Ford Cuts Workforce Making Electric F-150s on Weak Demand
- Follows December news that 2024 production would be halved
- Carmaker adding third shift to make more Broncos, Rangers
Ford Motor Co. said that it would reduce the number of workers making its F-150 Lightning truck as demand for electric vehicles continues to weaken.
About 1,400 employees will be impacted as the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center transitions to one shift beginning April 1, the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker said Friday in a statement.