{"id":36307,"date":"2025-10-24T10:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/ford-puts-f-150-lightning-electric-pickup-on-hold-will-focus-on-more-profitable-cars\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:21:41","slug":"ford-puts-f-150-lightning-electric-pickup-on-hold-will-focus-on-more-profitable-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/ford-puts-f-150-lightning-electric-pickup-on-hold-will-focus-on-more-profitable-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford puts F-150 Lightning electric pickup on hold: will focus on 'more profitable' cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ford is halting production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup to focus on more profitable gasoline and hybrid F-series pickups. This decision comes after a fire at the Novelis aluminum plant, which could cut Ford's profits by up to $1 billion.<\/p>\n

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Automaker Ford is halting production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup to focus on more profitable gasoline and hybrid F-series pickups, Electrek reports, writes UNN.<\/p>\n

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Ford released its third-quarter earnings report, exceeding expectations for total and net profit. Despite the strong performance, not all news was good.<\/p>\n

A fire at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego, New York, USA, which Ford uses for its F-series, forced the company to suspend production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup.<\/p>\n

Ford warned that the fire could reduce pre-tax profit by up to $1 billion more than expected. To offset the losses, the automaker announced plans to create up to 1,000 new jobs to significantly increase production of F-150 and F-Series Super Duty trucks. In 2026, Ford plans to increase production by more than 50,000 trucks.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, electric pickup production is delayed. Ford stated that "F-150 Lightning assembly at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center will remain suspended."<\/p>\n

This decision comes as Ford prioritizes "more profitable" gasoline and hybrid vehicles, which the company says use less aluminum.<\/p>\n

The question of when and if F-150 Lightning production will resume remains open.<\/p>\n

Although the F-150 Lightning has not met expectations, it remains America's best-selling electric pickup, ahead of the Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T. In the third quarter of 2025, Ford sold a record 10,000 electric pickups, totaling 23,034 units in the first nine months of 2025.<\/p>\n

Ford Blue and Pro divisions, which deal with internal combustion engines, as well as software and commercial developments, showed strong growth in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ford Model e's electric vehicle division lost another $1.4 billion in the third quarter. This is more than the $1.2 billion loss in the third quarter of 2024. Ford's electric vehicle business has lost $3.6 billion as of September.<\/p>\n

Ford said that about $3 billion of this amount is attributable to previous-generation electric vehicles. The remaining $600 million is an investment in next-generation electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

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