Ford is very clear that it will no longer build sedans and coupes, forsaking them for the much more popular and practical SUVs and crossovers. In the United States, where it was named North American Utility Vehicle of the Year despite hardly anybody actually driving it, it’s considered an SUV, which is absurd. It does not rumble like a Mustang, and it certainly doesn’t feel like a Mustang. The new all-electric Ford Mach-E is not a Mustang in the true sense of the nameplate, but it probably will be soon. Let’s just get the Mustang thing out of the way first. Ford's EV plans are strong in Europe, where Ford expects all of its passenger vehicles to be all-electric by 2030.Please log in to bookmark this story. Ford has made strong claims about it electrified future, and plans to offer 40 electrified vehicles globally by 2022, with 16 of those fully electric and the other 24 being plug-in hybrids. Whatever the causes are for Ford to build more plug-in Mustangs than gas-powered ponies, this likely won't be the last time this happens. "To be fair, please keep in mind that Mustang and Flat Rock have been impacted by outside factors, which has been the semiconductor chip shortage." "We are really excited about the success that we are having with our launch of the all-new Mustang Mach-E, not just here in America, but globally too," a Ford sales analyst, Erich Merkle, told Bloomberg in an emailed statement. No matter where the Mach-E is being offered, Ford said the Mustang Mach-E "is essentially selling as soon as it hits dealer showrooms," given the short, 10-day average turn time. In California, which has the strongest EV support laws in the U.S., one out of every four Mustangs sold last month was a Mach-E. For the first five months of 2020, Ford sold 10,510 Mach-Es and 29,710 gas-powered Mustangs. In the U.S., Ford sold 1945 electrified Mustangs and 4436 gas-powered ones in May. Second and third place were held by plug-in vehicles as well, with the Toyota RAV4 hybrid and the Skoda Enyaq taking second and third place, respectively. The Mach-E sold 1384 units in Norway last month, about 10 percent of all vehicles sold there. Those incentives helped the Mach-E become the best-selling vehicle in Norway May, which was the first full month the EV was available there. But Ford is seeing strong Mach-E sales in other countries, especially Norway, which has long been a leader in EV sales thanks to strong government incentives. These are global production figures, not sales numbers, of course. Tested: 2021 Mustang Mach-E Lives up to the Hype.Tested: Mustang Mach 1 Fills a GT350-Sized Gap.480-HP Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Starts at $61K.The Mach-E was introduced last year, so this is the first time Ford has made more electric than gas ones. As first reported by Bloomberg, through the end of May, Ford built 27,816 Mach-Es and 26,089 standard Mustangs. The electric Mustang Mach-E crossover is built at the Cuautitlan Stamping and Assembly Plant in Mexico. Gas-powered Mustang two-doors are made at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan. So far this year, Ford has built more electric Mustang Mach-E crossovers than gas-powered Mustang coupe and convertible models.įord builds vehicles with the Mustang name in two locations. If you're looking for yet one more sign that the automotive industry is making a shift to electric vehicles, look no further than Ford's 2021 production numbers.
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