F-150 Lightning sales plummeted nearly 50%, which explains their recent decision to halt production. Ford has high hopes for their next-generation of electric vehicles, but their current models continue to struggle. That’s clear today as the automaker reported an 8.3% drop in EV sales compared to October of last year.

Ford Motor plans to halt production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning from mid-November until early next year to address bloated inventories and narrow losses on the pickup trucks.The automaker on Thursday confirmed the seven-week shutdown would occur at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in suburban Detroit from Nov.

Ford's decision to pause production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck raises questions about the overall demand for electric vehicles.

Ford launched the F-150 Lighting, which MotorTrend named its truck of the year in 2023, two years ago, underlining the car maker's push into EVs. With sales sluggish, Ford last year slashed the vehicle's price by thousands of dollars.

Ford is halting production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup for at least several weeks as it faces softening demand for its electric vehicles, according to a report.

Ford is pausing production of its F-150 Lightning—the electric version of its best-selling F-150 truck—until early 2025. It’s another sign of how the automaker is trying to adjust to slowing EV demand. The news comes a few months after Ford canceled a planned electric SUVs in a move meant to help bolster its profits.

Welcome back to Critical Materials, your daily roundup for all things EV and automotive tech. Today, we're chatting about Ford plans to idle F-150 Lightning production throughout the end of 2024, Scout's use of Rivian's software, and BYD overtaking Tesla's revenue. Let's jump in.

The automaker said it would idle the assembly factory that makes the battery-powered truck from mid-November to Jan. 6.