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Ford Halts F-150 Lightning, Unwinds EV Push With $19.5 Billion Charge

Ford cites weakening demand following shifts in U.S. incentives.

Overview

  • Ford will retire the all-electric F-150 Lightning and introduce an extended-range successor that uses a gasoline engine as a generator.
  • BlueOval City’s Tennessee EV Vehicle Center will become the Tennessee Truck Plant building affordable gasoline pickups, while Ohio Assembly will produce a new gasoline and hybrid van.
  • The company will record a $19.5 billion charge tied to its EV reset, with a reported breakdown of $8.5 billion for canceled models, $6.0 billion for dissolving the SK On battery joint venture, and $5.0 billion in program costs.
  • Canceled programs include the next-generation T3 electric pickup and planned electric commercial vans, as Ford redirects capital to Ford Pro, its trucks and vans, hybrids, and a new battery energy-storage business.
  • Ford said it now expects to finish 2025 with EBIT of up to $7 billion, attributing the improvement in part to tighter cost control.