San Jose Assembly Plant
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The Ford Motor Company
San Jose Assembly Plant was the automaker's primary Northern California
manufacturing site after World War II
. The plant was located in Milpitas, California
, United States
. Numerous vehicles were produced at the plant, including the Ford Falcon, Ford Mustang
, and the Ford F100. The plant closed in 1984 and reopened as a mall in 1994, the Great Mall of the Bay Area
.
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
San Jose Assembly Plant was the automaker's primary Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
manufacturing site after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The plant was located in Milpitas, California
Milpitas, California
Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is a suburb of the major city of San Jose, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of State Route 237 and generally between Interstates 680 and 880 which run roughly north/south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Numerous vehicles were produced at the plant, including the Ford Falcon, Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A...
, and the Ford F100. The plant closed in 1984 and reopened as a mall in 1994, the Great Mall of the Bay Area
Great Mall of the Bay Area
The Great Mall of the Bay Area is a large outlet shopping mall in Milpitas, California built by Ford Motor Land Development and Petrie Dierman Kughn in 1994, then acquired by Mills Corporation in 2003, and is now owned by the Simon Property Group since April 2007.-History:Formerly a Ford...
.