FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Ford's expansion plans required greater production capacity than that offered by the La Boca plant, which is why the company decided to open a new production center. This meant a commitment to the country's progress and led to the creation of an inseparable link with society. On September 21, 1961, the production center where the New Ranger and New Focus are produced is now officially opened.

The new industrial center demanded an investment of $ 70 million in 1960: the largest investment in this area that Ford had made so far outside the United States. Located 38 kilometers north of downtown Buenos Aires, the vehicle and engine factory was built on a 105-hectare site that was the epicenter of the transformation of the local community. The investment not only brought new vehicles, but the establishment of new services and suppliers, which made General Pacheco an industrial and urbanized pole in increasing development.

In its more than half century of existence, Planta Pacheco has seen models that have remained in the memory of Argentines emerge from its production lines: the Falcon, the Fairlane, the Taunus, the F-100, the Sierra, the Escort and the latest global vehicles, equipped with innovative and intelligent technologies, made available to Argentine customers from the entry versions: the New Focus and the New Ranger. Today, with an area of ​​1,050,000 m2, the property houses the stamping, bodywork, assembly, painting, motors, spare parts plants, a 700-meter test track, administration buildings; all facilities certified at ISO level to the quality of processes and care for the environment.

The implementation of the One Ford strategy materialized from 2011 with a strong investment cycle to modernize the Pacheco Plant and manufacture two global platforms there to supply the entire region: The New Focus and the New Ranger. In addition, this global product strategy reflects Ford's commitment to its Argentine customers, as it offers a catalog of global products equipped with intelligent and advanced technologies in terms of safety, connectivity and consumption efficiency, in all segments.

Ford Argentina is committed to providing its customers with efficient and intelligent products, equipped with the most advanced technologies to offer a safe and reliable driving experience. Throughout its more than a century of uninterrupted presence in our country, Ford Argentina maintains a strong link with local society, being a key contributor to its development, investing and betting on the development of local industry, offering quality work and through its community relations programs. In the period from 2011 to 2017 alone, Ford has invested USD 770 million for its operations in Argentina, for the renewal of locally manufactured global platforms and the modernization of its General Pacheco production plant, in addition to a significant development plan for local parts together with auto parts suppliers.