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Lexus Test Driver
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Maybe mmarshall hacked the site?
More EV trouble for Ford
https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...ks-2024-10-31/
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ford Motor will halt production of its F-150 Lightning electric vehicle pickup trucks for six weeks from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, the Dearborn automaker said on Thursday.
Ford's U.S. plants are closed for a holiday week in December.
"We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," a Ford spokesperson said.
Ford has been scaling back its EV plans, saying in August it was killing a planned three-row electric SUV and pushing back a new electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup.
The company has instead thrown more investment into hybrid vehicles, which combine an electric motor with a gasoline engine.
Ford said this month its Ford-brand U.S. EV sales are up 45% this year and sales of F-150 Lightning more than doubled to 7,100 in the three months ending Sept. 30 - thought they still represent just 3.6% of all F-Series pickup sales.
The company in April cut production of the F-150 Lightning to one shift after it announced in October 2023 it would temporarily cut one of three shifts at its Michigan plant.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...ks-2024-10-31/
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ford Motor will halt production of its F-150 Lightning electric vehicle pickup trucks for six weeks from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, the Dearborn automaker said on Thursday.
Ford's U.S. plants are closed for a holiday week in December.
"We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," a Ford spokesperson said.
Ford has been scaling back its EV plans, saying in August it was killing a planned three-row electric SUV and pushing back a new electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup.
The company has instead thrown more investment into hybrid vehicles, which combine an electric motor with a gasoline engine.
Ford said this month its Ford-brand U.S. EV sales are up 45% this year and sales of F-150 Lightning more than doubled to 7,100 in the three months ending Sept. 30 - thought they still represent just 3.6% of all F-Series pickup sales.
The company in April cut production of the F-150 Lightning to one shift after it announced in October 2023 it would temporarily cut one of three shifts at its Michigan plant.
CL Community Team
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 9,343
Likes: 601
From: IL
I think that chart is all brand growth/contraction, for all vehicles. Several other brands don't have any EVs either. Acura literally just introduced their first one, and their volume is down 15% year over year? They definitely did not sell more ZDX's in 2023 than they have in 2024.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2019
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From: California
Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 19,653
Likes: 3,748
From: California
More EV trouble for Ford
https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...ks-2024-10-31/
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ford Motor will halt production of its F-150 Lightning electric vehicle pickup trucks for six weeks from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, the Dearborn automaker said on Thursday.
Ford's U.S. plants are closed for a holiday week in December.
"We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," a Ford spokesperson said.
Ford has been scaling back its EV plans, saying in August it was killing a planned three-row electric SUV and pushing back a new electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup.
The company has instead thrown more investment into hybrid vehicles, which combine an electric motor with a gasoline engine.
Ford said this month its Ford-brand U.S. EV sales are up 45% this year and sales of F-150 Lightning more than doubled to 7,100 in the three months ending Sept. 30 - thought they still represent just 3.6% of all F-Series pickup sales.
The company in April cut production of the F-150 Lightning to one shift after it announced in October 2023 it would temporarily cut one of three shifts at its Michigan plant.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...ks-2024-10-31/
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ford Motor will halt production of its F-150 Lightning electric vehicle pickup trucks for six weeks from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, the Dearborn automaker said on Thursday.
Ford's U.S. plants are closed for a holiday week in December.
"We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," a Ford spokesperson said.
Ford has been scaling back its EV plans, saying in August it was killing a planned three-row electric SUV and pushing back a new electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup.
The company has instead thrown more investment into hybrid vehicles, which combine an electric motor with a gasoline engine.
Ford said this month its Ford-brand U.S. EV sales are up 45% this year and sales of F-150 Lightning more than doubled to 7,100 in the three months ending Sept. 30 - thought they still represent just 3.6% of all F-Series pickup sales.
The company in April cut production of the F-150 Lightning to one shift after it announced in October 2023 it would temporarily cut one of three shifts at its Michigan plant.
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Lead Lap
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: SC
Got my door seals today. Will probably install them this weekend. That expensive set I posted went on sale so I got it, mainly because of the 3m adhesive on the back. Read several reviews for the cheaper kits and there were complaints about them not sticking. I will give a review when I get them installed.
Lead Lap
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From: SC
Lead Lap
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: SC
Ford to halt production of electric F-150 Lightning until 2025
- Ford plans to halt production of the F-150 Lightning from mid-November until early January to address high inventories and narrow losses.
- The shutdown will last from Nov. 18 until Jan. 6, including previously planned holiday downtime at the end of the year.
- Ford on Monday said its Model e electric vehicle operations are expected to lose about $5 billion this year.
Lead Lap
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: SC
Plus, I'm going to try to take my time and do it right. Clean the contact areas with Dawn and then go over them with a clay bar. Also heat up the surface and the seal adhesive right before installing. If they don't stick after that, then I'm probably just gonna remove and discard.
Lead Lap
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Maybe Cybertruck is taking a bite out of Lightning sales. Tesla now has the top 3 selling EVs in the US.
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/10/te...d-favorite-ev/
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/10/te...d-favorite-ev/
Pole Position
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,354
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From: fl
Do you guys believe that tires impact your battery efficiency/range? I put new front tires on about 2-3 weeks ago (doing rear in about 2 weeks) and I think my range is not as good as before replacing them. I can't make sense of it, and perhaps I'm wrong. But I do the same route to/from my kids' school and I'm noticing when I get home I'm about 1-2% lower than what I was for the prior 18 months of doing the same exact route. Obviously it's not a substantial difference, I'm more just asking out of curiosity. In a Tesla, is there a way to see how my efficiency has changed over time? If so I could look at the month or so leading into the tire change and then compare that to after the tire change to know for sure.