The Ford Explorer EV Is A Volkswagen & It's So Good America Should Get It! Full Tour & First DriveAbout the European Explorer EV and its Capri SUV Coupe twin... they aren't selling well as expected.
"German newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger learned from a Ford spokesperson the "rapidly deteriorating market conditions for electric vehicles" are putting the brakes on Explorer and Capri production. Employees will have no other way but to alternate between working one week and taking one week off until the Christmas vacation. It's a huge blow to the Cologne operations considering Ford invested $2 billion to get the German plant ready for EV production."
"Ford's electric offensive in Europe came at the expense of the Fiesta, its popular supermini that was shockingly retired from the factory in July 2023. To make matters worse, the company doesn't have many ICE cars left to fall back on since the Mondeo made in Valencia, Spain died in 2022 and the Focus will be retired in 2025 from the Saarlouis site in Germany."
Source: Ford Is Already Cutting Production of Its New EVs
Ford killing their ICE models one after the other to make way for new BEVs that aren't selling. Ford in North America was smart enough to have the F150 Lightning run alongside the ICE F150.
Again, a reminder: For the rest of the world, the mid-size pickup is "The" pickup and small B and C segment cars/SUVs/MPVs are the preferred vehicles.
Will Ford discontinue the current Kuga-Escape after it discontinues the C2-based Focus in 2025 or will it survive? Ford really needs an ICE/Hybrid model to fall back on.Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:10:34 +0000
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