FILE PHOTO: An employee of the Ford Motor Company makes his way to work following the company's announcement to build future electric cars in Cologne, Germany, February 17, 2021. Oliver Berg/Pool via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co expects to be the world's second largest electric vehicle manufacturer within two years, with annual production capacity of nearly 600,000, a top company executive said Friday.
Driving the automaker's optimism is increasing demand for its next new EV, the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup, with retail reservations now approaching 200,000, according to Lisa Drake, chief operating officer of Ford North America.
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