Facilities
The Kocaeli Plant, located in Gölcük, was opened in 2001, and has been the main global production center for the Transit.<re[15] It has an annual production capacity of 320,000 vehicles and has its own port.<re[4] Previously, it also produced the first generation of Transit Custom and first two generations of the Transit Connect.
The Yeniköy plant started production of the Transit/Tourneo Courier in the second quarter of 2014. It is located within the Kocaeli facility, but as a different production plant, with a starting capacity of 110,000 vehicles per year.<re[16] Ford stopped producing the Courier in Turkey in July 2023 and moved production to Romania in October 2023, launching the new generation. The Yeniköy factory will instead produce the new generation of Transit Custom.
The Craiova plant was founded in 1976 and produced Oltcit until 1994 and Daewoo vehicles until 2008 when it was bought by Ford. Ford Otosan has owned the factory since 2022, and as of 2023, the company produces the Puma crossover and Transit/Tourneo Courier, with electric versions coming in 2024.<re[14]
The İnönü Plant, located in Eskişehir, began operating in 1982,<ref [7] and has been the production center of the Cargo heavy truck, as well as for engines and powertrains. It has an annual capacity of 10,000 trucks, 66,000 engines and 45,000 gearboxes.<ref [15]
The Sancaktepe Engineering Center, located in the Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, was established in 2014, and is responsible for the development of the newest products and technologies. It employs over 1000 product development engineers.<ref [8]
The Kartal Parts Distribution Center, located in the Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, has been operating since 1998,<ref [8] and it is the marketing centre of the company's marketing, sales, after-sales and spare parts operations.<ref [15]
