The move comes as a response to the Trump administration’s waning support for electrification and a weakening consumer market.

December 17 is set to be the last day of work at the Louisville Assembly Plant as it prepares to shut down for an extended time period for retooling, Courier Journal first reported on Monday. That means it’s time to bid adieu to the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair crossovers, whose production will end this week.

Ford originally announced it would produce EV trucks in 2028, but it has now been replaced by the new production of gas-powered trucks.

No, Ford is not bringing the Ranger plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to the US. Ford shut down rumors that the midsize pickup would launch in the US. Here’s what’s coming instead. Although Ford is planning to expand its hybrid lineup in the US over the next few years, the Ranger will not be included.

Ford says the battery storage systems will start shipping in 2027 and that the company plans to build 20GWh of annual capacity. Ford will invest about $2 billion into the new busi