The Ford V8 will continue on for years at its Windsor plant as the automaker plans to keep making engines until 2040
Although Ford is diving into the electric vehicle market, the company will continue to need internal combustion production to continue until at least 2040, according to a Canadian union official.
John D’Agnolo, the president of Unifor Local 200, which represents the workers at Ford’s Windsor, Ontario, Canada engine plant told the Windsor Star after meeting with Ford officially last week that the company still has long term plans for the engine production location.
“They’re still a long way from getting out of the combustion side when it comes to the trucks,” D’Agnolo told the paper. “They don’t see until 2040 before they get out of the combustion side of it.”
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Ford’s 7.3-liter V8
More specifically, D’Agnolo said that Ford’s plans for Windsor are steady for the next three years, meaning that the supply of 5.0-liter, 7.3-liter, and the soon-to-be-launched 6.8-liter V8s will stay strong in the near future.
“Right now, those truck engines are [Ford’s] bread and butter and they’re not going to be making any changes whatsoever when it comes to that,” said D’Agnolo. “That’s where they make their profits to invest into the battery electric vehicle side.”
The union official, though, did say that the transition to electric vehicles is likely to come more quickly than anticipated as technology evolves. As a result, the union continues to lobby Ford to prepare other products for it once the changeover happens.
D’Agnolo says that Ford has told him that when its Oakville, Ontario plant becomes a fully electric production facility, it’s likely that the company will need more battery plants in the province to supply those vehicles. Both it and the union are aware of the Canadian government’s eagerness to incentivize manufacturers to produce EVs there.
Canada has said that it will ban the sale of internal combustion engines by 2035, though heavy-duty trucks will be exempt from that ban, which along with the U.S. market will allow the Windsor plant to continue building V8s for the foreseeable future.
Ford’s Windsor Plant in 1956
FAQs
Ford Internal Combustion Business Will Transition to EV 'Over Time,' CFO says. Ford's business will gradually transition from its internal combustion vehicles to battery electric vehicles, but combustion vehicles will continue to grow for the next few years, CFO John Lawler told Cheddar News.
What Ford engines are made in Windsor? ›
Essex Engine Plant is a Ford factory located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It currently produces Ford's 5.0L V8 engine. The plant was built in 1981 to produce Ford's Essex V6 engine.
How internal combustion engine developed over the years? ›
In 1860, Belgian engineer Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir produced a gas-fired internal combustion engine. In 1864, Nicolaus Otto patented the first atmospheric gas engine. In 1872, American George Brayton invented the first commercial liquid-fueled internal combustion engine.
Where were Windsor engines built? ›
The engine is built at Ford's Windsor Engine Plant in Ontario, Canada.
Will there be combustion engines in 2050? ›
The Electric: In 2050, There May Still Be 1 Billion Combustion Vehicles on the Road. Up to 1 billion combustion vehicles will still be on the road globally three decades from now despite the rapid shift to electric cars. Photo: Dünzl/ullstein bild/Getty.
Are combustion engines coming to an end? ›
All new vehicles to run on cleaner energy (electric, hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell) from 2030, phase-out of internal combustion engines (from the entire population of motor vehicles) completed by 2040. New passenger car sales only. Commercial vehicles and motorcycles to continue to use petrol or diesel.
When did Ford stop using the Windsor engine? ›
The Ford small-block (aka Windsor V8) is a series of 90° overhead valve small-block V8 automobile engines manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from July 1961 to December 2000. Designed as a successor to the Ford Y-block engine, it was first installed in the 1962 model year Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor.
What is the difference between a Windsor and Cleveland V8? ›
It was part of the FE engine family. The difference between the Windsor and Cleveland engines was mainly in the cylinder heads. The Windsor heads were the conventional wedge combustion chambers, with valves on one angle in relation to the head. The Cleveland heads had what was called polyangle valves.
Does the internal combustion engine have a future? ›
The Future of Internal Combustion Engines - ACS Industries. The internal combustion engine market is projected to surpass $93,000 billion in 2029, but how much will battery and fuel cell electric vehicles eat into these sales? and when?
Which country invented the internal combustion engine? ›
The first gasoline-fueled, four-stroke cycle engine was built in Germany in 1876. In 1886, Carl Benz began the first commercial production of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. By the 1890s, motor cars reached their modern stage of development.
German engineers Gottlieb Daimler and design partner Wilhelm Maybach improved on Otto's design in 1885, inventing the first practical internal combustion engine and carburetor, which allowed gasoline as a fuel source.
What makes a Ford engine a Windsor? ›
The Small Block Ford V8 began life being built in Windsor, Ontario and thus its "Windsor V8" nickname. Production of this engine was later moved to Cleveland, but the Windsor motor is not to be confused with the different "Cleveland" family of engines.
Which engine is better, 351C or 351W? ›
Back in the day, the 351C was considered the go-to Ford performance engine, thanks to its better-flowing /deep-breathing cylinder heads and stronger crankshaft. the same-displacement 351C was wider, lower, and heavier and shared only its bore spacing and stroke with the 351W.
Where is Windsor manufactured? ›
manufacturing plant. Windsor operates a second 200,000 sq. ft. production facility in Monroe, North Carolina.
Is Ford doing away with gas engines? ›
Ford is retiring three internal combustion engine models – the Escape, Edge and Transit Connect – to make room for new electric vehicles.
Will Ford stop making V8s? ›
Ford Will Keep Making V8s Even If Its The “Only One On The Planet” Doing So | News | CarThrottle.
