Coverage dated July 16, 2023

Ford slashes prices for F-150 Lightning electric vehicles due to cheaper raw materials, efficiencies

Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento

The price cuts arrive 2 days after Tesla said its first production Cybertruck pickup had rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule.

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  1. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Ford slashes prices for F-150 Lightning electric vehicles due to cheaper raw materials, efficiencies (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    The price cuts arrive 2 days after Tesla said its first production Cybertruck pickup had rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule.

  2. New York Post

    Ford slashes prices of F-150 Lightning trucks as EV battle with Tesla heats up (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The move comes amid a price war started by Tesla a few months ago, which has seen the EVs of legacy automakers piling up at dealers, as sales slow.

  3. Investopedia

    Ford Cuts Prices on Electric F-150 Citing Improved Production, Battery Costs (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Ford is cutting prices of its electric F-150 Lightning as it benefits from improved production and lower battery costs.

  4. Bloomberg

    Ford Cuts Price on Electric Version of F-150 Truck by Up to 17% (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Ford Motor Co. is slashing prices on the electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup by as much as 17%, as it moves to fend off new competition coming from Tesla Inc. and General Motors Co.

  5. FOX Business

    Ford cuts prices on F-150 Lightning truck (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Ford is lowering the price of its F-150 Lightning as plant capacity picks up, the cost of raw materials for batteries falls, and internal efforts are employed to scale production.

  6. Digital Journal

    Ford slashes prices of F-150 Lightning trucks by as much as $10,000 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Ford on Monday announced significant price cuts for all versions of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Base Ford F-150 electric pickup will cost less than $50,000 (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    The sticker prices for Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks are being lowered by thousands of dollars across the board, the company said today, due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker.

  8. CBS News

    Ford slashes price of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    U.S. automaker said​ it's getting easier access to raw materials for battery, helping drive prices lower.

  9. Insider

    Ford cuts F-150 Lightning prices by up to $10,000 just days after Tesla's first Cybertruck rolled off the line (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The electric pickup truck space is heating up as Ford's inventory piles up and Tesla's Cybertrucks finally hit the road.

  10. UPI

    Ford to slash prices of EV F-150 Lightning pickup by up to $10,000 (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Ford Motor announced on Monday it was slashing the prices for its F-150 Lightning pickup truck as a product of lowering the cost of battery materials and increasing production.

  11. Fox2 Detroit

    Ford drops price of F-150 Lightning pickup trucks (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    The prices of several Lightning models will drop by more than $9,000.

  12. CNET

    Ford Slashes F-150 Lightning EV's Starting Price to $51,990 (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    Ford's electric pickup truck sees its price drop by up to $9,979, depending on the trim level. And that's before applying the federal tax credit of up to $7,500.

  13. InsideEVs

    Ford Significantly Reduces F-150 Lightning Prices: Up To $10,000 Less (opens InsideEVs)

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    InsideEVs's feed description

    Ford announced today a major price reduction of its all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup in the United States - as high as nearly $10,000 or 16.6%.

  14. CNN

    Ford's electric F-150 Lightning just got much cheaper (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Ford announced on Monday that it is slashing prices significantly for its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck.

  15. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Base F-150 Lightning electric pickup will cost less than $50,000 as Ford slashes prices across line (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The sticker prices for Ford's F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks are being lowered by thousands of dollars across the board, the company said Monday, due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker.

  16. Cheddar

    Base F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup Will Cost Less Than $50,000 as Ford Slashes Prices (opens Cheddar)

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    Cheddar's feed description

    The sticker prices for Ford's F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks are being lowered by thousands of dollars across the board, the company said Monday, due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Ford cuts price for base F-150 electric truck below $50,000 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The sticker price of Ford’s F-150 electric pickup is being cut by thousands of dollars due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for batteries.

  18. Clean Tech Nica

    Ford F-150 Lightning Price Drops, Production Increasing to 150,000/Year (opens Clean Tech Nica)

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    Clean Tech Nica's feed description

    Many electric vehicle fans hoped the Ford F-150 Lightning would take the US by storm — at least, as much as it could with the production capacity Ford targets. And the electric truck has done quite okay. However, it could do better, and it should now — because Ford is dropping the MSRP of the […]

  19. AL.com

    Ford cuts price of F-150 Lightning electric pickup (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    The price cuts arrive two days after Tesla said its first production Cybertruck electric pickup had rolled off the assembly line.

  20. Fortune

    Ford slashes prices on its electric F-150 pickup truck by $10,000 to better compete against Tesla and GM (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The cuts Monday reverse roughly half the price hikes Ford had implemented on its battery-powered truck over the last year.

  21. Wall Street Journal

    Ford Cuts Price of EV F-150 Lightning Truck by Up to 17% (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Ford Motor said it is cutting prices of its electric Lightning pickup truck up to neary 17% on some versions as it scales up production and lowers costs.

  22. Newsweek

    Ford lowers price of its electric truck by nearly $10,000 (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Ford is taking the Tesla tack, significantly lowering the price of its F-150 Lightning pickup.

  23. Forbes

    Ford Slashes Electric F-150 Prices And Ramps Up Production Amid Competition With Tesla (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Some models of Ford’s electric F-150 will be $10,000 cheaper.

  24. Engadget

    Ford drops F-150 Lightning prices by up to $10,000 (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Ford is shaving up to $10,000 off the cost of an F-150 Lightning across all variants, bringing the electric truck somewhat closer to its initial pricing.

  25. New York Times

    Ford Slashes Price of Electric F-150 as Demand Weakens (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Sales of electric vehicles have slowed recently partly because prices of some models like the F-150 Lightning had risen a lot.

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