Ford Halewood powers up UK eDrive production

Ford has started UK eDrive production at its Halewood plant that will power future Puma Gen-E, E-Transit Custom and E-Tourneo Custom vehicles.

Production kick off in Halewood follows a £380 million investment, including £30.9m of Government funding, that will see the facility able to produce 420,000 eDrive units each year.

This capacity will mean 70% of Ford’s electric vehicles sold across Europe will be powered by UK-manufactured technology. 

Kieran Cahill, Ford’s European industrial operations vice-president, said: “Ford is a global American brand with deep roots in Europe, and Halewood has been a cornerstone of that legacy for 60 years.

“It’s not just the state-of-the-art  technology or the investment that makes Halewood special—it’s the incredible  team here.

“Their skill, dedication, and pride are what power our electrification journey.

“With Halewood leading the way as our first in-house EV component manufacturing site in Europe, we’re building a thriving future together, with nine electric vehicles on the road in Europe by 2025.”

The new all-electric 234-mile range Puma Gen-E was unveiled today at the plant by Lisa Brankin, managing  director and the team from the Halewood plant.

The electric version of what has become Ford's de-facto successor to the Fiesta will be powered by the eDrive built at Halewood and assembled at Ford’s plant in Craiova, Romania.

The Puma Gen-E joins the Explorer, Capri, Mustang Mach-E and E-Tourneo Courier to  complete Ford’s European electric car offering, along with the E-Transit, E-Transit Courier, E Transit Custom and E-Tourneo Custom commercial vehicles supplied by Ford Pro.