ion level reached - Production of EVs and lithium-ion batteries to begin in 2027 - First EV truck deliveries planned for 2028 - Annual vehicle production capacity of 500,000 EVs 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...

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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...

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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 idles F-150 Lightning production afte...

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illion U.S. DOE loan for battery plants Ford BlueOval SK Battery Park workers in Kentucky file for union election Ford may share BlueOval SK EV Battery Park production with Nissan 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...

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lectric passenger cars. Auto China 2024: Five GWM sub-brands to exhibit over 20 blockbuster models IAA 2021: Great Wall Motors brings WEY and ORA to the show and unveils its European strategy Paris MS 2022: Great Wall Motor launches its Mocha PHEV and ORA Good Cat in Europe GWM officially launches Lightning Cat all-new battery electric supercar Great Wall aims to lead Malaysia’s electrified vehicle market, CKD operations to begin in 2023 GWM O...

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erling Axle, USD 80 million at Buffalo Stamping, USD 30 million at Chicago Stamping, USD 150 million at Dearborn Stamping and Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing, USD 150 million at Woodhaven Stamping. 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...

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n Haval H6 DHT hybrid model. The Haval H-DOG will make a world premiere at the motor show. WEY will unveil multiple models such as the Mocha DHT-PHEV lidar version equipped with NOH (Navigation On Highway pilot) system, the Yuanmeng production model, and the Latte DHT-PHEV. ORA will exhibit the ORA Lightning Cat, the first model that is equipped with SVOLT’s battery pack and ORA-PILOT 3.0 intelligent driving assistance system. Tank will display...

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be around 3,000 vehicles, thereby doubling the company’s current sales figures. Lamborghini said on March 22 that the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 achieved an important milestone in its history, with 5,000 units produced, in 55 months. On September 2, Lamborghini informed that Sian which means lightning bolt in Bolognese dialect, is the name of the first Lamborghini hybrid production car. Produced in just 63 units, the new few-off amplifies ...

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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 Lincoln reportedly launching five electric SUVs through 2026 Ford plans to reengineer Mustang Mach-E in...

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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 4,...

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bly plant - Year opened: 1951 - Investment announced since 2011: USD 2.095 billion - Employees as of September 2025: 9,068 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 pro...

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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...

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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...

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ere, as well as 10 employees at the Rawsonville Components Plant, bringing the total layoffs there to 45. The layoffs are a consequence of the strike at the Kentucky Truck Plant, off since October 11. 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...

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Ford Motor, Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center Automatic transmissions: Electric motors (eMotor), electric transaxles formerly Van Dyke Transmission Plant - Year opened: 1968 - Investment announced since 2010: USD 725 million - Employees as of September 2025: 1,382 Ford to move 230 workers from Van Dyke Transmission Plant Ford begins electric F-150 Lightning pre-production, invests USD 250 million to ramp-up capacity Ford begins production of...

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61 million - Employees as of September 2025: 679 Ford investing for electrified future in U.S. plants Ford further postpones North American auto production, begins ventilator production Ford to protect against COVID-19, restart production April 6 in Mexico, April 14 in ten U.S. plants Ford F-150 Lightning production to restart on March 13 after five weeks Ford restarts expanded Rouge Electric Vehicle Center after tripling capacity Ford announ...

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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...

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ons, and the remaining 300 will be salaried positions at plants and development facilities. 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...

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t present, Ford is expected to unveil the new 2024 model year Mustang at some point in spring 2023. The official unveiling may occur on April 17, 2023, which would mark the model’s 60th anniversary. 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...

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rket (-2014) Pickup truck assembly plant - Rouge Electric Vehicle Center at adjacent building for production of all-electric, EV F-150 - Employees as of September 2025: 3,671 - Investment announced since 2019: USD 700 million - Year opened: 2004 Ford F-150 production temporarily halted in January, Lightning goes to 2 shifts Ford eliminates belt starter, improves performance in F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid Ford tells suppliers it will delay next-gen F...

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