The Ford Sollers Elabuga assembly plant, also known as the Elabuga plant, is part of Ford Sollers, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Russian automotive company Sollers. However, unlike one of its sister factories; the Ford St. Petersburg assembly plant, the Elabuga plant is located in the town of Yelabuga, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia and operates alongside the Naberezhnye Chelny assembly plant.
Operating as a Ford manufacturing center since 2008, the Ford Sollers Elabuga assembly plant currently overseas production of vehicles like the Ford Explorer, Ford Kuga and Ford Transit destined for the Russian, European and worldwide markets. This is also where the Ford 1.6L Sigma engine is assembled.
In 2019, Ford announced it will discontinue its passenger vehicle portfolio in Russia to help deliver a more competitive and sustainably profitable business going forward. As we write this, it is still unclear if Ford will continue manufacturing vehicles at the Elabuga assembly plant.
This page shows information about the Ford Sollers Elabuga assembly plant.
Quick Facts
| Year opened | 2008 |
| Facility size | 2,385,153 square feet (221,587 m2) |
| Land occupied | 116 acres |
| Location | Elabuzhskiy municipal district, Elabuga, Special Economic Zone "Alabuga", SH-2, building 1/1, Republic of Tatarstan, Yelabuga 423600, Russia |
| Hourly employees | TBA |
| Salaried employees | TBA |
| Total employees | 1,160 |
Products
| Vehicles | Production Years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 2012 - present |
| Ford Kuga | 2012 - present |
| Ford Transit | 2012 - present |
| Engines | Production Years |
|---|---|
| Ford 1.6L Sigma | 2015 - present |
Historical Timeline
- 2002: The Ford St. Petersburg plant begins production of the Russian and European market Ford Focus.
- 2011: Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Sollers general director Vadim Shvetsov announce the creation of an equally owned joint venture called Ford Sollers. The new company takes control of the Ford Vsevolozhsk plant as well as two Sollers factories in the Tatarstan region, one in Yelabuga and the other in Naberezhny Chelny.
- 2015: Elabuga becomes the first engine plant of a foreign brand in Russia. The plant produces three versions of the 1.6L Duratec engine with 85 hp, 105 hp and 125 hp.
- 2019: Ford announces a massive restructuring of its Sollers joint venture as a response to the discontinuation of its passenger vehicle portfolio in Russia. The decision, according to Ford, will help deliver a more competitive and sustainably profitable business.
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