Anson and I decided to hang out in Detroit for an extra day to join the last group of international media on a plant tour of Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Michigan Casting Center Opened in January 1972, Ford’s Michigan Casting Center, or MCC as it was then known, was one of the most technologically advanced casting facilities in the world. The Michigan Casting Center...
Day 3 started off with a quick visit to Cobo Hall for the Lincoln Press Conference, and then off to do a tour of the Dearborn Truck Plant at the Rouge Factory. I have visited this plant before in 2013. This would be the first time I would get to see the production of the new 2015 F-150. A small city… The Rouge Factory is...
While Day One of the NAIAS Media Summit was simply awesome, the bar got raised about 4 notches on Day Two. Monday, January 12th, 2015 will go down as one of the greatest days in history for the Ford Motor Company. As part of the launch of Ford Performance, 3 new performance vehicles were launched. The Ford F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350R, and the Ford GT...
When I found out the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant was on the itinerary for #FordNAIAS, I put my head down, and closed my eyes. I could picture plans for the Model T being sketched out, the workers assembling the vehicles… oh the history. To say I was excited was an understatement. Arriving at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant The Piquette Avenue Plant is located in...
In January of 2012, I was getting ready for NAIAS. I had been one of the lucky bloggers invited by Ford Canada to attend the Ford Innovation and Design Fantasy camp. These are the 3 posts I wrote about my experience: Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. That was the year they introduced the 2013 Ford Fusion. In 2013 and 2014, I got to...
