Ford ramps up manufacturing of electrical F-150 Lightning pickup truck

Dearborn, Mich. , ford motor has added a 3rd manufacturing shift at its Michigan plant that produces the electrical F-150 Lightning to spice up manufacturing.

The addition of the third shift comes because the automaker is increasing the newly constructed facility to succeed in a peak capability of 150,000 items by subsequent fall.

Corey Williams, plant supervisor on the Dearborn Truck Plant and Rouge Electrical Car Middle, mentioned throughout a tour of the power Tuesday that Ford is on observe to hit beforehand introduced manufacturing milestones.

A 3rd shift was added in November, rising the electrical truck plant’s employment from 500 to about 750 folks.

Williams mentioned the plant is now operating three rotating crews of workers in 10-hour shifts, seven days per week, whereas development staff have to keep up a excessive stage of manufacturing to fulfill the power’s growth.

“That is how we’re doing this quicker. We’re constructing the product throughout manufacturing,” Williams mentioned.

Ford initially deliberate to construct about 40,000 Lightnings per yr at a brand new facility adjoining to its longtime pickup manufacturing facility in Dearborn. However after preliminary demand for the electrical truck exceeded its expectations, it determined to increase the manufacturing facility to spice up manufacturing.

Earlier on Tuesday, MotorTrend journal named the F-150 Lightning because the 2023 Truck of the 12 months. The journal’s editors mentioned the truck acquired unanimous assist for the award, citing its total efficiency and attraction to conventional pickup-truck consumers.

By the top of November, Ford has offered 13,258 F-150 Lightnings.