Ford withdraws F-150 Lightning amid EV setbacks and massive charges
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Ford is discontinuing its fully-electric F-150 Lightning pickup due to financial losses and declining demand, shifting focus to hybrid and gasoline vehicles, and reallocating investments toward more profitable segments like trucks, vans, and hybrids, amid broader industry challenges with EV adoption.
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- Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck NPR
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