Harley Lover Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 If there was any doubt about Ford's commitment to F150 Lightning, this should put it to rest: Ford Motor Co. has doubled its production target for the F-150 Lightning because of strong early demand for the full-sized electric pickup truck ahead of its 2022 launch and plans to spend an additional $850 million to meet that target, several people and suppliers familiar with the plans said. Driving the more optimistic targets is strong pre-launch demand for the vehicle, especially with commercial customers, the sources said. The No. 2 U.S. automaker is targeting annual production of more than 80,000 in 2024, up from its prior target of more than 40,000, according to the people, who asked not to be identified. The ramp to the new production target includes plans to build about 15,000 next year after the electric truck's spring launch and 55,000 in 2023, a second person said. Following the launch of the second generation Lightning in late 2025, the annual target is just shy of 160,000. The redesigned F-150 Lightning, due in late 2025, is expected to be the first to employ Ford's new TE1 truck architecture, AutoForecast Solutions previously said. The first-generation Lightning uses a platform that is heavily derived from the standard F-150. https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/ford-doubles-f-150-lightning-output-target-strong-pre-launch-demand-report-says?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210823&utm_content=hero-headline 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havelock Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I'm not sure that is enough production units if the truck meets spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Thank you for sharing this Autonews article Harley Lover sir. Great to read that Ford is taking its most important new product introduction of the 21st century so seriously. Hopefully by 2025 or 2026 when the new TE1 platform F-150 Lightning arrives, the majority of all F-150s sold in the U.S. will be Lightning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 This is awesome news, great to see the lightning has gotten off to such a strong start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpd510 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 This is great. much better than the Tesla truck thingy! I'll give them a couple of years and look into getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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