Ohio Assembly Plant, or "OHAP", is a

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factory located in Avon Lake, Ohio. The 3,700,000 square foot plant sits on 419 acres and opened in 1974 to produce the Ford Econoline/E-Series van. It produced the

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and

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from 1993 through 2002, and the

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and

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until 2005.

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van production stopped at the end of 2013 as Ford replaced the E-Series with the uni-body

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, which will be produced at Ford's facility in Kansas City, MO. The cutaway and strip chassis E-Series continues in production here for heavy duty applications. In Spring 2015, production of the

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and F-750 began. In the summer of 2016, production of the 2017 standard cab F-350, 450 and 550 began. As of 2017, the plant has over 1,700 employees. In 2017, Ohio Assembly received the coveted Q1 Quality Award for highest build quality off the assembly line.

Products made

* Ford E-Series (Econoline) Cutaway/Strip Chassis (1975–present) *

/F-750 (2015–present) *

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(2016–present)

Past

* Ford Econoline/E-Series (1974-2014) *

(1993-2003) *

(2004-2005) *

(2005-2006)

References

External links

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