On June 8th, today FF selected the American factory builder, Jia Yueting made a small statement, FF91 high-quality delivery is another big step.
The electric car start-up company Faraday Futures (FF) announced on the 7th that it has selected Bernards as its construction site for its 1 million square feet (about 930,000 square meters) US factory.
According to FF, the factory located in Hanford, California, is located between Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, the two largest electric vehicle markets in the United States. The construction of the factory is an important part of FF's commitment to deliver the first mass-produced electric vehicle FF91 to the market within this year. step.
Since the high-profile debut at the CES show in Las Vegas in January 2017 and the launch of the first electric vehicle FF91, FF has fallen into a dilemma of financial difficulties, including responsible for vehicle procurement, autopilot sensor technology chief, chassis senior engineering manager, etc. Important personnel have left.
At the CES show in January 2018, FF's first electric car, the FF91, was again made public, but this time it was presented in a low-key manner. During the exhibition, FF did not hold any public activities, only invited some media and Investors conducted a test drive, but compared with the FF91 concept car released a year ago, the vehicle itself did not feel much different.
It is understood that starting in February of this year, FF prepared and planned the Hanford plant, including internal and external design, to prepare for the next electric vehicle manufacturing. Since March, FF has conducted internal demolition of the factory. And preliminary construction work, followed by installation and commissioning of the first batch of manufacturing equipment.
FF stated that in addition to the construction work before the start of the factory, it also cooperated extensively with Hanford local agencies to carry out the employment of the next factory worker. The local recruitment project has already started.