End of the Road: Ford Edge Production to Cease in April 2024

Ford Edge is literally on the edge, with the Unifor Local 707 having declared its death. Plant Chairperson Marc Brennan said the last Edge will be produced on April 26.

This very last construction will mark the end of an era, as the 2006 crossover introduced at the North American International Auto Show was a modest success.

Blue Oval had sold around 130.000 units by the end of its first year in the United States and sales hovered around that mark for most of its life. 

Regrettably, sales went downhill after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the model was left out of the picture in North America thanks to Ford’s electrifying impulse. 

Speaking of which, Brennan said that the last details regarding Oakville’s transition to an EV hub are being polished. The transition is a long-term process, as Ford and Unifor decided to save the factory in 2020.

At that time, Jerry Dias, the National Unifor boss, said that the agreement would see Ford invest 1.45 billion USD to build five new electric vehicles at the plant. The first to arrive was scheduled to land in 2025, while the last will enter production in 2028. 

In 2023, Ford officially announced the transformation process of the Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex. 
The automaker stated that it will start the retooling and modernizing process in the second quarter of 2024 as part of its attempt to “draw up for production of next-generation electric vehicles beginning in 2025.” 

Besides the bodykit, paint, and assembly buildings, there will be a new 407,000-square-foot battery factory, which will put to good use the pieces from the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Kentucky.