Ford says it’s lowering buyer wait occasions for the F-150 Lightning as the corporate is on observe to extend manufacturing on the Rouge Electrical Automobile Middle this fall to 150,000 vehicles a 12 months.
The high-demand F-150 Lightning XLT mannequin will acquire the most important preliminary manufacturing enhance, with Ford noting that new retail orders made at this time are estimated to get delivered as early as September.
Ford additionally continues to just accept retail buyer orders for the Lariat and Platinum fashions, however not for the bottom Professional mannequin, which is bought out for 2023. The automaker says no reservation is required for retail orders.
“Buyer curiosity for XLT has significantly outstripped provide because the F-150 Lightning launch and we have labored with our suppliers to assist tackle that. We heard loud and clear from our clients that they need their truck deliveries as shut as potential to their orders. As we scale manufacturing, we’re making this potential.”
Marin Gjaja, chief buyer officer, Ford Mannequin e
Final month, Ford reopened retail orders for the 2023 F-150 Lightning and operated some worth changes, with probably the most notable being a $2,100 discount for the F-150 Lightning XLT with Prolonged Vary battery.
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The mannequin begins at $78,874 (excluding $1,895 vacation spot), which is simply sufficient to make it eligible for as much as $7,500 in federal tax credit below the Inflation Discount Act as its beginning MSRP falls below the $80,000 cap.
Of the whole F-150 Lightning lineup, solely two fashions fail to qualify for tax credit: the Lariat Prolonged Vary, which begins above the $80,000 cap at $85,974, and the range-topping Platinum, which has a beginning MSRP of $98,074 (each costs excluding $1,895 delivery).
Ford says the F-150 Lightning manufacturing enhance is a part of its plan to scale electrical automobiles and make them extra accessible to clients. The corporate is on observe to triple F-150 Lightning manufacturing by the tip of this 12 months to an annual charge of roughly 150,000 items.
Final month, the automaker accomplished plant upgrades in Cuautitlan, Mexico to assist a manufacturing ramp for the Mustang Mach-E within the second half of this 12 months to an annual charge of 210,000 items.