Atlanta Assembly

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Former Atlanta Assembly plant photographed on I-75 in Hapeville, Georgia on January 12, 2007

Atlanta Assembly was an Automobile factory owned by Ford Motor Company in Hapeville, Georgia. Harbour Consulting rated it as the most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006. As part of The Way Forward plan, the plant was closed on October 27, 2006. ^[1].

The Atlanta Assembly plant was opened on December 1, 1947. ^[2].

Products:

• 1983-1985 Ford LTD
• 1983-1985 Mercury Marquis
• 1986-2007 Ford Taurus
• 1986-2005 Mercury Sable

The plant was purchased for over $40 million by Jacoby Development, Inc., in June 2008. ^[3] Demolition of the plant began in August 2008 and is expected to take one year. The site is expected to be used for a 6,500,000-square-foot (604,000 m²) "multi use" community of retail, office, and hotel developments as well as additional parking for the adjacent Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

See also

• List of Ford factories

References

1. ↑ "Efficient auto factories aren't spared the ax". Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/AUTO01/606020394/1148. Retrieved on June 2. 
2. ↑ "UAW Local 882 History". http://www.uaw882.org/history.html. Retrieved on April 19. 
3. ↑ "Ford sells Hapeville plant site to Jacoby Development". http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/06/09/daily75.html. 

Geographic coordinate system: 33°39′2.78″N -84°24′6.60″E / 33.6507722°N 83.5981667°W / 33.6507722; -83.5981667