Made in Chicago - Participating Companies: Automotive

Automotive

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Plant

Ford Motor Company’s Chicago Assembly Plant, home to the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS, has a long history of building successful, high-quality vehicles. Opened in 1924, Chicago Assembly is one of Ford’s old­est assembly plants yet one of the most flexible and efficient. Ford’s Chicago Heights Stamping Plant opened in 1956 and stamps sheet metal for products built in Chicago, Kansas City, Mo., and St. Paul, Minn.

Ford is investing nearly $400 million in its Chicago manufacturing facilities to launch production of the new, fuel-efficient Ford Explorer. The company will add 1,200 new jobs to staff a second production shift at Chicago Assembly Plant and increase production at the nearby Chicago Stamping Plant.   In addition, Ford recently announced Chicago production of the all-new Ford Police Interceptor vehicle. Ford is proud of its continued investment in Chicago and of the Chicago Ford employees who build the award-winning Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS and the next-generation Ford Explorer.

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Gold Eagle Co.

Gold Eagle, Co., headquartered in Chicago and privately held, has been an industry pioneer in the production and distribution of aftermarket fluids and automotive additives for over 75 years.  Its headquarters, manufacturing and distribution facilities occupy over 350,000 sq. ft. in the heart of Chicago’s Stevenson Industrial Corridor on the city’s southwest side and employs over 150 people.

Gold Eagle markets and sells more than 100 branded products in the U.S., including STA-BIL® Fuel Stabilizer, and HEET® Gas-Line Antifreeze. Their products can be found in most major automotive, hardware, marine and mass merchant retailers nationwide.

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