NEW STREETKA ROADSTER IS LARGELY HAND BUILT.(Suppliers)(Ford Motor Co.)(Pininfarina Industrie S.p.A.)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe,  March, 2003  by Graham, Alex

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Byline: Alex Graham

Ford's new Streetka roadster is built in Turin by Pininfarina, the Italian coachbuilder. Pininfarina took sole responsibility for all manufacturing-related processes, including purchasing, logistics and assembly. Ford's plant in Valencia, Spain, provides all major stamped parts such as floor panels and hood. Valencia produces the Ka mini, from which the Streetka is derived.

Assembly of the Streetka takes place in two separate Pininfarina ...

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