Dearborn, United States
20900 Oakwood Blvd
N/A
+1 3139826001
Wheelchair-accessible entranceWheelchair-accessible seatingWheelchair-accessible toilet
Loved it. Awesome. Production was shut down because of computer chip shortage. I have a excuse to return for the tour again.
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This tour was soooo eye opening. You never realize what all goes into making a vehicle, all the people, moving parts. It was a truly amazing tour. Our guide was amazing as well. I wish I could have remembered her name. It did feel a little rushed but was a really enjoyable tour. I walked out wanting to get a new truck!
This was a very cool and educational visit. I like how the short video they show you actually mentions some of the issues with the strikes in the past. The F150 plant is very nice and advanced. I had two issues with the tour. The first: the guide was very smug about how GM and FCA accepted the bailouts. The second: they try to make it seem like ford basically invented automation and robotics in car manufacturing, which was funny because every robot in the plant had japanese branding on it. It was the americans that learned from the japanese with automation. Other than that, the tour is worth the price of admission.
The videos were good. If you dont like loud and strobe lights, then you will have a difficult time with 2nd video. Well set up and easy walking. Would be easy to access with wheel chair. Most sections you are not permitted to use camera, video, or cell phones.
No photos allowed in the factory, so all my pictures are cars in the lobby and views from the observation deck. The first 2 parts of the 4 part tour are a movie and multimedia presentation, designed for school age kids, but they are brief, so even if you don't find them riveting, you'll be on to the good stuff shortly. Part 3 is an enclosed observation area on the roof, where you can see a metal fabrication plant in the distance, then a stamping and cutting plant, followed by a paint facility, and finally the assembly plant. The highlight is part 4 - a catwalk that extends around the perimeter of the actual plant, letting you watch fully customized builds take place as pickup truck cabs, doors, and beds all make their way through the process. The best part, in my opinion, was having friendly, knowledgeable Ford employees stationed along the catwalk, able to both describe what was happening at individual stations, and answer questions. The amount of organization for having the right parts flagged for the specific vehicle appearing at a station is staggering. The combination of descriptions of what was happening and getting questions answered as we watched the work being done made for an absolutely compelling tour.
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