Ford to export F-150 Lightning to Norway subsequent yr
The carmaker has not supplied figures on how lots of the Lighting Lariat automobiles it might be making nor what number of can be allotted on the market in Norway.
Earlier this yr Ford mentioned it’s planning to double annual manufacturing of the F-150 Lightning in Dearborn to 150,000 to fulfill demand.
In addition to deliberate improve of the Ford F-150, the carmaker has began to extend manufacturing of the Mustang Mach-E at its Cuautitlán stamping and meeting plant in Mexico. That automobile can also be bought in Norway and have become the best-selling EV in Norway in 2021. Ford additionally sells the E-Transit van within the nation.
Just like the Mustang Mach E, the F-150 Lightning might be distributed throughout 70 EV sellers in Norway for onward supply to the top buyer.
In 2022, 80% of the 174,000+ automobiles gross sales in Norway have been EVs, led by Tesla, VW and Skoda. Ford bought simply over 4,200 Mustang Mach-E items.
Ford reported a gross sales improve of virtually 30% in February, equal to only greater than 157,600 automobiles. Of that quantity, EV gross sales have been up 68% within the month to greater than 3,500.
Within the US final yr Ford manufactured and exported extra automobiles that some other carmaker, in response to the most recent information from analyst S&P World Mobility. The analyst mentioned it had assembled greater than 1.8m automobiles, which amounted to 130,000 greater than the closest rival carmaker. Whereas 80% of these have been bought within the US, the carmaker additionally exported 260,000 automobiles, 65,000 greater than its nearest rival.
