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America’s best-selling electric pickup may be headed for the chopping block. According to sources, Ford is now considering killing off the F-150 Lightning. Is Ford canceling the F-150 Lightning electric pickup? After Ford halted production of the electric pickup at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, earlier this year, it may never return to the assembly line. Ford …

By DANIEL JONES, US CONSUMER EDITOR Published: 20:01, 6 November 2025 | Updated: 20:43, 6 November 2025 Ford is considering scrapping the electric version of its F-150 pickup — once billed as the future of American trucks — after racking up billions in losses and watching demand collapse. Executives are in active talks about axing the money-losing F-150 Lightning altogether, …

Ford’s EV Sales Plunge. Now We Know What the Tax Credit Meant.  Barron’s Rivian’s CFO hints the end of EV tax credits means manufacturers are being forced to finally make more affordable electric cars  Fortune Ford, Hyundai report large declines in October EV sales after end of federal credits  CNBC The EV Market Enters Its ‘Reset Era’ in October as Federal Tax Credits …

Ford’s Profit Jumps on Strong Sales but Company Lowers its Outlook  The New York Times Ford beats on Q3 earnings but sees at least $1.5 billion EBIT hit from Novelis plant fire  Yahoo Finance Ford says supplier fire could be $2 billion hit, but it plans higher F-Series output with 1,000 new jobs in 2026  Automotive News Ford warns devasting plant fire will …

Ford’s Mustang Mach-E is having a relatively good year, outpacing its gas brethren in sales for the month of August. The expiration of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit doesn’t mean much to the Mach-E, which is made in Mexico and therefore ineligible for the credit. But with clouds looming on the horizon, Ford wants to keep the momentum going …

I came across possibly one of the weirdest official automotive accessories this morning, courtesy of a friend’s social media feed. It’s called the “Truckle,” and it’s a hand-crafted silver and bronze belt buckle that might be the envy of every other cowboy out there, since this one has a place to keep your F-150’s key fob without ruining the lines …

The list of car companies looking askance at Apple’s newly release, all-encompassing version of CarPlay is growing longer. In an interview on Decoder, Ford CEO Jim Farley said he is taking a wait-and-see approach about whether to authorize Apple CarPlay Ultra in Ford’s vehicles. After years of teasing, Apple launched the CarPlay Ultra earlier this year in several models from …

Sara Jane Moore, who fired a handgun at US President Gerald Ford in an attempted assassination outside a San Francisco hotel in 1975, has died, according to US media. Moore, who was sentenced to life in prison but was freed on parole in her final years, was 95. Her attack came just days after Ford, a Republican, was targeted in …

Ford Motor Company is rebranding its motorsports program to Ford Racing. The rebrand and new logo were announced Thursday in a letter to employees by Will Ford, the great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford. The motorsports arm of the company had previously been called Ford Performance. The company, noted global director Mark Rushbrook, was founded on racing when Henry Ford …

Ford is promising more affordable electric vehicles, but it’s still looking to make a profit. After kicking off production at its new EV battery plant in Kentucky, Ford is already looking for buyers to sell extra batteries. Is Ford planning to sell EV batteries? BlueOval SK, Ford’s joint venture with SK On, officially began production at its Glendale, Kentucky, plant …