# ABB awarded $52M contract for Ford BIW welding line in China

In July 2015, ABB was awarded a $52 million contract to provide a complete body-in-white welding line for Changan Ford Automobile's Harbin plant to help make the Ford Focus.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-08-07
- Where: Harbin, China
- Value: $52.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: body-in-white welding line, industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)
- [Changan Ford Automobile Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/41206.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/95142-biw-welding-line-boosts-fords-flexibility-in-china), 2019-08-07: "In July 2015, ABB was awarded a $52 million contract to provide the Harbin plant with a complete body-in-white (BIW) welding line to help make the Ford Focus."

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