CUAUTITLAN IZCALLI --   The President and CEO of Ford of Mexico Eduardo Serrano Berry, along with the State of Mexico Governor, Enrique Pena Nieto, recently gave a tour at the company's plant in Cuautitlan Izcalli to showcase the advanced refurbishments at the plant.

The facility will begin operations the first quarter of 2010, building the all-new 2011 Ford Fiesta, a vehicle set for export to the U.S. market, as well as supplying domestic market demand. En la siguiente etapa, Brasil será integrado y posiblemente otros países de esa región como Argentina, Chile y Colombia. In the next stage, Brazil will be integrated and possibly other countries in the region such as Argentina, Chile and Colombia to receive the new Fiesta produced at the site.

In May 2008,  Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally announced an investment  of  $3 billion for the development of three different projects in the country: restructuring of the plant in Cuautitlan, the integration of a new diesel engine plant in Ford complex in Chihuahua (where it already produces engines I-4) and the production of a new transmission in Guanajuato, in a totally new plant developed in conjunction with Getrag.

Thanks to investment in Ford's Cuautitlan Plant, the site will generate about 2,000 direct jobs at the start of Ford Fiesta production -- an amount that will increase gradually as vehicle production accelerates at the plant.

Ford Plant in Cuautitlan through the Years

The Ford plant in Cuautitlan was inaugurated on Nov. 4, 1964 by the President of the Republic, Adolfo López Mateos, and Ford Chairman of the Board of Directors Henry Ford II.

The plant has produced motors, monoblocks and vehicles like Mustang, different versions of LTD, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Taurus, Mystique, Contour, light trucks and medium-F Series, Cougar, F-600, Ikon and Thunderbird, among others. A diciembre del 2008, más de 2.2 millones de vehículos Ford se fabricaron en la línea de Cuautitlán para el mercado nacional, así como para exportación a países como Estados Unidos y Canadá. In December 2008, more than 2.2 million Ford vehicles were produced in Cuautitlan to fulfill the domestic market and exports to countries like the United States and Canada.

The production volume of 2011 Ford Fiesta in the first quarter of 2010 is expected to reach 180,000 units the first year. Eventually, La planta contará con una capacidad máxima instalada total de 324,000 unidades por año.the plant will have a total installed capacity of 324.000 units per year.

The Ford plant in Cuautitlan is on track to become one of the most advanced flexible manufacturing facilities in the region.