The Ford Motor Company Romeo Engine plant is an automobile engine manufacturing facility that assembles engines destined to Ford cars, trucks and SUVs. It is located in the small town of Romeo, Michigan, USA.
The facility first began its operations in 1967 as a small Ford industrial equipment complex. It wasn’t until 1973 that it grew to become a full-capacity manufacturing center, where its core business focused primarily on engine and tractor production. The Ford Motor Company Romeo Engine plant was also the home of the first 4.6-liter, 2-valve per cylinder V8 engine destined for the Lincoln Town Car in 1990.
Today, the plant overseas the production of the Ford 5.2L engine family which includes the Ford 5.2L Voodoo, Ford 5.2L Predator and Ford 5.2L Aluminator engines. Romeo is also in charge of manufacturing the Ford 6.2L Boss engine destined for the Ford E-Series cutaway van, as well as key engine components like blocks and rods for the Ford 5.0L Coyote engine and heads, blocks and crankshafts for the Ford 2.3L EcoBoost engine.
The plant operates on two lines. The first is dedicated to high-volume, mass-selling products, while the second line focuses on low-selling, niche products like the engines that power the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT500. The primary line stretches at more than 4,000 feet long and is capable of producing 140 engines per hour.
This page shows information about the Ford Motor Company Romeo Engine plant.
| Year opened | 1973 |
| Facility size | 2,043,778 square feet (189,873 m2) |
| Land occupied | 268 acres |
| Location | 701 32 Mile Rd, Romeo, MI 48065, United States |
| Hourly employees | 600 |
| Salaried employees | 90 |
| Total employees | 690 |
| Engines | Production Years |
|---|---|
| Ford 5.2L Voodoo Engine | 2015 - present |
| Ford 5.2L Predator Engine | 2019 - present |
| Ford 5.2L Aluminator Engine | 2016 - present |
| Ford 6.2L Boss Engine | 2010 - present |
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