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MARCH 4, 2023

Ford is boosting production in the US of its popular EVs—Mustang Mach-E®, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit—along with other customer favorites such as Bronco Sport and Maverick. Ford F-Series is America’s best-selling truck for 46 consecutive years DEARBORN, Mich., Ford electric vehicle sales are up 68%.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

million investment from the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program for six teams which will tap into the US National Laboratories’ high-performance computing (HPC) resources to help manufacturers streamline their processes, increase their productivity, and lower their carbon footprint.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

SK On, Korea-based EcoProBM and Ford will invest C$1.2 billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. EcoProBM established EcoPro CAM Canada LP in February. million EVs a year.

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APRIL 27, 2022

Ford has begun full production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup at the ultra-modern Rouge Electric Vehicle Center within Ford’s historic Rouge Complex. Ford has 200,000 reservations for the Lightning and is expanding the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to ramp up production to a planned annual run rate of 150,000 in 2023.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Building on its commitment to grow an all-electric vehicle range, Ford has invested a further £125 million in its Halewood Plant, on Merseyside in the UK—increasing capacity by 70%—plus £24 million in the supporting E:PRiME product development center. billion (US$2.6 billion) annually.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Ford is cutting its F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds as the company continues to try and ramp manufacturing of electric vehicles and work toward profitability. This amounts to 700 production employees. These reductions in staffing will not result in job losses, a Ford spokesperson told the publication.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Ford Motor Company has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple manufacturing capacity of the electric truck. Training for 1,200 additional manufacturing employees will continue for three weeks.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Ford announced that it intends to invest up to £230 million (US$316 million) at its Halewood vehicle transmission facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles sold in Europe. Production capacity is planned to be around 250,000 units a year. billion (US$3.4

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MAY 10, 2022

In Europe, Ford took another major step in its electrification transformation as Ford Pro revealed the first details of the all-new, all-electric, E-Transit Custom. The all-electric E-Transit Custom will enter production in the second half of 2023. Further product details will be released in September this year.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ford Motor Company, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture subject to final agreement by all the parties to create one of Europe’s largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities near Ankara, Turkey. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ford plans to cut its F-150 Lightning production by about half in 2024. “We’ll continue to match production with customer demand,” said a Ford spokeswoman. Ford aims to execute its new F-150 Lighting production plans by January 2024. The EV unit lost $3.1

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JUNE 13, 2023

Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles. Ford transformed its historic plant in Niehl, Cologne—first founded in 1930—as part of a $2-billion investment.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Ford regularly works with security researchers, suppliers and other vehicle manufacturers to protect customers, products and enterprise. Ford said that immediately, and in collaboration with them, it began developing and validating measures to address the vulnerability.

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JUNE 15, 2023

IperionX Limited has agreed a Scope of Work (SoW) for the supply of titanium metal components for Ford Motor Company using IperionX’s 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium metal. This Ford SoW follows a detailed program of quality and strength testing of IperionX’s low-carbon, circular titanium metal.

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APRIL 11, 2022

Ford Pro is now shipping the first production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe from the Ford Otosan factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, a milestone that closely follows the start of deliveries to US customers from Kansas City Assembly Plant in February. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers. E-Transit is part of Ford’s more than $11.5

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. The new jobs will support battery assembly and production of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid and fully electric F-150.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Ford is shifting its production strategy toward two gas vehicles, with the automaker this week reiterating plans to reduce production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup. Last month, Ford initially announced its plans to cut F-150 Lightning production by around half.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Ford will invest $3.5 billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. Ford is now commited to build both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the US. With this $3.5-billion

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Ford has announced that it will work with Rockwell Automation to improve EV manufacturing at three of its manufacturing locations. Rockwell will be working to improve EV manufacturing capabilities at Ford’s Oakville, Canada; Blue Oval City, Tennessee; and Avon Lake, Ohio facilities.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

EV-maker Faraday Future announced the arrival of intelligent manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co., a top-tier automotive supplier offering advanced manufacturing solutions. Included in the shipment is critical equipment for the body assembly production line of the FF 91. Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co.,

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Ford Motor Company plans to raise production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand, Beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Ford announced a new global battery center of excellence—called Ford Ion Park—to accelerate research and development of battery and battery cell technology, including future battery manufacturing. —Hau Thai-Tang, Ford’s chief product platform and operations officer.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

Ford electric vehicles sales in the US were up 103% for November 2022 compared to year ago, making Ford the US’ second best-selling brand and manufacturer of electric vehicles behind Tesla. The Ford E-Transit continues to lead the commercial EV industry with 80% market share. of total vehicle sales for the month.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Ford Motor Company has met its goal to reduce manufacturing CO 2 emissions eight years ahead of schedule. The goal, set in 2010, aimed to reduce the company’s global carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by 30% per vehicle produced by 2025. Ford also remains focused on reducing vehicle emissions.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Ford is doubling down on electric vehicles (EVs) despite the fact that its Model e unit reported heavy losses in the first quarter. Ford’s EV unit, called the Model e, reported plunged revenues of up to 84% to nearly $100 million in the first quarters. Ford aims to price its next EV around $25,000 to $30,000.

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APRIL 5, 2023

F-150 Lightning sales totaled 4,291 pickups with production capacity actions on track to hit an annual production run rate of 150,000 this year. Sales by Ford Pro of the E-Transit, the best-selling electric van in the US last year, climbed 62.7% Ford is targeting scaling to an annual run rate for the Mach-E of 210,000 units.

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MARCH 3, 2022

Ford is continuing to transform its global automotive business, accelerating the development and scaling of electric, connected vehicles, while leveraging its nameplates to strengthen operating performance and take full advantage of engineering and industrial capabilities. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.

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MARCH 4, 2023

Ford is boosting production of its popular electric vehicles at manufacturing plants across North America to meet strong customer demand. The company is increasing production of the Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit, along with other customer favorites like Bronco Sport and Maverick. “We

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Ford in Europe announced next steps in the transformation of its business. The actions are intended to align Ford’s product development organization and administrative functions in Europe with a smaller, more focused, and increasingly electric product portfolio.

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MARCH 31, 2023

million Strategic Site Readiness Program performance-based grant that will support land acquisition, site preparation, water and wastewater upgrades, professional fees, administration, and necessary public infrastructure improvements required for the Ford BlueOval Battery Park in Marshall. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 24, 2020

Ford Motor Company, joining forces with firms including 3M and GE Healthcare, is lending its manufacturing and engineering expertise to expand quickly production of urgently needed medical equipment and supplies for healthcare workers, first responders and patients fighting COVID-19. Powered air-purifying respirators.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Ford Motor Company has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple manufacturing capacity of the award-winning electric truck.

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MARCH 19, 2020

General Motors will begin a systematic orderly suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions, to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. Production status will be reevaluated week-to-week after that. MAP will halt production to March 30. —GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Ford has selected ArcelorMittal’s Fortiform 980 GI ( earlier post ) as the sole source of third-generation advanced high-strength steel (Gen 3/HF) for the revitalized 2021 Ford Bronco. Ford’s main objectives were to create a lightweight and safe vehicle and the company enlisted ArcelorMittal to achieve these critical goals.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Ford is considering bringing its electric vehicle operation to India as a potential hub for export and sale in the domestic market, according to a statement from the company. The announcement comes just months after Ford stated it would stop manufacturing and selling cars in India.

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