The electric F-150 is such a smash hit, Ford's ramping up production again — and its scale shows why it's not sweating the startups

Dec 13 2022 by Business Insider

 
F-150 Lightning at Ford's Dearborn assembly factory.

Nora Naughton

Ford added a third shift at the F-150 Lightning factory last month. It now plans to build 150,000 Lightnings annually at the EV factory. Startup production goals lag far behind legacy competitors like Ford.

Ford's F-150 Lightning factory in suburban Detroit is now operating on three shifts, ramping up to full capacity as the carmaker rushes to meet demand for the all-electric pickup just named Motor Trend's Truck of the...

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