The primary two months of 2024 point out that it will likely be a really difficult 12 months for a lot of EV producers and Ford is one among them.

Based on Automotive Information, Ford halted shipments of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning mannequin over an undisclosed high quality problem. The stop-ship order went into impact on February 9 and there’s no data on when it will likely be lifted.

The 2024 mannequin 12 months Lightning just isn’t an exception, as the same stop-ship order considerations the 2024 Ford F-150 with an inside combustion engine. Within the case of the ICE model, the problem began in December 2023 and lasted for a number of quarters (shipments to sellers lastly began a number of days in the past). Due to that, “lots of, if not 1000’s, of vans have piled up,” awaiting some extra high quality checks.

We do not understand how severe the scenario is with the Ford F-150 Lightning, however we do know that Ford introduced an intention to enhance automobile high quality and keep away from recollects.

Manufacturing of the Ford F-150 Lightning on the Rouge Electrical Automobile Middle in Dearborn, Michigan continues, though at a diminished fee “to attain the optimum stability of manufacturing, gross sales progress and profitability.” As we perceive, demand for the electrical F-150, on the present pricing turned out to be decrease than anticipated. In 2023, Ford offered over 24,000 F-150 Lightning, whereas in January gross sales amounted to 2,258 (on par with January 2023).

Ford additionally utilized modifications to the pricing of the 2024 F-150 Lightning, rising costs of all variations except for the top-of-the-line Platinum trims. On the identical time, the corporate sells the present stock of the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightnings with substantial reductions of as much as $12,500.