For now, undelivered new Lightnings won't be, uh, delivered until a fix is found.
Ford that new F-150 Lightnings are being held in-transit under a stop-ship order, and a stop-build order is in effect at the Lightning's plant. The issue appears to stem from its battery, but Ford hasn't yet disclosed what that issue is toconfirmed with Ford that the issue has been reported on at least 100 Lightning pickups so far, according to the data Ford has access to via each vehicle's OTA connection.
The Blue Oval also has not indicated a timeline on when the issue will be corrected and deliveries will resume, only tellingthat"It depends on how long it will take to conduct the root cause analysis." This is just the latestalso hot off the heels of Ford's announcement of a brand new battery plant being built in Michigan that will supply it with Lithium Iron Phosphate chemistry batteries. Not only would these batteries be used to supply cheaper trims of the F-150 Lightning, but would also speed up production time since the batteries would be made in the U.S.
This is a much needed relief for potential F-150 Lightning owners, as the entry price has rocketed since the truck debuted, with three price hikes this year alone boosting the least-expensive Lightning's price by
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