Essex Engine Plant Facts
- Employment: 1,800 men and women.
- Size: 260 acres and the plant itself totals 2.2 million ft(2).
- Production: In 2001, EEP produced 479,000 engines. On average, the plant produces 2,650 engines per day and over 8 million units since it opened in 1981.
- Recognition: ISO 9001 standard for quality and ISO 14001 for environmental efficiency. EEP was the first engine plant certified Q1 in 1998. It won the prestigious Shingo Award for Excellence in Manufacturing in 2001.
- Customers: Ford plants in the U.S. (Dearborn, Norfolk, Lorain, Kansas City, Romeo), Canada (Oakville, Windsor), Mexico (Cuautitlan), Venezuela, Brazil and, now, Australia.
Ford of Canada's operations include a national headquarters, six regionaloffices, six vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants, two partsdistribution centres, and affiliates including Ford Credit, Jaguar, Volvo,Land Rover and Hertz. Ford is also a joint-venture partner in two Canadian-based plants that produce aluminum engine castings. In all, these operationsemploy more than 16,000 people. In addition, over 21,000 Canadians areemployed in the 515 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships located in all provincesand two territories. Last year, revenues for Canadian operations were$21.6 billion, making Ford of Canada one of the country's largest privately-held companies. Since 1990, Ford has invested nearly $9 billion in itsCanadian operations. For more information, please visit www.ford.ca.