Ford Otosan launches battery assembly line at its Romanian factory
<p>Turkish group Ford Otosan announced that it inaugurated a battery assembly line at its plant in Romania, which will support the future production of electric models at the facility in the southern part of the country at Craiova.</p>

<p>The total area of ​​the new battery assembly area is over 4,000 square metres, including the related logistics areas, and it is fully integrated into the existing manufacturing processes.</p>

<p>The assembly line for the electric versions of Ford Puma and Ford Courier (Transit and Tourneo) should be operational by the end of 2024 in Craiova.</p>

<p>The Ford Otosan Craiova plant will start this year the production of the electric versions of the Ford Transit Courier, Ford Tourneo Courier, as well as Puma Gen-E models as part of the EUR 490 million investment announced in 2022.</p>

<p>"The first deliveries are expected in the spring of 2025, and the electric models that our plant will soon produce will complement the current range of Ford models, playing a key role in the company's electrification strategy at the European level," said Fırat Elhüseyni, president of Ford Otosan Romania, quoted by <a href="https://www.economica.net/la-uzina-ford-otosan-craiova-a-fost-inaugurata-o-linie-de-asamblare-a-bateriilor-pentru-masini-electrice_784313.html?mc_cid=d6f3205837&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Economica.net</a>.</p>

<p>Ford Otosan Romania currently produces the combustion engine versions of the Ford Transit Courier, Tourneo Courier, and Puma models, the latter continuing to be one of Ford's best-selling models in Europe, alongside the 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source: LinkedIn/Ford Otosan Romania)</em></p>