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Tesla Cybertruck rival Ford F-150 Lightning firms for Australia

EV Central

Local conversion to right-hand drive could be the way the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up truck makes it on-sale in Australia. 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning. “We The Lightning is not top priority for the new Melbourne facility, which is currently ramping up production of four different versions of the F-150.

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Ford trims F-150 Lightning price by up to $5,500 in latest effort to boost EV demand

Baua Electric

Ford is trimming prices on the 2024 F-150 Lightning by up to $5,500 as the American automaker looks to fend off incoming competition. Ford cuts 2024 F-150 Lightning price to fend off EV rivals Ford sold 20,233 electric vehicles in the first three months of 2024, surging 86% from last year. It now starts under $70,000.

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Ford drastically cuts workforce at F-150 Lightning EV plant amid ‘much slower’ demand

Baua Electric

Ford is drastically cutting its workforce at the facility where the F-150 Lightning is built, with demand “much slower” than expected. Ford cutting F-150 Lightning workforce Ford initially announced the reduction in January, citing “slower than expected” demand. Instead, workers are being reassigned or offered retirement.

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Hyundai IONIQ T10 emerges as a potential electric F-150 Lightning pickup rival

Baua Electric

A new trademark filing for an IONIQ T10 suggests Hyundai could be aiming for Ford’s F-150 Lightning. The upcoming IMA platform will be a “significant advancement” over its current E-GMP, covering more than mid-size SUVs. It will likely be bigger than Ford’s Ranger and closer in size to the F-150 Lightning.

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Mustang Mach-E EV sales total 3,739 units in first full month

Green Car Congress

With the fully electric Mustang Mach-E, Ford F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid and Escape and Explorer hybrids, overall electrified vehicle sales rose 56.1% Despite winter weather that impacted much of the nation’s central region, F-Series gained both retail sales and share. SUV sales were down 10.2% Retail sales were up 7.9%.

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Ford sets electrified vehicle sales record in May with 10,364 units

Green Car Congress

Growth came from Mustang Mach-E (BEV), which totaled 1,945 vehicle sales, while F-150 PowerBoost (hybrid) totaled 2,852 for the month, Escape electrified (hybrid and plug-in hybrid) sales totaled 3,617—up 125% over last year. Explorer Hybrid sales also had a big increase of 132% over a year ago on sales of 1,156 SUVs.

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Ford to assemble electric E-Transit van in Kansas City; building out $3.2B North American EV manufacturing capability

Green Car Congress

The new E-Transit will join the all-electric F-150 announced in September and the all-electric Mustang Mach-E, which begins arriving in dealers’ showrooms next month. The all-electric F-150, which will be assembled at the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., arrives in mid-2022. billion (US $1.35