The American car manufacturer Ford has reconfirmed that this year it will slightly slow down the production of the F-150 Lightning electric pick-up: if it was originally planned to produce around 3,200 vehicles per week in 2024, Ford has decided to produce around 1,600 units. The manufacturer has already explained that the production volume will be adjusted to actual demand.
The manufacturer announced in its press release that around 700 employees will be transferred from the electric car plant to another plant where the Bronco and Bronco Raptor models are produced daily, and it is also planned to start production of the Ranger and Ranger models. Raptor. In total, the changes will affect about 1,400 people, who will be offered jobs at other Ford facilities or allowed to retire.
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To ensure three shifts at the plant where the Bronco and Ranger are produced, Ford will hire additional workers, making production seven days a week, on three shifts. Production currently takes place five days a week. Ford expects electric car sales to continue to increase, but not as fast as previously expected.
True, it has already been reported that only half of Ford dealers in the United States have applied for certification to service electric cars. This is due to the investments required, which can even exceed a million dollars, as traders believe that investments in that particular location will not pay off in the near future. Ford, however, has tried to address the issue, specifying that in most of the US there will still be a Ford dealer within a radius of approximately 30-40 kilometers, which will be able to service the electric models.
2024-01-23 10:00:00
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