Atlanta Assembly

Former Atlanta Assembly plant photographed on I-75 in Hapeville, Georgia on January 12, 2007

Atlanta Assembly was an automobile factory owned by Ford Motor Company in Hapeville, Georgia. The Atlanta Assembly plant was opened on December 1, 1947.^[1] Harbour Consulting rated it as the most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006. As part of The Way Forward plan, the plant was closed on October 27, 2006.^[2] Prior to the operation of this assembly plant, Ford operated another assembly plant and offices on Ponce de Leon Avenue near the old Sears headquarters building, in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood just northeast of Downtown Atlanta.^[3]

Car lines produced[]

The last car lines built at the plant were:

1986–2007 Ford Taurus
1986–2005 Mercury Sable

Other car lines built at the plant included:^[4] Ford Fairlane, Ford Fairmont, Ford Falcon, Ford Galaxie, Ford Granada, Ford LTD, Ford Ranchero, Ford Thunderbird, Ford Torino, Mercury Marquis and Mercury Zephyr.

Closing in 2006[]

Ford Taurus Assembly Plant, Hapeville Ga, February 2009

The plant closed in 2006. The plant was purchased for over $40 million by Jacoby Development, Inc., in June 2008.^[4] Demolition of the plant began in August 2008 and took approximately one year.

New location use[]

The site is expected to be used for the Aerotropolis Atlanta 6,500,000-square-foot (600,000 m²) "multi use" community of retail, office, and hotel developments as well as additional parking for the adjacent Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.^[4]

On May 11, 2011 Porsche Cars North America announced plans to move their headquarters from the northern Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs to Aerotropolis Atlanta. The complex includes a new office building and test track^[5]