Batavia Transmission was a

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factory owned by

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Batavia, Ohio Batavia ( ) is a village in and the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,509 at the 2010 census. Geography Batavia is located at (39.077332, -84.179160). According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...

. The plant opened on July 24, 1980, and closed in September 2008. The plant produced

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transmissions for Ford,

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, and

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vehicles. The facility is now used as

University of Cincinnati Clermont College The University of Cincinnati Clermont College (UC Clermont) is a satellite campus of the University of Cincinnati with its main campus in Batavia, Ohio. A satellite campus, UC East, opened in 2010. However, due to increased online enrollment th ...

's UC East Campus.

ATX transmission

The original transmission produced was the

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and was utilized in the

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, Ford Escort,

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, and

Mercury Topaz Mercury commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg * Mercury (mythology), a Roman god Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Mercury ...

. The ATX was manufactured through 1994 in the Tempo and Topaz.

CD4E transmission

Production of the CD4E transmission started in 1992 and continued through the closing of the plant in 2008. The CD4E was used in the European

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, and

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Partnership

In 1999, Ford partnered with

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at the Batavia plant to continue production of the CD4E and to design and assemble new CVT transmissions. The joint-partnership was named ZF Batavia, with ZF Friedrichshafen AG holding a 51% majority in the agreement. CVT production began in late 2003. In 2005, Ford re-purchased 100% ownership of the Batavia location and renamed it Batavia Transmissions LLC. As Batavia Transmissions LLC, the plant produced the CFT23 and CFT30 CVT Transmissions from 2005 to 2007. The CFT23 was used in the

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and the CFT30 was used in the 2005-2007 models of the

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, and

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Closing

The plant assembled the final CD4E Transmission on Friday, June 20, 2008. Production of service parts continued at the plant through the middle of September 2008. The closing was part of Ford's "

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" plan, with some workers transferring to Ford's

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Plant. In July 2009, Industrial Asset Recycling LLC (IAR), Shelby Township, Michigan, which specializes in areas of Asset Recycling and Environmental Remediation, contracted with Ford Motor Company to Refurbish and prepare the facility for future tenants. The next year,

opened a satellite campus, called UC East, in the administrative offices of the former plant. The building is now also partially owned by

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. GE Aviation - On Wing Support has a tooling warehouse and machine shop as well.

References

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ATX transmission

CD4E transmission

Partnership

Closing

See also

References