Ford's Oakville Plant Rumored To Soon Only Produce EV Explorer, EV Lincoln Aviator
Could the plant that produces the Ford Edge be reworked to make an electric Ford Explorer?
In anonymous rumblings sent to Automotive News, Ford’s EV manufacturing plans look to take on a different shape compared to what we all initially thought. The $1.8 billion earmarked for the Oakville, ON plant’s EV production retooling looks to be unchanged, but words from a supplier that Automotive News says is not authorized to speak to the public suggest that production plants at the Canadian plant may be much simplified. Instead of five different EV products, the source insisted that only two would go to the Oakville plant, an EV Ford Explorer and EV Lincoln Aviator.
The source insisted that Ford doesn’t know what it wants to do with the Oakville plant, and that he figures that the volume from the EV Aviator and Explorer will be enough to keep that plant busy. There’s also a possibility that the Oakville plant could also have room to produce EV batteries, but nothing has been confirmed.
Automotive News’ source said that right now, mostly it’s background work with nothing concrete, but they did insist that contracts had been awarded to in-plant work related to the $1.8 billion retooling. For now, the Lincoln Natilus and Ford Edge will continue to be produced at the Oakville plant until late 2023. By 2024, Ford EVs will roll out of that plant, and onto roads. Which exact EVs, still haven’t been confirmed by Ford.
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Kevin has been obsessed with cars ever since he could talk. He even learned to read partially by learning and reading the makes and models on the back of cars, only fueling his obsession. Today, he is an automotive journalist and member of the Automotive Press Association. He is well-versed in electrification, hybrid cars, and vehicle maintenance.
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