Ford extends F-150 production halt

Wyoming moves to ban sales of new electric vehicles by 2035 00:00 00:0005:45GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay The Ford Motor Co. will extend its production halt for the F-150 Lightning at its plant in Louisville, Ky. until Mar. 6. On Friday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg told FOX Business: "The teams worked quickly to identify the root cause of the issue and agree with Ford’s battery supplier SK’s recommended changes in their equipment and processes for cell production lines." FORD CONFIRMS BATTERY FIRE CAUSED F-150 LIGHTNING PRODUCTION STOPPAGE Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks are shown at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Mich. The F-150 Lightning is positioned to be the first full-size all-electric pickup truck to go on sale in the mainstream U.S. mar "SK has started building battery cells again in Commerce, Ga., but it will take SK time to ensure they are back to building high-quality cells and to deliver them to the Lightning production line," she added. "Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center will suspend production through the end of next week." SK Battery America is the first electric vehicle battery factory in the U.S. for South Korea’s […]

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