Ford’s production story spans global wholesale volume, U.S. factory assembly, regional markets, vehicle powertrains and a growing battery footprint. The measures below distinguish physical assembly from wholesales, sales, segment results and planned capacity, with periods and geographies stated explicitly.
Key Ford Production Statistics
The most useful headline figures are:
- In 2024, Ford’s worldwide wholesale volume was 4.470 million vehicles.
- In 2023, Ford assembled more than 1.8 million vehicles in the United States.
- In 2024, U.S. Ford wholesales reached 2.200 million vehicles.
- In 2024, Ford’s U.S. total vehicle sales reached 2,078,832 vehicles.
- In 2024, Ford U.S. electric-vehicle sales reached 97,865 vehicles.
- In 2024, Ford U.S. hybrid sales reached 187,426 vehicles.
- In 2024, Ford’s total electrified U.S. sales reached 285,291 vehicles.
- In 2024, Ford Pro wholesales reached 1.503 million vehicles worldwide.
- In 2024, Ford Blue wholesales were 2.862 million vehicles worldwide.
- In 2024, Ford Model e wholesales fell 9% year over year worldwide.
- At December 31, 2024, Ford and consolidated entities used more than 375 operations facilities globally.
- At December 31, 2024, Ford and its consolidated joint venture supported 41 manufacturing and assembly plants.
- The BlueOval SK plants were designed for 129 GWh of annual U.S. battery-production capacity.
- In 2023, Ford exported 260,000 American-assembled vehicles.
- In 2023, more than 79% of Ford’s U.S. sales were assembled in the United States.
- In 2023, Ford employed about 57,000 hourly U.S. manufacturing workers.
- Between 2017 and 2022, Ford’s U.S. light-duty car CO2 intensity improved 21%.
- In model year 2023, pickups represented 44% of Ford’s U.S. light-duty production mix.
Contents
- Worldwide wholesale volume and regional trends
- U.S. powertrain and vehicle-type data
- Blue, Model e and Pro segment statistics
- Manufacturing footprint and capacity
- U.S. assembly, exports and workforce
- Emissions and electrification measures
Ford Production Statistics: Worldwide Wholesale Volume and Regional Trends
Ford reported total company wholesale volume of 4.231 million vehicles in 2022, 4.413 million in 2023 and 4.470 million in 2024. These are worldwide Ford-company wholesale measures, not pure counts of vehicles physically leaving Ford factories.
The Ford Motor Company 2024 Form 10-K explains that wholesale units primarily represent vehicles sold to dealerships and can include affiliate-produced, distributed, rental-repurchase and deferred-recognition vehicles.
| Market | 2022 wholesales | 2023 wholesales | 2024 wholesales |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2.012 million | 2.097 million | 2.200 million |
| China, including Taiwan in Ford’s presentation | 495,000 | 467,000 | 442,000 |
| Canada | 258,000 | 260,000 | 269,000 |
| United Kingdom | 263,000 | 243,000 | 242,000 |
| Germany | 182,000 | 162,000 | 155,000 |
| Türkiye | 85,000 | 124,000 | 114,000 |
| Italy | 107,000 | 122,000 | 109,000 |
| Australia | 71,000 | 89,000 | 104,000 |
| France | 90,000 | 104,000 | 78,000 |
The same 2024 Form 10-K reports U.S. wholesales including medium and heavy trucks, while the country figures are wholesale rather than retail-registration counts. China’s figures include Ford/JMC vehicles produced and sold by unconsolidated affiliates.
The regional pattern is mixed: U.S. wholesales increased across the three years, Australia rose from 71,000 to 104,000, and Türkiye reached 124,000 in 2023 before easing to 114,000 in 2024. China, the United Kingdom and Germany recorded lower 2024 wholesale counts than in 2022.
Ford Production Statistics by U.S. Powertrain and Vehicle Type
U.S. sales and wholesales provide different views of market flow. Sales are primarily dealer, government and management-lease sales and are partly based on estimated registrations, while wholesales primarily reflect shipments to dealerships.
| U.S. measure | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Electric-vehicle sales | 72,608 | 97,865 |
| Hybrid sales | 133,743 | 187,426 |
| Internal-combustion sales | 1,789,561 | 1,793,541 |
| Total vehicle sales | 1,995,912 | 2,078,832 |
| Electric-vehicle wholesales | 99,928 | 68,990 |
| Hybrid wholesales | 146,249 | 215,735 |
| Internal-combustion wholesales | 1,850,448 | 1,914,862 |
| Total vehicle wholesales | 2,096,625 | 2,199,587 |
The sales and wholesale figures come from the Ford Motor Company 2024 Form 10-K. Because sales and shipments are measured at different points in the distribution chain, they should not be treated as factory-production totals or as directly interchangeable series.
Ford’s Q4 and Full-Year 2024 U.S. Sales Release reported 285,291 total electrified U.S. sales in 2024, grouping hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, up 38% year over year. Ford also estimated a 76% share of the U.S. hybrid-truck segment in 2024; that is an estimated market segment share, not a production share.
Ford Blue, Model e and Pro Segment Statistics
Ford’s segment reporting connects vehicle flows with business outcomes, but revenue and EBIT are not production measures. Ford Blue wholesales were 2.920 million in 2023 and 2.862 million in 2024, while Ford Blue revenue was $101.934 billion in 2023 and 2024 EBIT was $5.269 billion, a 5.2% EBIT margin.
The Ford Motor Company 2024 Form 10-K defines the segment measures and includes affiliate and vehicle categories within the relevant wholesale totals.
| Ford segment measure | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Blue wholesales | 2.920 million | 2.862 million |
| Ford Pro wholesales | 1.377 million | 1.503 million |
| Ford Pro revenue | — | $66.906 billion |
| Ford Pro EBIT | — | $9.015 billion; 13.5% margin |
Ford Model e wholesales fell 9% in 2024 year over year, mainly because of lower Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning wholesales, partly offset by Explorer BEV and Capri introductions. Model e reported a $5.076 billion EBIT loss and a negative 131.8% EBIT margin in 2024; these are financial outcomes, not production-efficiency rates.
Ford Pro’s 2024 wholesales included about 91,000 Ford Otosan-produced units. Its 2024 revenue was $66.906 billion, up $8.848 billion from 2023, and its EBIT was $9.015 billion with a 13.5% margin; revenue includes services and parts as well as vehicles.
Ford Manufacturing Footprint, Plants and Battery Capacity
At December 31, 2024, Ford and its consolidated entities used more than 375 operations facilities globally across 24 countries. The footprint includes testing and prototype facilities, so it is broader than a count of production plants.
Ford and its consolidated joint venture supported 41 manufacturing and assembly plants in 2024. This does not include all unconsolidated joint-venture plants, a distinction that matters when comparing the footprint with affiliate output.
The 2024 Form 10-K reports that BlueOval SK has an ownership structure of 50% Ford and 50% SK On-related partners. The BlueOval City program described BlueOval SK plants as designed for 129 GWh of annual U.S. battery-production capacity and identified an announced $11.4 billion investment for the Tennessee and Kentucky program.
The 129 GWh figure is planned design capacity rather than realized battery output or vehicle-unit production. Likewise, the $11.4 billion is an announced investment, not a measure of completed spending, current plant utilization or annual assembly.
U.S. Assembly, Exports and Manufacturing Workforce Statistics
Ford reported that it assembled more than 1.8 million vehicles in the United States in 2023, based on S&P Global Mobility calendar-year 2023 U.S. light-vehicle production data. Ford said this total was 130,000 vehicles higher than the next automaker, a U.S. comparison rather than a claim about global production leadership.
According to Three Reasons Ford is Once Again America’s Automaker, more than 79% of what Ford sold in the U.S. was assembled in the U.S. in 2023. The figure is an assembly share based on S&P Global Mobility production and export/import sourcing data, not a parts-content share.
Ford exported 260,000 American-assembled vehicles in 2023. Ford described approximately one in seven vehicles assembled in the U.S. as exported that year; the ratio is approximate and uses the same S&P Global Mobility sourcing data.
Ford employed about 57,000 hourly U.S. manufacturing workers in 2023. The 2024 Form 10-K separately reported approximately 56,500 U.S. hourly employees represented by the UAW at year-end 2024, which is not the full U.S. manufacturing workforce.
Ford’s total company workforce declined from approximately 177,000 employees in 2023 to 171,000 in 2024, while Ford reported approximately 87,000 U.S. employees in both years. These employment figures include Ford Credit and consolidated entities and should not be read as production counts.
Ford Production Trends, Emissions and Electrification Measures
Ford’s production-related sustainability measures cover vehicle intensity, regulatory mix, facility investment and energy. They provide context for how the manufacturing portfolio is changing, but they do not all measure physical vehicle output.
Ford’s 2024 Integrated Sustainability and Financial Report reported that U.S. light-duty real-world CO2 intensity improved 21% for cars and 10% for trucks between 2017 and 2022. The figures are fleet-intensity measures based on EPA Automotive Trends data, not production volumes.
The same report states that the Cologne EV Center site covers 125 hectares and involved a $2 billion investment. Ford also reported 115,739 MWh of on-site-generated renewable energy in 2023 within its sustainability reporting boundary; energy generation is not vehicle production.
The EPA Highlights of the Automotive Trends Report reported that Ford had the highest pickup share among manufacturers in its model-year 2023 comparison, with pickups representing 44% of Ford’s U.S. light-duty production mix. EPA regulatory vehicle-type definitions apply, so this is not a measure of Ford’s total global output.
Ford’s average new-vehicle fuel economy was 23.4 mpg in EPA’s model-year 2024 comparison. The EPA also reported that truck SUVs accounted for half of all new-vehicle production in model year 2024, an industry-wide figure rather than Ford-specific output.
For broader context, U.S. industry car production share declined from 53% in 2017 to 37% in 2022. That industry-wide shift helps frame Ford’s pickup-heavy mix, but it should not be presented as a Ford-only production trend.