Big whoops, scaling to 150,000. Still have 1400 unclaimed new Lightnings on dealer lots. Not enough customers to fill these orders so moving to 150k will be a disaster.
Another vendor thrown under the (electric) bus.
Ford Motor Co (F.NaE) said on Fridaythat it will open orders for its popular F-150 Lightning trucknext week as part of their plan to scale to annual production of150,000 units.
Ford is facing another production snag on the F-150 pickuptrucks due to missing door handles, a source told Reuters onWednesday.
The company faced a production snag in February after abattery fire. Production resumed in March.
"While a supplier part shortage is affecting some of ourNorth American plants, we expect to make up all of theproduction that is impacted," the automaker said in an emailedstatement on Wednesday.
Ford this week posted robust first-quarter revenue andreiterated its plans to boost Lightning production to a rate of150,000 vehicles a year by the end of this year