![]() “Instead, Ford+ is characterized by close, enduring customer relationships – enabled by the company’s foundational strengths, improving financial performance, and capabilities and investments in disruptive technologies,” the OEM wrote in a news release. ![]() This could add new features, fix bugs and potentially even adjust repair procedures related to vehicle electronics.įord estimated 1 million of its vehicles would have this capability by the end of the year - and this tally would explode to “33 million OTA-enabled Ford and Lincoln vehicles by 2028.” Ford said it would have more OTA-updateable vehicles on the road than Tesla by July 2022.įord also said Wednesday it sought to shift its business model from the traditional “transactional, build-and-sell” format. Repairers will also see a dramatic increase in Fords and Lincolns with the ability to receive “over-the-air” software updates, similar to a smartphone or Tesla. It’s another sign auto body shops are going to start seeing a flood of electrified vehicles, which could come with new safety, production and logistics precautions. “Electrified vehicle sales totaled 11,172 – up 262 percent.” It said then that Mach-Es only average four days on dealer lots before being snapped up by customers, 70 percent of which hadn’t bought a Ford before. “Mustang Mach-E sales totaled 1,951, F-150 PowerBoost sales totaled 3,365, while Escape electrified sales totaled 3,695 in April,” Ford wrote May 4. It revealed that the Lightning already had 70,000 reservations.įord in a sales release earlier this month stressed the popularity of its “electrified” vehicles, a portfolio which includes the fully electric 2021 Mustang Mach-E but also hybrid options for the 2021 F-150 and Escape and an plug-in hybrid Escape. The OEM, which just last week unveiled the fully electric 2022 F-150 Lightning, said it expected 40 percent of global vehicle sales to be fully electric in 2030. Ford on Wednesday said it would now spend more than $30 billion on electrification by 2025, up $8 billion from what it had already raised to $22 billion in February.
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