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Coverage dated January 18, 2024

Ford trims F-150 Lightning pickup production after weak electric vehicle sales

Headline from Fox2 Detroit

The shrinking production will impact 1,400 workers at Ford, including about 700 employees being transferred to Michigan Assembly.

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  1. Blaze Media

    Ford cuts production of F-150 Lightning EV in half, sends employees to work on gas-fueled Bronco and Ranger (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Ford is cutting jobs for its production of electric F-150 Lightning and transferring manpower to a different production facility to produce gas-powered vehicles.The announcement initially came in December 2023, with the company massively falling short of its plan to produce 150,000 electric trucks p…

  2. Insider

    Ford cuts electric F-150 Lightning truck production — again (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Ford will cut production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck again, citing an issue other carmakers are also struggling with: falling demand.

  3. Engadget

    Ford is cutting F-150 Lightning production due to waning demand (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Ford is cutting production of the electric F-150 Lightning pickup. Although sales increased by 55 percent last year, they're growing more slowly than the company anticipated.

  4. Fox2 Detroit

    Ford trims F-150 Lightning pickup production after weak electric vehicle sales (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    The shrinking production will impact 1,400 workers at Ford, including about 700 employees being transferred to Michigan Assembly.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Ford cuts production of F-150 Lightning pickup on weaker-than-expected electric vehicle sales growth (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Ford is cutting production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after weaker-than-expected electric vehicle sales growth.

  6. FOX Business

    Ford cuts F-150 Lightning production, 1,400 jobs affected (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The Michigan-based automaker said Friday its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, where it builds the electric pickup trucks, will use one shift starting in April.

  7. UPI

    Ford says it will cut production of F-150 Lightning (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Ford Motor Company said that it is slashing the production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning because of sales, affecting some 1,400 employees in Michigan.

  8. New York Post

    Ford cutting F-150 Lightning truck production on weak demand (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Ford said it would increase production of gas-powered Bronco SUVs and Ranger pickups.

  9. Digital Journal

    Ford to cut production of electric pickup on lower demand (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    US auto giant Ford that it is reducing production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup, as it anticipates weaker demand for electric vehicles.

  10. ABC 12 Flint

    Ford is cutting back F-150 Lightning electric truck production (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Ford will shut down one of two production shifts in April at the Dearborn, Michigan, factory that builds the F-150 Lightning electric pickup.

  11. Jalopnik

    Ford Dials Back F-150 Lightning Production To Scale Up Bronco And Ranger (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    Plus the Feds step in on busted EV chargers, and Chrysler has a mid-life Chrysis.

  12. Fox10 Phoenix

    Ford ends production of F-150 Lightning pickup trucks after slow EV sales growth (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The automaker said about 1,400 workers will be impacted by the move, with the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center transitioning to one shift, effective April 1.

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