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.
| 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 |
| Vehicles | Production Years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 2012 - present |
| Ford Kuga | 2012 - present |
| Ford Transit | 2012 - present |
| Engines | Production Years |
|---|---|
| Ford 1.6L Sigma | 2015 - present |
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