Ford flexed a robust Q2 for its electrical automobile division, often known as Mannequin e, exhibiting a 61 p.c development in gross sales for the quarter and a 72 p.c improve for the 12 months.
Tesla is the solely EV maker within the U.S. that’s outpacing Ford when it comes to EV gross sales. Whereas it’s by a sizeable margin, Ford nonetheless leads the best way in the case of legacy automobile firms.
Ford’s EV prowess is turning into extra notable as 54 p.c of Mustang Mach-E gross sales and 64 p.c of F-150 Lightning gross sales come from prospects who’re new to Ford.
Efficiency by Mannequin
Mustang Mach-E
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning are nonetheless fascinating to customers, and the automaker experiences elevated gross sales for these fashions. The Mach-E noticed a 46 p.c rise in gross sales during the last 12 months and a 58 p.c improve by means of the primary half of 2024.
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The Mach-E, which technically qualifies as a crossover, had critical bother getting off the bottom. Over the past a number of years, the automobile has turn into one of the common choices within the EV crossover sector, trailing the Mannequin Y for the highest spot.
It’s the fifth best-selling EV within the U.S. in 2024, in accordance with U.S. Information.
F-150 Lightning
Ford nonetheless continues to flex the F-150 Lightning because the best-selling electrical truck within the U.S., beating out the Rivian R1T and Tesla Cybertruck.
Tesla followers could not must cope with this for much longer, as the corporate lately stated that it had reached a run price of 1,000 models per week at Giga Texas. That quantity is just going to get greater, at the least in my estimation.
Credit score: Ford Motor Co.
Even nonetheless, the F-150 Lightning is a formidable competitor. It has a strong inside and matches the look of a basic pickup, and easily put, some individuals don’t need the futuristic and polarizing design that Tesla is providing with the Cybertruck.
The F-150 Lightning captured 15,645 gross sales by means of June 2024. 7,902 models have been bought in Q2, which Ford says is a 77 p.c improve from the identical interval final 12 months.
E-Transit
We are able to’t overlook in regards to the E-Transit! Ford’s electrical van was as soon as once more America’s best-selling within the class with 6,301 models bought.
Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 750 all-electric Ford E-Transit cargo vans. The corporate is taking supply of its first a number of automobiles within the subsequent a number of weeks. The transfer follows efficiently piloting the automobiles late final 12 months.
That’s a rise of 96 p.c, and three of each 4 E-Transit gross sales are from repeat prospects; they’re noting decrease upkeep and gasoline prices for his or her reasoning.
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