Ford has committed to investing £230 million to transform its Halewood plant into its electric vehicle (EV) component manufacturing hub for Europe.
The OEM’s Merseyside vehicle transmission facility is set to be transformed to manufacture electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles in Europe under the plans revealed today (October 18).
The plan is set to be fully realised by 2024 as part of Ford’s commitment to make 100% of its passenger vehicles EVs by 2030, along with two-thirds of its commercial vehicle sales as either fully electric or plug-in hybrid (PHEV).
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