Cologne Body & Assembly

51°00′09″N 6°57′05″E / 51.0025228°N 6.9514133°E / 51.0025228; 6.9514133 Cologne Body & Assembly is a Ford Motor Company automobile factory in the Niehl quarter, Nippes district of Cologne, Germany, spanning 628,500 square feet (14.43 acres). This factory is not to be confused with the smaller development and spare parts center to the north, in Merkenich, part of Chorweiler district.

The plant, which, as of 2024, employs approximately 4,090,^[1] has manufactured the Fiesta (1976–2024^[2]^[3]) and Ford's B-class MPV, the Fusion (2002-2012).

From 2024, the all-electric European Ford Explorer EV will be built based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform.

Produced vehicles

Model	Years	Number produced
Model A	1931-1932	1200
Trucks (Model AA, Model BB, V8-51, Model BB, G917/987, B3000, V3000S, Rhein, Ruhr, FK 2000 - FK 4500)	1931-1961	200000
Rheinland	1932-1936	7400
Köln	1933-1936	11000
V8	1932-1941	18000
Taunus Transit	1953-1965	256000
Eifel	1935-1940	61500
Taunus (7 generations)	1939-1942 1948-1971	3200000
Capri (3 generations)	1968-1986	1400000
Granada/Consul (2 generations)	1972-1985	1600000
Fiesta (8 generations)	1979–2024	9900000 (as of Oct 2022)
Scorpio (2 generations)	1985-1999	860000
Puma	1997-2001	129000
Fusion	2002-2012	812000
Explorer EV	2024-^[4]	17500
Capri EV	2024-^[5]
Puma	2025-^{[citation needed]}