The Valencia Assembly is a Ford Motor Company automobile factory in Valencia, Venezuela, opened in 1962, and spanning 75,451.6 square metres (812,154 sq ft). The plant employed about 900 as of December 2018 before Ford offered buyouts to all employees.[1]
On 5 May 2014, Ford of Venezuela said temporary cessation, because they were affected by shortages. A situation that has continued into both 2015 and 2016.[citation needed] In 2017 and 2018, several hundred vehicles were produced.[1] The plant assembled Ford Explorer and Ford Fiesta as of 2018.[1]