Ford Motor Company is following through on plans to scale back production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup that President Joe Biden once touted.
On Friday, Ford executives announced that about 1,400 auto workers at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, would be moved to other manufacturing jobs at the company or offered retirement packages.
The workforce cuts come as Ford scales back production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning due to a lack of demand among American consumers.
In December, Ford executives told suppliers that they planned to only produce about 1,600 F-150 Lightnings a week at the Rouge facility — indicating a 50 percent reduction from its promised goal of producing 3,200 a week.
In May 2021, Biden met with Ford executives to promote the F-150 Lightning as part of his administration’s green energy agenda for the United States economy.
“This sucker’s quick,” Biden said while driving the pickup truck. When asked if he would buy the truck, Biden said, “I would” before touting the truck’s speed ability.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2...rce-for-electric-truck-that-joe-biden-touted/
On Friday, Ford executives announced that about 1,400 auto workers at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, would be moved to other manufacturing jobs at the company or offered retirement packages.
The workforce cuts come as Ford scales back production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning due to a lack of demand among American consumers.
In December, Ford executives told suppliers that they planned to only produce about 1,600 F-150 Lightnings a week at the Rouge facility — indicating a 50 percent reduction from its promised goal of producing 3,200 a week.
In May 2021, Biden met with Ford executives to promote the F-150 Lightning as part of his administration’s green energy agenda for the United States economy.
“This sucker’s quick,” Biden said while driving the pickup truck. When asked if he would buy the truck, Biden said, “I would” before touting the truck’s speed ability.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2...rce-for-electric-truck-that-joe-biden-touted/