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As you’re well aware, a Mustang-inspired electric crossover is in the pipeline. But Ford doesn’t plan to stop there with the EV onslaught, having confirmed an electric option for the F-150 as well.
As if those two weren’t enough, the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan will soon welcome battery-electric vehicles in addition to the automaker’s site in Cuautitlan, Mexico. It’s the second of the two locations where the Mach E will be manufactured while Flat Rock in Michigan will serve as the stomping ground for next-generation EVs.
These all-new models will feature a dedicated battery-electric architecture, and so far, it's not known if we're dealing with a Ford platform or a variation of the Volkswagen MEB platform. This gets us to Automotive News, which understands from sources that Ford has two electric crossovers in the pipeline for Michigan, namely the CDX746 and CDX747.
Citing no fewer than “three sources” with knowledge of the scheduled production, the mid-size crossovers with all-electric propulsion have been moved from Mexico to the United States of America. It’s understood “the vehicles are similar in size to the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus but will be built on the company's battery-electric platform.”
Going official for the 2023 model year means that the two are likely to enter production in 2022. Suppliers were told to prepare for up to 65,000 examples of the breed per year, which is a high volume for EVs by all accounts. Ford spokespersons declined to comment on the company’s future plans, but nevertheless, this development could spell the end of the Lincoln Continental at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant.
The slow-selling luxury sedan is expected to go out without a single bang in late 2021, and that’s a bit saddening given the potential of the vehicle. If Lincoln were to utilize the CD6 platform for rear- and all-wheel-drive applications, maybe the fate of the Continental would’ve been rosier.
All told, Ford plans to invest $11 billion toward electrification through 2022. No fewer than 16 battery-electric vehicles will launch between 2018 and 2022, and the Blue Oval doesn’t have too much to show for the time being other than sketches of the Mach E mentioned in the first paragraph.
These all-new models will feature a dedicated battery-electric architecture, and so far, it's not known if we're dealing with a Ford platform or a variation of the Volkswagen MEB platform. This gets us to Automotive News, which understands from sources that Ford has two electric crossovers in the pipeline for Michigan, namely the CDX746 and CDX747.
Citing no fewer than “three sources” with knowledge of the scheduled production, the mid-size crossovers with all-electric propulsion have been moved from Mexico to the United States of America. It’s understood “the vehicles are similar in size to the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus but will be built on the company's battery-electric platform.”
Going official for the 2023 model year means that the two are likely to enter production in 2022. Suppliers were told to prepare for up to 65,000 examples of the breed per year, which is a high volume for EVs by all accounts. Ford spokespersons declined to comment on the company’s future plans, but nevertheless, this development could spell the end of the Lincoln Continental at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant.
The slow-selling luxury sedan is expected to go out without a single bang in late 2021, and that’s a bit saddening given the potential of the vehicle. If Lincoln were to utilize the CD6 platform for rear- and all-wheel-drive applications, maybe the fate of the Continental would’ve been rosier.
All told, Ford plans to invest $11 billion toward electrification through 2022. No fewer than 16 battery-electric vehicles will launch between 2018 and 2022, and the Blue Oval doesn’t have too much to show for the time being other than sketches of the Mach E mentioned in the first paragraph.
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