Ford Motor Company is planning to nearly double production of the F-150 Lightning™ pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand for the first all-electric version of America's best-selling vehicle, the F-Series. And beginning, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning. Due to unprecedented customer interest, Ford is implementing a wave-by-wave reservation process, with reservation holders being asked to watch for an invitation via email from Ford or to log into their Ford.com account over the next few months.

Those who don't receive invitations to convert for the 2022 model year will have an opportunity to order a future model year vehicle in due course. Flexibility is key to Ford's production system and the way teams are now working to deliver the company's future lineup of electric vehicles. To deliver this latest increase, a small task force of employees from manufacturing, purchasing, strategy, product development and capacity planning are finding ways to quickly adapt and expand production of the pickup.

Ford is working with key suppliers " as well as with its own manufacturing facilities Rawsonville Components Plant and Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center " to find ways to increase capacity of electric vehicle parts, including battery cells, battery trays and electric drive systems.