Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn has announced plans to significantly increase F-150 and F-Series Super Duty truck production to meet strong customer demand and recover production losses stemming from a September fire at supplier Novelis’ Oswego, N.Y., aluminum plant.
The automaker says it plans to increase its F-Series production volume by more than 50,000 trucks starting in the first quarter of 2026. The added output could create up to 1,000 new jobs and transfer additional employees into Ford’s American truck assembly plants.
“The people who keep our country running depend on America’s most popular vehicle — F-Series trucks — and we are mobilizing our team to meet that demand,” says Kumar Galhotra, COO at Ford. “As America’s leading auto producer, we will work with the UAW and our suppliers to quickly increase output at our F-Series plants in Michigan and Kentucky.”
The Dearborn Truck Plant will target assembling more than 45,000 additional F-150 gas and hybrid trucks in 2026, enabled by a new third crew of 1,200 employees.
Elsewhere at the Ford Rouge Complex, Ford will add 90 employees at the Dearborn Stamping Plant and 80 employees at the Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant to support the increase.
Meanwhile, F-150 Lightning assembly at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center will remain paused as Ford prioritizes gas and hybrid F-Series trucks, which are more profitable for Ford and use less aluminum.
