FOX Business’ Jeff Flock reports from the Celebrity Ford dealership in Toms River, where electric F-150s aren’t zipping away fast enough.
Ford Motor Co. said Friday it has halted shipments of all 2024 model year F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks as it conducts quality inspections for unspecified issues.
The Detroit automaker said the suspension of shipments began Feb. 9 and did not say when it would resume shipments. EV truck It started in January.
According to Reuters, a Ford spokesperson declined to say what quality issues were being tested during the suspension order. Ford did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.
Last month, Ford announced that it would cut the production level of the F-150 Lightning by half, from the previously planned 3,200 units per week to approximately 1,600 units per week, amid sluggish demand for EVs in the US auto market.
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Ford has temporarily suspended shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup while it conducts quality inspections for unspecified issues. (Photographer: Nic Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The company also plans to reduce the number of shifts at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, which manufactures EV pickups, to one day starting April 1. The move will affect approximately 1,400 employees, including 700 who will move to the company’s factories. michigan assembly plant.
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Some employees will be placed in roles at the Rouge Complex and other Ford facilities in southeastern Michigan, while others will receive special severance incentives agreed to in the 2023 Ford-UAW contract. You can use the program.
Ford started production F-150 Lightning Last month, the company announced it had sold more than 24,100 Lightning EV trucks in the U.S. in 2023. This is an increase of nearly 55% from the previous year’s 15,600 units.
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Ford previously announced it would cut production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck by about half this year. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images/Getty Images)
of Car manufacturers suspend delivery The products for the new F-150 Lightning EV come as the first newly designed gasoline-powered 2024 F-150 pickups begin shipping to dealers.
Ford expects “shipments to increase in the coming weeks as we complete thorough quality launch checks to ensure these new F-150s meet our high standards.” said.
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The company had previously indicated that the gas-powered F-150 would be delivered in early 2024, but said Friday it was “on schedule.”
FOX Business’ Aislinn Murphy and Reuters contributed to this report.
