Ford US Sales Down Slightly in November as EVs Drag

A model of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is parked in front of the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, US April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
A model of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is parked in front of the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, US April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
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Ford US Sales Down Slightly in November as EVs Drag

A model of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is parked in front of the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, US April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
A model of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is parked in front of the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, US April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Ford Motor Co on Tuesday reported a marginal drop in its US auto sales in November, as sales of its electric vehicles fizzled following the end of tax credits.

Demand for electric vehicles has taken a hit after US President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill ended the $7,500 tax credits for new EV purchases in October, Reuters reported.

The automaker also had to contend with the impact of a fire at one of the plants of a key aluminum supplier, hitting production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup.

Sales of Ford's EVs, such as the Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning, were down about 61% to 4,247 vehicles in November from last year.

Overall sales of the Detroit automaker in the month slipped nearly 1% to 164,925 units from a year earlier.