vehicles (FFV) capable of operating on ethanol fuel were manufactured there during the later years of the assembly plant. Ford's plans for sustainability and reduction of fossil fuel consumption relied on the St. Thomas Plant and its Lincoln Town Car vehicles for years. It also produced the final Mercury vehicle, a Mercury Grand Marquis, after Ford decided to discontinue the Mercury brand after the 2011 model year.
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The plant closed September 15, 2011. The last Crown Victoria built by the remaining 300 employees was sent to Saudi Arabia.