Ford to raise price of 2023 F-150 Lightning by up to $8500: Here's why
Ford to raise price of 2023 F-150 Lightning by up to $8500: Here's why
On Tuesday, $Ford Motor(F.US)$ announced price hikes to its EV pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning, CNBC reported.
週二，$福特汽車(F.US)$宣佈提價其電動皮卡，TheF-150據CNBC報道，閃電。
The company shared that due to "significant material cost increases and other factors" the price of the car would be increasing anywhere from $6,000 to $8,500 depending on the trim model.
該公司表示，由於“材料成本的大幅上漲和其他因素”，根據Trim車型的不同，這款車的價格將從6000美元到8500美元不等。
The price hike will go into effect for the 2023 model, and it will raise prices from a range of $40,000 – $92,000 to a range of $47,000 – $97,000. The price hike will not affect any customers who have already purchased the truck and are awaiting delivery.
此次提價將對2023款車型生效，價格將從40,000-92,000美元提高到47,000-97,000美元。提價不會影響任何已經購買了卡車並正在等待交貨的客户。
The announcement comes ahead of the automaker reopening orders for the F-150 Lightning on Thursday. Orders had previously closed after Ford received more than 200,00 nonbinding reservations for the truck.
這一聲明是在這家汽車製造商週四重新開始訂購F-150 Lightning之前發佈的。此前，在福特收到了20多萬輛不具約束力的卡車預訂後，訂單已經關閉。
Ford isn't the only automaker that is raising the price of its EV vehicles. Competitor $General Motors(GM.US)$ announced that it would be increasing the price of its Hummer EV by $6,250.
福特並不是唯一一家提高電動汽車價格的汽車製造商。競爭對手$通用汽車(GM.US)$宣佈將其悍馬電動汽車的價格提高6250美元。
CNBC shared that during the COVID-19 pandemic, raw materials costs for electric vehicles more than doubled, according to AlixPartners, which could be causing the recent price hikes.
CNBC分享説，在新冠肺炎疫情期間，電動汽車的原材料成本翻了一番以上，據AlixPartners，這可能是導致最近價格上漲的原因。
Price Action: Ford shares are down 3.68% as the price lowers to $15.20 during Tuesday's trading session.
價格行動：在週二的交易時段，福特股價下跌3.68%，跌至15.20美元。