Lightning electric pickup sales were up 113% last month, propelling Ford to a new EV sales record in November. Ford is now the second best-selling EV brand behind Tesla in the US.
Ford sets new EV sales record in November
Ford’s CEO Jim Farley broke the news on Friday that F-150 Lightning sales broke a monthly sales record last month.
F-150 Lightning sales more than doubled (+113%) in November, with 4,393 units sold. With the growth, Ford’s Lightning is the best-selling electric pickup through November, edging out the Rivian R1T.
Ford sold more Lightning models last month than it did in the entire third quarter (3,503 units sold). Lightning output was limited in Q3 as Ford retooled its EV plant in Michigan.
In September, a Ford spokesperson told Electrek that Lightning production “is starting to ramp after a six-week shutdown to expand…