"Ford is building the largest, most advanced, most efficient auto production facility in its 118-year history in Tennessee, where it will build next-generation F-series electric pickups. The most important element of growth after 2023 will be huge investments in three new battery gigafactories in Tennessee and Kentucky and a new production site in Tennessee for the next-generation electric F-Series pickups (based on an all-new platform) around 2025. Then, the company would like to challenge for No. 2 electric vehicle maker in North America by the end of 2023 (behind Tesla). These production-level trucks will be used for testing in real-world customer conditions collectively accumulating 1 million miles." Future outlookįord announced more than $30 billion investment in EVs through 2025 with a target to become the No. "F-150 Lightning production this week has entered the final pre-build phase before accelerating into mass production of F-150 Lightning trucks for retail and F-150 Lightning Pro for commercial customers with deliveries starting this spring. The pickups roll off the line for real-world durability and high mileage testing, which will result in a combined mileage of more than 1 million miles (the number concerns the production-level trucks). This year the company will launch also the Ford E-Transit and in the pipeline is one or two MEB-based (Volkswagen's platform) models in Europe.Īccording to the latest press release, the Ford F-150 Lightning moves to the final phase of pre-production. Together with over 200,000 Ford Mustang Mach-E per year (the production will be tripled), the total manufacturing capacity of all-electric vehicles is expected to reach 600,00 globally within 24 months. "To deliver this latest planned production increase, a small task force of employees from manufacturing, purchasing, strategy, product development, and capacity planning are finding ways to quickly adapt and expand production of the groundbreaking pickup.įord is working with key suppliers – as well as its own manufacturing facilities Rawsonville Components Plant and Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center – to find ways to increase capacity of electric vehicle parts, including battery cells, battery trays and electric drive systems." ![]() The company explains that flexibility is the top goal for the production system and that a special task group works to boost the production: The reality is clear: people are ready for an all-electric F-150 and Ford is pulling out all the stops to scale our operations and increase production capacity.” “With nearly 200,000 reservations, our teams are working hard and creatively to break production constraints in order to get more F-150 Lightning trucks into the hands of our customers. Kumar Galhotra, president of The Americans & International Markets Group, Ford Motor Company said:
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