# Ford begins construction on $700M Rouge Center expansion for electric F-150

Ford Motor Co. began construction on a 500,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility at its Rouge Center in Dearborn, Michigan, to produce the electric F-150 pickup truck. The $700 million project is expected to add 300 jobs and be completed by summer 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-17
- Where: Dearborn, Michigan, United States
- Value: $700.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q2 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 500,000 sq ft
- Products: electric F-150 pickup truck
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ford Motor Company](https://endata.com/companies/3544.md)

## Sources

- [enr.com](https://www.enr.com/articles/50103-ford-begins-construction-on-700-million-rouge-center-expansion-to-add-electric-f-150-production-line), 2020-09-17: "A 500,000-sq-ft hybrid electric F-150 truck manufacturing facility is being built at Ford Motor Co.'s Rouge Center in Dearborn, Mich."

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