Ford Motor Company announced on April 26 the start of full production of the electric version of the classic bestselling F-150 pickup truck in a push to enter the electric vehicle market ahead of its competition.
The April 26 ceremony for the F-150 Lightning was broadcast live via webcast to promote Ford Lightning’s new assembly system at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan.
Ford aims to start production at its expanded Rouge manufacturing complex until the company’s new electric vehicle production plant in Tennessee is ready for operation in 2025.
The Michigan-based automaker has plans to triple the initial annual production of its new pickup truck model to 150,000 over the next few years.
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