Kentucky plant that makes very popular, very profitable crossovers will now build a mid-size four-door all-electric pickup

In a decision that belies the current wobble in the EV adoption segment in North America, Ford is axing its second-best-selling vehicle in its 122-year history in favour of a still-to-be-named all-electric mid-size four-door pickup truck , due 2027. The 2026 Ford Escape will be the last model year of the popular crossover, which debuted in 2001. Its luxury-branded cousin, the Lincoln Corsair , will also bow out next year. Article content

Both are produced at Ford’s Louisville Assembly facility in Kentucky, and their fates are sealed since Ford’s just announced mid-size EV pickup will be built there. One has to speculate that were it not for the U.S. administra

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