Ford accelerates its all-electric future in Europe, will launch four cars and three vans in the next couple of years

Ford is reopening U.S. order banks Tuesday for the Mustang Mach-E with updated pricing and features as it continues to increase production for the popular all-electric SUV. Ford’s U.S. electric vehicle sales were up 168.7% in July with Mustang Mach-E up 74.1 percent, the second best-selling electric SUV in America. Starting in the fall, Premium models built with the Extended Range battery will have a targeted...

26 August 2022

Ford today announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. Ford today announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric...

21 July 2022

BlueOval SK, a joint venture between SK On and global automaker Ford Motor Company for manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) batteries, is poised to move to its next phase. The two companies secured a key bridgehead to preoccupy the electric vehicle market by smoothly completing the establishment of a joint venture. According to SK On, both companies have recently completed internal and external reviews as they...

15 July 2022

In its April 2022 sales report, Ford noted that its EV sales have increased by 139% YoY thanks to the Mustang Mach-E and the E-Transit. E-Transit sales increased 62.3 percent over March, while the Mustang Mach-E had its best monthly sales performance since it was launched, with sales up 95 percent over last year. At the same time, the first shipments of all models of the all-new F-150 Lightning are underway. "While...

5 May 2022

Ford announced that F-150 Lightning customers will benefit from more power and capability than they expected from their trucks. F-150 Lightning, the only full-size electric pickup available now with a starting price of less than $40,000, will begin to ship to customers in the coming days, starting with the Pro Series, as Ford establishes itself as a leader in the electric vehicle revolution. Lightning is the...

3 May 2022

The Lincoln Star concept is a fully electric SUV that previews what's to come from the brand in the near future. Lincoln targets an all-electric production with plans to launch three new EVs by 2025 and another one - in 2026. The concept vehicle has several noteworthy features. Lights are a big thing and Lincoln uses them in multiple ways on the inside and outside. In the front where a standard grille should be...

21 April 2022

With the increasing shift toward vehicle electrification, Magna is leveraging its market-leading body and chassis expertise to provide innovative battery enclosures. The company announced today that it is expanding its operations into Chatham, as an extension of its current operations in St. Thomas to support new business from Ford Motor Company. The new 170,000 square foot facility is expected to create up to 150...

1 April 2022

Whether hauling snowmobiles to the cabin in the dead of winter or the pontoon to the lake in the dogdays of summer, the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is tested to have customers covered. To help prove it, Ford engineers took the first all-electric F-Series to two of America's toughest real-world towing routes during development – Davis Dam in the summer and TFLTruck’s Ike Gauntlet in the winter. Last month, Ford...

24 March 2022

In Ford's efforts to continuously improve over time, some F-150 Lightning customers will benefit from an increase in range ahead of launch this spring. The all-new, all-electric F-150 Lightning has completed final EPA testing. F-150 Lightning XLT and Lariat trims with the extended range battery take you an EPA-estimated range of 320 miles while the F-150 Lightning Platinum has an EPA-estimated range of 300 miles...

22 March 2022

Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group are expanding their e-mobility partnership. Ford plans to produce another electric model for the European market based on the MEB platform. The automaker will also double its planned MEB volume to 1.2 million units over a six-year timeframe. The agreement was signed as part of the strategic alliance between Volkswagen and Ford, which includes e-mobility, commercial...

14 March 2022

SK On and Ford Motor have signed a MoU for establishing a JV for battery production in Turkey working together with Koç Holding. Founded in 1926, Turkey's Koç Holding is the only Turkish company to be listed on the Fortune Global 500, representing this country. In 1959, they established Ford Otosan together with Ford and are producing commercial vehicles (for business, such as vans, etc.) in the Cocaeli area, with...

14 March 2022

This winter, Ford engineers spent two weeks in the heart of Alaska in minus 30-degree temperatures to continue fine-tuning the F-150 Lightning pickup’s performance on low-traction surfaces like snow and ice, and in extreme cold to give customers maximum confidence. "Alaska provides us the extremely cold temperatures, snow and ice-covered surfaces that we need to push the F-150 Lightning in this type of testing...

3 March 2022

Last May, Ford President and CEO Jim Farley introduced the Ford+ plan, calling it the company’s biggest opportunity for growth and value creation since Henry Ford scaled production of the Model T. The formation of two distinct, but strategically interdependent, auto businesses – Ford Blue and Ford Model e – together with the new Ford Pro business, will help unleash the full potential of the Ford+ plan, driving...

2 March 2022

Consisting of twin battery plants that will power a new lineup of Ford and Lincoln EVs, Ford's BlueOval SK Battery Park will be built in Glendale, Kentucky. The contractors for the job are Barton Malow and Gray. The project costs USD 5.8 billion and will span over 1500 acres in Glendale, Kentucky. Upon completion and full capacity launch, the two plants on the site will produce 86 GWh per year, according to Ford...

22 February 2022