Ford halts F-150 EV production, deliveries after battery fire

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Wednesday said the 
suspension of production of its F-150 Lightning electric vehicle (EV) will 
last until at least the end of next week after a battery fire involving 
one of the vehicles earlier in the month.

The second-biggest U.S. automaker by sales after General Motors Co (GM.N) 
said one EV truck caught fire on Feb. 4 during a pre-delivery quality 
inspection in a company holding lot in Dearborn, Michigan, and spread to a 
nearby truck. The company said it halted production the next day at its 
assembly plant in Dearborn.

Ford said it believes it has identified the root cause of the fire and 
expects to conclude an investigation by the end of next week and apply 
findings to the truck's battery production process, which could take a few 
weeks.

The automaker on Tuesday said it had halted production and deliveries, and 
on Wednesday gave further details. It confirmed the fire on Wednesday 
after the Detroit Free Press reported the incident earlier.

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ev-production-halt-through-least-next-week-2023-02-15/>