Ford Motor Co. will boost output of its popular F-series pickup trucks with an investment of roughly $3 billion in its southern Ontario site, adding a third North American assembly plant for the vehicles. The Ford Canada investment aims to enhance manufacturing capacity and meet growing consumer demand.
The automaker said Thursday it will assemble F-series super-duty pickups at its Oakville assembly complex starting in 2026, adding production of up to 100,000 units as it expands production of the vehicles beyond its Kentucky truck plant and Ohio assembly plant.
Ford President and Chief Executive Jim Farley said that even with its existing F-series sites running at full capacity the company can’t meet demand for the trucks. #FordCanadaInvestment
The expansion in Oakville will also pave the way for multi-energy technology for the next generation of super-duty trucks, and the company plans to introduce three-row electric utility vehicles.
Ford said the investment includes $2.3 billion to install assembly and integrated stamping operations at the Oakville complex.
Boosting assembly will initially secure about 1,800 Canadian jobs at the Oakville complex, 400 more than would initially have been needed to produce the three-row electric vehicle, Ford said. The increased production also will add roughly 150 jobs at the company’s Windsor engine complex in Ontario, which will manufacture more V8 engines for super duty vehicles. #FordCanadaInvestment
Additionally, Ford said it plans to hire new employees and add overtime at U.S. component plants that support super duty production.
The company said its F-series have been the best-selling truck for 47 years running in America and for 58 consecutive years in Canada. In the first half of this year, its Kentucky and Ohio plants produced more than 200,000 super duty trucks.
Ford Canada investment will also modernize facilities and integrate advanced technologies.