Ford F-150 Lightning manufacturing restarts March 13, no recall but

Ford on Thursday confirmed that it’ll restart manufacturing of the F-150 Lightning electrical truck on March 13 at its Rouge Electrical Car Middle in Michigan.

The restart, Ford defined in an replace assertion, permits time for battery cells from provider SK On “to be built into battery arrays and packs and be delivered to the Lightning production line.”

“In the weeks ahead, we will continue to apply our learnings and work with SK On’s team to ensure we continue delivering high-quality battery packs—down to the battery cells,” stated firm spokesperson Emma Bergg. “As REVC ramps up production, we will continue holding already-produced vehicles while we work through engineering and parts updates.”

In all, Lightning manufacturing will probably be at a standstill for a couple of month. Ford confirmed on Feb. 14 that it had suspended each manufacturing and shipments of the Lightning as a consequence of a possible battery situation. 

Later that week, Ford confirmed that the problem was certainly associated to the battery. Particularly, an F-150 Lightning caught hearth outdoors throughout a pre-delivery high quality examine. 

At the moment, Ford stated that the corporate had recognized the “likely population of vehicles affected by the issue,” and stated that there was no purpose to imagine that vehicles already delivered to clients are affected by the problem. 

Ford gave no additional indication {that a} recall is within the works, however given the element concerning engineering and elements updates, it might nonetheless be a risk. 

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning

The Lightning performs a key position in proving the know-how, on the way in which to a next-generation full-size electrical truck already beneath growth and to be made in bigger numbers. Since its unique reveal and even earlier than deliveries began final Might, Ford boosted manufacturing of the Lightning to 150,000 yearly, though it solely delivered 15,617 Lightnings in 2022. The corporate in December once more raised the worth of the F-150 Lightning by 1000’s—mountain climbing the bottom model to virtually 40% above its unique worth—and it has continued to report sturdy demand.