St. Thomas Assembly

St. Thomas Assembly Plant

Former site of the St. Thomas Assembly manufacturing plant
Built 1967
Location Southwold, Ontario
Industry Automotive
Products

Ford Panther platform

Employees 1,590
Area 635 acres (2.57 km2)
Volume 2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2)
Address 11920-11968 Sunset Rd
Southwold, Ontario
Defunct 2011

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),[1] opened in 1967, building the Ford Falcon.[2] Flexible fuel vehicles (FFV) capable of operating on ethanol fuel were manufactured there during the later years of the assembly plant.[2] 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.[1] It also produced the final Mercury vehicle, a Mercury Grand Marquis, after Ford decided to discontinue the Mercury brand after the 2011 model year.

The plant closed September 15, 2011. The last Crown Victoria built by the remaining 300 employees was sent to Saudi Arabia.[3]


Products

Ford

Mercury

Lincoln

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plant Information". Media.Ford.com. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ford St. Thomas Assembly Plant begins production". Media.Ford.com. January 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Ontario Ford plant closure brings tears". CTV. September 16, 2011.

Coordinates: 42°49′49″N 81°15′36″W / 42.830314°N 81.25999°W