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Ford River Rouge Electric Vehicle Center
Ford
Dearborn, MI, USA
-83.16194444, 42.31444444
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 162
Additional Information:
Sector: EVs
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: EVs
Project Announcement Date: 9/17/2020
Target for Starting Production: 2022
Date Commercial Production Started: 4/26/2022
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 150000 EVs
Current Annual Production: 55000 EVs
Operating Status: Operating
Target Jobs: 700
Current Jobs: 700
Capital Investment: $950 million
Congressional District: MI12
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $135.8 million
Federal:
Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $5900 million
Selected Sources:
“Ultium Cells $275M investment will boost battery cell output for GM EVs by 40%”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 09 Dec 2022. 🔗
“Ford Restarts Expanded Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; F-150 Lightning Production Capacity Tripled by this Fall”, ford.com, 31 Jul 2023. 🔗
“Ford will cut weekly production of F-150 Lightning in response to slowing demand”, Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Dec 2023. 🔗
“Ford to dramatically cut hourly workforce at F-150 Lightning plant in Dearborn”, Phoebe Wall Howard and Olivia Evans, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar 2024. 🔗
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