F-150 Lightning EV Shipments Halted by Ford

Ford Motor Company has temporarily delayed shipments of all 2024 model year F-150 Lightning electrified pickups.

The shipping hiatus began on February 9, and there is no set timetable for when they will restart.

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Ford issued the stop-ship order to undertake quality checks on an undisclosed issue with the electrified vehicles.

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The corporation has not disclosed the exact quality concern under investigation during this time.

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Despite attempts for clarification, a Ford spokeswoman declined to give more information on the subject.

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Last month, Ford reported a dramatic drop in F-150 Lightning manufacturing levels, reducing-

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them by almost half from the originally intended rate of 3,200 per week to around 1,600.

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This production modification was due to lower demand for electric cars (EVs) in the US auto sector.

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The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, where EV trucks are made, will reduce-

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the number of shifts to one beginning April 1, affecting around 1,400 workers.

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Some impacted workers may be moved to the Michigan Assembly Plant, while others may take advantage-

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of the Special Retirement Incentive Program provided in the Ford-UAW contract for 2023.

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Ford began manufacture of the F-150 Lightning in April 2022, and reported selling over 24,100 Lightning EV trucks in the United-

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States in 2023, representing a roughly 55% increase over the previous year's sales.

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Concurrent with the halt in electric vehicle shipments, Ford has begun delivering the-

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newly built gas-powered 2024 model F-150 pickup trucks to dealers.

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The company expects to speed up shipments of the gas-powered F-150s in the coming weeks-

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after conducting extensive quality launch tests to ensure high standards.

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Despite the temporary pause in electric vehicle shipments, Ford stated that gas-

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powered F-150 deliveries are continuing as scheduled in early 2024.

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