Atlanta Assembly was an

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factory owned by

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. The Atlanta Assembly plant was opened on December 1, 1947. Harbour Consulting rated it as the most efficient auto plant in

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in 2006. As part of '' The Way Forward'' plan, the plant was closed on October 27, 2006. Prior to the operation of this assembly plant, Ford operated another assembly

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and offices on

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near the old Sears headquarters building, in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood just northeast of

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Car lines produced

The last car lines built at the plant were: * 1986–2007

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* 1986–2005

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Other car lines built at the plant included: Ford Fairlane,

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, Ford Granada, Ford LTD,

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, Mercury Marquis,

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and

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Closing in 2006

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

New location use

The site is expected to be used for the

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"multi use" community of retail, office, and hotel developments as well as additional parking for the adjacent Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. 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.

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Ford's Atlanta Assembly Plant Property Sold to Jacoby; Aerotropolis Planned
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Car lines produced

Closing in 2006

New location use

See also

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