Apr 20, 2023 - 01:40 pm
BorgWarner grows battery facilities in the US
US automotive supplier BorgWarner is increasing its battery and e-mobility capacities in the United States by upgrading existing South Carolina and Michigan facilities. The company also has plans to open a whole new EV battery service centre.
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Apr 27, 2022 - 12:00 pm
Ford completes the first serial electric F-150
Ford has started series production of the F-150 Lightning. The battery-electric pickup truck is built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn in the US state of Michigan. Bill Ford even speaks of the “Model T of the 21st century”.
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Jan 4, 2022 - 02:49 pm
Ford raises F-150 Lightning production targets again
Ford has again increased the production target for the all-electric F-150 Lightning. At the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, production of the electric vehicle is to be nearly doubled to 150,000 units annually in order to meet the high demand.
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Sep 17, 2021 - 12:35 pm
Pre-series production of Ford F-150 begins
Ford has started pre-series production of the F-150 Lightning. The electric pickup truck is scheduled for market launch in spring 2022. Due to the high demand, Ford has now confirmed that it will significantly increase production.
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Nov 11, 2020 - 04:27 pm
Ford builds out US plants for production of EVs
Ford has announced a number of investments to build out several US plants to produce electric models and components. The Van Dyke transmission plant will also build electric motors in future and in Kansas City, Ford will invest 100 million dollars in manufacturing capabilities for the e-transit.
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Sep 19, 2020 - 09:58 am
Ford lays founding stone to produce the F-150
Ford has now officially laid the foundation stone for a new facility next to its truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan, to produce the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck from mid-2022. A hybrid version of the pickup truck will also be produced there.
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Dec 18, 2019 - 10:40 am
Ford is gearing up Dearborn for electric pickup
Ford has announced investments of around 700 million US dollars in their Dearborn plant. The factory in the US state of Michigan is to prepare production for the electrified variants of the F-150 pickup, among other things.
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Nov 5, 2019 - 12:09 pm
Where Ford electric car models are to be made
Ford renegotiated its union contract last week in the USA, and the key points have just been leaked. These concern planned investments in individual plants as well as decisions on which models to electrify.
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