Ford is Building More Electric Mustangs Than Gas-powered Models
The new Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover is rubbing a number of Mustang enthusiasts the wrong way because of its name. Here’s another thing they probably won’t like: production of the former is now surpassing that of gas-powered models.
Since the start of 2021, Ford has built 27,816 Mustang Mach-Es at its Cuautitlán, Mexico assembly plant, a bit more than the 26,089 copies of the Mustang that came out of Flat Rock, Michigan. Surprised?
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The main explanation is the global chip shortage. Ford is purposely protecting its four key launches—Bronco, Bronco Sport, Mustang Mach-E and F-150—as it distributes its limited supply of semiconductor modules. In fact, not a single gas-powered Mustang rolled off the line in Michigan last month, according to production data released by the automaker. That might be even more shocking.
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Of course, production and sales are two very different things. The Mustang sold 29,170 units in the U.S. during the first five months of 2021 versus just 10,510 for its battery-equipped counterpart.
In Canada, we only have the numbers for the first quarter, but the gap is pretty tight: 734 Mustangs and 665 Mustang Mach-Es.
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“Mach-E has been much stronger than we expected, so we’ve totally run out of stock,” CEO Jim Farley said at the introduction of the electric F-150 Lightning on May 19. “Mach-E is going global as we speak, but in the U.S. the wait for a Mach-E is months.”
In Norway, where it went on sale late last year, the electric crossover was actually the No.1 best-selling vehicle in May.