Major Automaker Pumps Brakes On Production Of Electric Pickup Biden Once Drove

Ford Motor Company is temporarily pausing production of its F-150 Lightning electric truck model due to lower-than-anticipated demand, according to Automotive News.

The pause in manufacturing will last from mid-November until January 2025, according to Automotive News. President Joe Biden previously test-drove the same pickup model in Michigan in May 2021 as part of his pitch for electric vehicles as well as to garner support from autoworkers, CNN reported.

“We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” Ford said in a statement, Automotive News reported.

Ford lost around $1.2 billion on electric vehicles (EV) in the third quarter of this year, after previously reporting a loss of $1.3 billion in the first quarter of the year. Ford CEO Jim Farley also recently admitted to driving a Chinese-manufactured electric car.

The automaker has been attempting to drum up consumer interest in EVs and announced in September that it would offer free