Ford to extend GT production

The additional 350 is due, Ford says, to exceptional interest. Since launch last year, demand has outstripped supply by six to one. That response surprised even Ford, who confirmed the production increase for the 482kW and 746Nm V6-powered supercar on 18 October.

By extending the Ford GT production run for a limited period, we’re able to maintain the exclusivity of the ultra-desirable supercar while offering the ownership experience to a greater number of customers in addition to the 80 Ford GT owners in Europe who’ve taken delivery of their bespoke car to-date,” said Hermann Salenbauch, director, Ford Performance.

The demand also comes in spite of a recall announced on 10 October that affects approximately 200 GTs built across 2017 and 2018 for North American markets.

The increased allocation will now see GT production, which began in December, 2016, extend to 2022.

Each unit is built by Canadian race engineering company Multimatic, who also build Ford’s GTE competition cars for Le Mans and other endurance races.

Order books re-opened in November, but Australia remains off the list of countries where the GT will be available.