Production and Capacity
BEST PLANT
We at Ford Otosan have completed the lean line placement, and fully installed our manufacturing system via ‘Ford Production Systems’ (FPS), which in return has provided us with an edge in productivity and competitiveness that technology and lean production enables. This is why we continue to be named the best plant year after year in the audits conducted by Ford Europe FPS office.
We have been selected as the best plant to implement the switch-over process, which Ford launched in 2011 to bring together all production systems under one roof as “Global Ford Production Systems,” by adopting it rapidly and effectively also we were the first company to implement the system within the ecosystem of Ford of Europe in this manners.
CAPACITY
Ford Otosan is Turkey’s largest commercial vehicle production company with the capability to produce 746,500 units annually.
Our Kocaeli Plants, with a total production capacity of 474,500 units, boast the largest commercial vehicle production capacity in Europe. This includes 207,000 units at our Gölcük Plant, where the Transit model is produced, and 245,000 units at our Yeniköy Plant, dedicated to manufacturing the Custom model. At our Craiova Plant, the 272,000-unit capacity is divided between 189,000 units for the Puma model and 100,000 units for the Courier model. Finally, our Eskişehir Plant, which produces Ford Trucks' heavy-duty trucks and tractors, has an annual capacity of 22,500 units.
81% CAPACITY UTILIZATION
In 2023, despite the ongoing contraction in the domestic market, we maintained high production levels thanks to strong export demand, producing a total of 589,758 vehicles throughout the year. As a result, our overall capacity utilization rate was 81% across three shifts, with 93% at the Gölcük Plant, 98% at the Yeniköy Plant, and 75% at the Craiova Plant. This outstanding performance allowed Ford Otosan to manufacture 78% of the commercial vehicles produced in Turkey, solidifying our position as Ford’s largest commercial vehicle production hub in Europe.
