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Edison Assembly

Edison Assembly, also known as Metuchen Assembly, was a Ford Motor Company manufacturing plant in Edison, New Jersey, United States. It was located at 939 U.S. Route 1 and occupied over 100 acres when it was open. The factory began operations in 1948 and was closed in 2004. Several popular Ford products were manufactured there, such as the Ford Mustang, Ford Ranger, and the Ford Pinto. When the plant opened, it manufactured the new Mercury branded and Lincoln vehicles. It was one of three Ford manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and was built two years before the Mahwah Assembly plant was opened in 1950.

History
It was one of only three locations where Ford manufactured the first generation Mustang; the other sites were Dearborn Assembly and Milpitas Assembly in San Jose, California. In 1990, production shifted to Ranger pickups, and produced 1.7 million Rangers along with the related Mazda B-Series. Closure On January 11, 2002, it was announced that the Edison Assembly Plant would be closed by 2004, along with the St. Louis Assembly Plant in Hazelwood, Missouri, the Ontario Truck Plant in Oakville, Ontario, the Cleveland Aluminum Casting Plant in Brook Park, Ohio, and the Vulcan Forge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Production was ceased on February 27, 2004 after 56 years of operation. As of 2019, the site is occupied by a Sam's Club, Topgolf, Supercharged Entertainment and various restaurants. ==Products==
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