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 sqft 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
See also
- List of Ford factories
References
- Cologne Body and Assembly Plant corporate.ford.com, Ford Motor Company, retrieved 2024-09-26^
- Simrin Rahman. Ford Fiesta: production ends of UK's all-time bestselling car The Guardian, 2023-10-07, retrieved 2023-08-21^
- Gary Axon. Why the Ford Fiesta has been discontinued goodwood.com, 2022-11-03, retrieved 2023-01-21^
- Florian Pillau. E-car: Ford starts battery production for Explorer and Capri e-models in Cologne heise autos, 2025-06-12, retrieved 2025-07-21^
- Marko Belser. Beginn einer Kölner Erfolgsgeschichte: Vor 90 Jahren legen Henry Ford und Konrad Adenauer den Grundstein für Ford-Werke am Rhein Ford Media Center, Ford-Werke GmbH, 2020-10-01, retrieved 2024-09-26^
- 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^
- New Electric Ford Capri is on its Way to Customers media.ford.com, 2024-10-14, retrieved 2024-11-13^