Faraday Future signs lease on facility in Hanford
Employees travel from LA to ready new plant
Faraday Future announced Monday it had signed a lease on its new manufacturing facility in Hanford and began the process of cleanup to prepare the new site for the move-in of manufacturing equipment. The facility marks another significant step forward for the company in delivering its first production vehicle, FF 91, to market by the end of 2018.
Faraday Future announced Monday it had signed a lease on its new manufacturing facility in Hanford and began the process of clean-up to prepare the new site for the move-in of manufacturing equipment. The facility marks another significant step forward for the company in delivering its first production vehicle, FF 91, to market by the end of 2018.
Faraday Future recently announced that it was shifting its manufacturing focus to a turnkey facility that offers a faster path to production. The new production facility in Hanford is strategically located between the country’s two largest electric vehicle markets, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.
“We know there is a lot of work and risks ahead, but this event represents a major step forward for the company,” said Stefan Krause, COO/CFO, Faraday Future. “Investors invest in people, and our employees continue to be Faraday Future’s strongest asset. As we begin this next phase in our company’s history, our efforts to build out strong corporate leadership will bring a new focus to Faraday Future and deliver on our commitments to employees, investors, suppliers, and future users, who have shown exceptional patience and resilience through the company’s difficult times.”
On Saturday, more than 300 Faraday Future employees and supporters drove from Los Angeles to Hanford to begin the process of site clean-up, and embrace the company’s new manufacturing home. State of California, and City of Hanford and Kings County officials were also on-site to welcome Faraday Future to its new production facility.
“The future of zeroemission production is in California,” added Panorea Avdis, Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. “Faraday Future’s announcement today is another step towards realizing Governor Brown’s goal of adding one and a half million zero-emission vehicles on the road by the year 2025. When Faraday Future achieves its goals, the State of California achieves ours, and our office will continue to assist the company’s needs to grow and expand, as we have from day one.”
Dag Reckhorn, Faraday Future’s VP of Global Manufacturing is spearheading all strategy and execution behind the new Hanford site.
“Our new production facility is the latest demonstration of our commitment to getting FF 91 on the road by the end of 2018,” said Reckhorn. “Despite significant head winds on the path ahead of us, we are laserfocused on that one key milestone.”
Under Faraday Future’s new leadership team, helmed by Krause (former CFO and board member of Deutsche Bank and BMW Global CFO) and Ulrich Kranz (former Senior Vice President at BMW, responsible for the successful launch of i8, i3, Z3, and X5) in their roles as COO/ CFO and CTO, respectively, the company is driving strategic changes to get Faraday Future investible.
After Saturday’s event, Faraday Future will continue the process of site preparations, including planning, refurbishment and permitting. Following the move-out of current tenants in late November, the company expects significant movement to ramp-up on site in early 2018.
Faraday Future’s new manufacturing facility is 1 million square feet and will employ up to 1,300 workers, over three shifts, over time.
Faraday Future’s headquarters are in Southern California.