Video: 2022 Ford Maverick Assembly & Production Line @ Factory – Stamping, Paint, Final Assembly 👷🏼‍♂️

[ychuck46]

Thanks for posting. While I would have much preferred to see the build occurring with American workers, the plant does look clean and modern, and the workers efficient. Best wishes to everyone, those who already have their Mavericks, and those of us yet to receive ours.

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[mekva06]

I wish my Maverick was one of the ones being built in this video. I'm so anxious to get it!

Ford emailed me saying not till next year on mine. But I got to check one out at the local ford dealers, It makes the wait even harder. MKvaalen XL Hybrid.

 

[Lombardidm]

That was super to watch! Much thanks!!

 

[V2WIN]

It looks very heavily automated, and if so, why couldn't they build the plant here in the United States? The excuse is usually the "American labor rates are too high", but it doesn't seem super labor intensive, and with automation like that the jobs it creates would be decently high paying desirable ones to program and maintain that sophisticated equipment.

Watching assemblers doesn't look labor intensive, until you do it. These folks can assemblers blindfolded due to repetitive jobs. It actually beats you into the grou d. Line is moving along faster than you think. One of my jobs was steering column. Remove key unhook column shoot 6 bolts connect 2 springs get out of car 57 seconds.

 

[Darnon]

And all the US plants weren't already built? They just as easily could have built the Bronco Sport and Maverick alongside the stablemate Escape in the Louisville plant, and likely would have if 15% tariffs had been in place.

So far in 2021 Hermosillo produced as many Bronco Sports as Loiusville did Escapes (plus another 14k Corsairs). If you can 'easily' double or, with the Maverick, potentially triple plant production I imagine Ford would love to hire you as a production engineer.

 

[V2WIN]

And all the US plants weren't already built? They just as easily could have built the Bronco Sport and Maverick alongside the stablemate Escape in the Louisville plant, and likely would have if 15% tariffs had been in place. Just kind of sad that Honda and Hyundai have no problem building their smaller trucks in the US, and Cars.com actually gave the Ridgeline a more American-made index score than the F-150. Definitely one aspect I'm not happy about, jumping on the outsourcing bandwagon.

Did we ever figure out if there are any US made parts in the Maverick? I know the topic came up before, but it seems Ford didn't publish it anywhere at the time at least, so I'm guessing its very low.

Originally US companies claimed outsourcing due to pensions. Hyundai Honda etc hasn't been here long enough to have retirees. Since most pension plans have been stripped & lower wages 401k was the new deal. I suppose they now outsource to avoid worker compensation, us labor laws etc. Not nice but factory work went into the dumpster. I worked 21 years for Caterpillar, awesome pay superb benefits great pension but hard heavy dirty work. Now they pay what I made in 1980, you have to pay for health insurance no pension still hard dirty work. Go figure

 

[Deege79]

That's awesome. Glad to see an American company able to provide work to families in a country where there may not be other options except drugs. With a labor shortage here in the US, seems like our American workers are just fine.

 

[James St. Patrick]

Same director?

 

[SCCIGARMAN]

Well we know at least one hybrid is built.

 

[Peps]

The video is edited by ford to give some consolation to us waiting.. We get it ...things are moving and our truck will be ready eventually... there is even the hybrid battery shown as some point.

I am sure Ford has way more automation in place than what is shown here and for good reason.

PS
I love how the administrator put maverick truck club on a video owned by ford.

 

[Bbot]

Because this plant was already built? Not having a whole new assembly plant to establish is a pretty important factor when you're aiming to build your lineup's cheapest vehicle on a rapid development timescale.

The platform for the Escape is the same and the Escape is built in the Louisville Plant. Why build the E-CVT transmission in the US , the engine in Spain and ship to Mexico?

 

[Yar]

Plug in hybrid ?!!?

Yeah, that caught my eye also. I presume that's a typo by Ford. They certainly know that the Maverick Hybrid is NOT Plug-In, right???? Or is it? Could be a Freudian slip for the 2023 model???

 

[Darnon]

The platform for the Escape is the same and the Escape is built in the Louisville Plant. Why build the E-CVT transmission in the US , the engine in Spain and ship to Mexico?

Van Dyke was already producing the hybrid transaxle for the Escape Hybrid and had capacity freed up from the axing of the C-max and Fusion hybrid that used similar units (the latter previously built at Hermosillo). Also Ford is positioning it as their electric powertrain facility. As for the 2.0L engine from Spain that was Ford's primary plant for that engine and Hermosillo was already getting shipped them for the Bronco Sport.

 

[MortyHooper]

It looks very heavily automated, and if so, why couldn't they build the plant here in the United States? The excuse is usually the "American labor rates are too high", but it doesn't seem super labor intensive, and with automation like that the jobs it creates would be decently high paying desirable ones to program and maintain that sophisticated equipment.

I am happy about this/ don’t care at all- hook my Mexican brothers up!

 

[MortyHooper]

Yeah, that caught my eye also. I presume that's a typo by Ford. They certainly know that the Maverick Hybrid is NOT Plug-In, right???? Or is it? Could be a Freudian slip for the 2023 model???

That battery looked decent size! I am very curious.

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