Ford Expanding Super Duty Production Into Canada
Ford will begin manufacturing Super Duty trucks at its Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada, beginning in 2026. The move will bolster Super Duty production capacity by up to 100,000 trucks a year and will allow for the next-generation Super Duty to offer electrified powertrains.
CEO Jim Farley said that the decision to expand Super Duty production is the result of Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant struggling to meet rabid demand for the 2024 North American Truck of the Year. Oakville Assembly, previously earmarked for a full transition to electric vehicle production, will benefit from a $2.3 billion investment that will bring assembly and stamping operations to the plant.
In the first half of 2024 alone, Ford’s two American plants have produced more than 200,000 Super Duty trucks. High demand from Ford Pro commercial customers has been a key driver in the truck’s popularity and the need for expansion. Ford says that it will invest several million at its Sharonville Transmission Plant in Ohio and Rawsonville Components and Sterling Axle Plants in Michigan to support 70 additional jobs and overtime shifts.
Ford to relocate production of three-row electric SUV
Oakville Assembly Complex had been set to produce a three-row electric SUV. The transition to Super Duty production in Canada will see that vehicle moved to an as-yet-unknown plant.
“We look forward to introducing three-row electric utility vehicles, leveraging our experience in three-row utility vehicles and our learnings as America’s No. 2 electric vehicle brand to deliver fantastic, profitable vehicles,” said Farley in a statement.
Oakville shut down after Ford Edge production ended in May, and Unifor-backed employees were looking at a three-year layoff before production began on the new EV. With Ford’s move to begin producing Super Duty trucks in Canada, Oakville will resume operations a year earlier in 2026. Oakville will become the home base of “multi-energy technology” for the next-gen Super Duty, pointing to potential hybrid and electric variants.
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