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FORD EXECUTIVE CHAIR BILL FORD AND GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ TO OPEN NEW FORD COLOGNE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CENTRE

COLOGNE, Germany, 9 June 2023 – Ford executive chair Bill Ford and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will officially open the Ford Electric Vehicle Centre on Monday, June 12.

Ford has transformed its historic Cologne plant as part of a $2 billion investment to build a new generation of electric passenger vehicles for millions of European customers. The event will also be attended by Ford Model e general manager Europe Martin Sander, Ford employees and other VIP guests.

A live stream of the opening will begin at 1330 UK time on Monday at https://youtube.com/live/ywM3T4rkcyc

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Ford, a global American brand woven into the fabric of Europe for more than 100 years, is committed to freedom of movement that goes hand-in-hand with looking after the planet and each other. The company’s Ford+ plan, with Model e, Ford Pro and the Ford Blue business units is accelerating its European transformation to an all-electric and carbon neutral future by 2035. The company is driving forward with bold, new EVs, each one designed with European drivers in mind and innovating with services to help people connect, communities grow, and businesses thrive. Selling and servicing Ford vehicles in 50 individual European markets, operations also include the Ford Motor Credit Company, Ford Customer Service Division and 14 manufacturing facilities (eight wholly owned and six unconsolidated joint venture facilities) with four centres based in Cologne, Germany; Valencia, Spain and at our joint venture in Craiova, Romania and Kocaeli, Türkiye.  Ford employs approximately 34,000 people at its wholly owned facilities and consolidated joint ventures and approximately 56,000 people including unconsolidated businesses across Europe. More information about the company, its products and Ford Credit is available at corporate.ford.com.