Currently Ford is already 97 years old in Mexico, employs approximately 11,600 employees and has four production plants. Two of cars, one in Cuautitlán where the Mustang Mach-E is produced and the second in Hermosillo, where the Bronco Sport is manufactured as well as the Maverick. The others are the engine factory in Chihuahua, and the transmission factory in Irapuato.
His roots are very strong in our country, and convinced that he has a certain future in it, he has just revealed an important action.
What’s happening?
Ford is on long tablecloths as it inaugurates the new GTBC (Global Technology & Business Center). A new complex that serves as the brand’s new headquarters in Mexico and also has the largest engineering center in the country.
This new center will help fulfill Ford’s growth objective and lay the foundation for the development of new technologies, employing the local talent of young engineers for the world.
Ford GTBC: Main Features
- It is located in the municipality of Naucalpan, State of Mexico.
- It has an area of 170,000 m2 (it is 10 larger than the Santa Fe building, the previous offices).
- It can house up to 9,000 employees (the work model will be 50% home office).
- For its construction, 260 million dollars were invested.
Ford GTBC: Buildings and amenities
The Ford GTBC is a place designed to provide a balance between work and private life, which is why it offers:
- A central office building.
- Training classrooms and auditoriums.
- Cafeteria and dining room, with a huge diversity of food and 1,100 tables available.
- Garage and engineering laboratory.
- Ample parking.
- Gym.
- Medical Center.
- Beauty salon.
- Soccer and basketball fields.
- Car showroom.
- Supermarket.
- Dry cleaner
- Lots of outdoor spaces.
Ford GTBC: A Sustainable Hub
Although the new GTBC is a different space as it is uniquely designed for Ford’s growth, it is a place of well-being for its employees. It is also a center for the environment, for this it has:
- 100% treatment of used water.
- Storm drainage system.
- Zero waste to landfill.
- Automatic electricity control system.
- 4.2 hectares to be protected and reforested.
- Chargers for electric cars.
- The largest gabion wall in Latin America.
- Rainwater retention ponds.
Impressive everything that the new Ford GTBC has, don’t you think? Y It is a sign of the confidence that the brand has in the country to grow, as well as to employ Mexican engineering talent. for the development of new technologies. Leave us your comment, what do you think of this new complex?