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Dearborn Truck Plant Preps for 2015 Ford F-150 Assembly

After a decade of continuous production of the F-Series, the Blue Oval's Dearborn facility churned out over 2.6 million units of the iconic truck. The plant will undergo a complete makeover this summer as the final step before production of the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 debuts at the end of the year.
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The centerpiece of Ford's Rouge Center was opened back in May 2004 and was once the home of the iconic Mustang pony car. Nowadays, the Dearborn facility has over 3,600 employees who manufacture 1,200 units of the F-150 truck on a daily basis.

The F-Series is North America's best-selling truck for 37 years in a row and the best-selling vehicle for 32 years. So it's only natural that the next-generation model has some pretty big shoes to fill in.

For the 2015 model year, the F-150 will come with an all-new chassis and body structure made from high-strength, military-grade aluminum and steel alloys. Stronger and lighter than ever before, the new platform will lower the overall weight of the pickup truck by up to 700 pounds, helping the F-150 tow and haul more, while offering improved acceleration times and fuel efficiency.

Borth the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri and the Dearborn Truck Plant will handle the production of the latest-gen Ford F-150. Slated to arrive in showrooms by the end of 2014, the new model will be offered with a wide choice of engines.

In addition to an all-new 2.7-liter EcoBoost mill, the 2015 Ford F-150 offers a complete lineup of powertrains specially tailored for the toughest, smartest, most capable production pickup truck out there. The 3.5-liter EcoBoost powerplant returns, an all-new normally aspirated 3.5-liter V6 debuts and the range will be topped by an improved 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V8.

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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