(New York) US automaker Ford on Tuesday announced that, given strong demand, it will nearly double production capacity for the electric version of its F-150 pickup, the best-selling vehicle in the United States. United.
The group now plans to produce 150,000 units per year of the F-150 Lightning, the first deliveries of which should take place in the spring, at its electric vehicle plant in Dearborn, Michigan, details a statement. He had initially planned to build 40,000 per year, a target already raised in September to 80,000.
Ford claims to have already received 200,000 reservations, 75% of them from customers who do not yet own vehicles of the brand.
The electric car race is intensifying in the United States, and Ford plans to invest a total of more than $ 30 billion in this segment by 2025.
The manufacturer had already announced that it would increase the production capacities of its first electric Mustang, an SUV dubbed Mach-E, so that they reach more than 200,000 units per year from 2023.
Tesla remains number one in the segment in the United States for the moment. The group announced on Sunday that it had delivered a total of 936,000 vehicles worldwide during the year 2021, or 87% more than in 2020.
General Motors is not left out, the manufacturer planning to offer 30 models of electric vehicles on the market in 2025, including a Silverado pickup which will be officially presented on Wednesday.