Ford Union
The Ford Union was a joint venture of the Ford Motor Company, the Russian Lada importer Lada-OMC and the Belarusian government. It was located in Apčak near the city of Minsk in Belarus. Ford invested a capital of US$10,000,000 for building the plant.
Ford Union
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- Name
- Ford Union
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- Belarus
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Products
- car
- Dissolved
- 2000
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The Ford Union was a joint venture of the Ford Motor Company, the Russian Lada importer Lada-OMC and the Belarusian government. It was located in Apčak near the city of Minsk in Belarus. Ford invested a capital of US$10,000,000 for building the plant.
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The company existed from 1997 up to 2000 when it was closed due to low sales. The Ford Union was not a manufacturer, it was only an assembler of SKD kits. The vehicles assembled by the Belarusian plant can be identified by the manufacturer code Y4F on the start on the VIN and an R on the eleventh position for the plant identification. The plant gained attention on 23 July 1997 as Belarusian president Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko was invited to a press conference with five strategically selected foreign journalists to discuss a predicted failure which later proved true.
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• Name — Ford Union • Native Name — Форд-Юніён • Founded — July 1997 • Hq Location City — Apčak • Hq Location Country — Belarus • Area Served — Great Britain, Eastern Europe and CIS • Key People — Alan Batty (CEO) • Industry — Automotive • Products — Automobiles • Owner — * Ford Motor Company: 51% • Belarusian government: 26% • Lada-OMC: 23%
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• Illustration — Ford Transit 1997–2000 • Illustration — Ford Escort 1997–2000 • Illustration — Ford Escort Courier Ford Escort Van (GB) Ford Express (RUS) 1997–2000
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- 1.encyclopedia.com. Hell on wheels? (Ford opening assembly plant in Belarus)(Brief Article) - The Economist (US).
- 2.findarticles.com. Ford To Halt Assembly In Belarus July Due To Low Demand. 2000-06-02.
- 3.Russel R. Miller. Selling to newly emerging markets. ISBN 1-56720-044-3 Buchseite 192. 1998.
- 4.Forum.fordclub.org. Ford Club Belarus • Просмотр темы - vin КОД.
- 5.CARInfo. VIN: FORD (europe).
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