Ford Motor, Rouge Electric Vehicle Center EV Ford F-150 Lightning (2022-2025), EREV Ford F-150 Lightning (planning) Ford's first dedicated EV assembly plant - Number of employees as of October 2025: 544 - Ford F-150 Lightning pre-production began 9/16/2021, serial production on 4/26/2022 - Total investment as of 4/26/2022: USD 950 million - Painted bodies are received from next-door Dearborn Truck plant Ford completes Rouge Electric Vehicle Cent...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/04

h American plants due to chip shortages Ford to halt some F-150 pickup production due to semiconductor shortage Ford launches 2023 F-150 Raptor R with 700 hp Ford increasing production of EVs, ICE and hybrid vehicles in North America Ford to shift workers from Dearborn Truck to build more F-150 Lightnings Ford Capital Markets Day takeaways Ford UAW workers vote on agreement with wage increases, USD 8.1 billion plant investment Ford F-150 pro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/04

rike Ford lays off 330 workers at Chicago Stamping, Lima Engine plants due to strike Ford lays off 400 more workers in Michigan in third week of UAW strike Ford and UAW reach tentative agreement, ending strikes at three plants Ford's UAW strikers back to work, layoff callbacks begin Ford cuts F-150 Lightning output, increases production of Bronco, Ranger Ford to cut hourly workforce at F-150 Lightning plant by 66% Ford to reassign 400 workers fro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

to issues with its aluminum supply chain used in its body panels. The pause is currently slated to last one week, according to the memo, but Ford is also pulling forward scheduled downtime from later in the year to compensate. This follows news announced last week that production of the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is paused also the same week, in both cases because of the Novelis aluminum plant fire in New York in S...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

to issues with its aluminum supply chain used in its body panels. The pause is currently slated to last one week, according to the memo, but Ford is also pulling forward scheduled downtime from later in the year to compensate. This follows news announced last week that production of the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is paused also the same week, in both cases because of the Novelis aluminum plant fire in New York in S...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

h American plants due to parts shortages Ford to invest USD 3.7 billion, create 6,200 jobs at plants in 3 Midwest states USPS orders 9,250 Ford E-Transit vans Ford increasing production of EVs, ICE and hybrid vehicles in North America Ford to shift workers from Dearborn Truck to build more F-150 Lightnings Ford leads in vehicles assembled, exported, and hourly workers in U.S. Ford Kansas City cuts production for two weeks Ford F-150 producti...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

souri will be down through the weekend, resuming on May 2. Mustang Mach-E production at the Cuautitlan Assembly Plant in Mexico will be halted through the weekend, but is expected to restart on May 2. On June 2, Ford announced it will invest USD 2 billion to increase production of the all-new F-150 Lightning electric truck to 150,000 per year at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, produce an all-new Ranger pickup at Michigan Assembly Plant...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

of its plants in North America will be idled the week of March 7 due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage, including the Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plan due to supply chain issues. On June 2, Ford announced it will invest USD 2 billion to increase production of the all-new F-150 Lightning electric truck to 150,000 per year at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, produce an all-new Ranger pickup at Michigan Assembly Plant...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

the Kuga, but larger than the Puma small SUV built in Craiova, Romania.  On December 18, Ford announced it is recalling 272,645 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away. NHTSA noted that the recall concerns 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickups, built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; 2024-2026 Mustang Mach-E SUVs, built at the Cuautitlan Assembly Plant;...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

North American plants first week in November Ford plans to produce 600,000 electric vehicles annually by 2023 Mexico cites USMCA pact, threatens legal action over U.S. EV subsidy Ford to boost Mach-E production, targets 200,000 units annual capacity by 2023 Ford to nearly double electric F-150 Lightning annual production to 150,000 units Ford to cut production at 8 North American plants due to chip supplies Ford plans to reengineer Mustang...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

nd breaking on September 23, 2022 - 6,000 employees when full operation level reached (initially planned) - Annual vehicle production capacity of 500,000 EVs (initially planned) Ford, SK Innovation investing USD 11.4 billion for 4 plants in Tennessee, Kentucky Ford to nearly double electric F-150 Lightning annual production to 150,000 units Lincoln reportedly launching five electric SUVs through 2026 Ford Blue Oval City, SK Battery Park contr...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/10

Planned total battery production capacity 86 GWh - Employees: 1,450 as of August 2025, planned 2,500 - 1,500-acre BlueOval SK Battery Park campus is site for twin battery plants Ford, SK Innovation investing USD 11.4 billion for 4 plants in Tennessee, Kentucky Ford to nearly double electric F-150 Lightning annual production to 150,000 units Ford Blue Oval City, SK Battery Park contractors revealed ahead of construction Ford, SK On formalize j...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/01/07

mbly Plant, Dearborn Stamping Plant, Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant, Sharonville Transmission Plant, Van Dyke Transmission (partial), Lima Engine (partial), Rawsonville Components (partial). On June 2, Ford announced it will invest USD 2 billion to increase production of the all-new F-150 Lightning electric truck to 150,000 per year at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, produce an all-new Ranger pickup at Michigan Assembly Plant...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

luding Corsair and Nautilus replacements, though plans remain open. The smaller Lincoln EVs will be based on an improved Mustang Mach-E, which is built in Cuautitlan. A large electric Navigator alternative is scheduled to enter production in 2026, sharing a dedicated EV platform with next-gen F-150 Lightning, which may be built at BlueOval City plant. Ford said it would have a global annual capacity of 600,000 EVs within 24 months. On February 14...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

mbly Plant, Dearborn Stamping Plant, Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant, Sharonville Transmission Plant, Van Dyke Transmission (partial), Lima Engine (partial), Rawsonville Components (partial). On June 2, Ford announced it will invest USD 2 billion to increase production of the all-new F-150 Lightning electric truck to 150,000 per year at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, produce an all-new Ranger pickup at Michigan Assembly Plant...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

Ford restarts 23 North American plants on May 18, with other plants to follow Ford announces U.S. investments for EV manufacturing development Ford leads OEMs in U.S. assembly, exports Ford renames plant Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center for eMotor, eTrans production Ford begins electric F-150 Lightning pre-production, invests USD 250 million to ramp-up capacity Ford begins production of F-150 Lightning at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center For...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

oyees as of September 2025: 679 Ford investing for electrified future in U.S. plants Ford to protect against COVID-19, restart production April 6 in Mexico, April 14 in ten U.S. plants Ford further postpones North American auto production, begins ventilator production Ford begins electric F-150 Lightning pre-production, invests USD 250 million to ramp-up capacity Ford begins production of F-150 Lightning at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center For...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

lude the Cuautitlan Stamping and Assembly Plant and Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly Plant. On June 23, a Michigan Senate panel approved a USD 100.8 million incentive to supplement Ford’s USD 1.16 billion investment in five local plants. The investment would support Ford’s plans to double F-150 Lightning production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, as well as support ICE vehicles, such as the Mustang and new Ranger. The plan includes: Rou...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

the production launch of its groundbreaking electric truck code-named “Project T3” at BlueOval City’s Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center to the second half of 2027. The BlueOval SK joint venture’s Kentucky 1 plant will manufacture cells for the current E-Transit with enhanced range and F-150 Lightning beginning mid-2025,  BlueOval SK at BlueOval City in Tennessee will produce cells starting in late 2025 for Ford’s new electric commercia...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/08