Ford Scraps Electric SUV As It Adjusts To Lower Electric Vehicle Demand
Ford Scraps Electric SUV As It Adjusts To Lower Electric Vehicle Demand
Ford has said its EV business is expected to lose about $5 billion in 2024, having lost about $44,000 on every EV sold in the second quarter.$Ford Motor (F.US)$ is scrapping plans for a large electric sport-utility vehicle and expects to take $1.9 billion in related write-downs on the move as the automobile giant adjusts to softer-than-expected demand for electric vehicles.
$福特汽車 (F.US)$ 特斯拉放棄了大型電動運動型多用途車的計劃，並預計在調整至電動車需求低於預期的情況下，將會承受19億美元的相關減值損失。
Ford instead plans to offer hybrid gas-electric versions of three-row SUVs for models that include Explorer and Expedition, the Wall Street Journal reported.
據《華爾街日報》報道，福特計劃提供三排座SUV的混合動力汽油電動車型，包括Explorer和Expedition。
Ford also delayed launching a new electric pickup truck by a year, until 2027, and said it would lower capital spending on fully electric vehicles from 40% to about 30% of its budget.
福特還將新款電動皮卡的推出時間推遲一年，直到2027年，並表示將將全電動車的資本開支從40%降低到約30%。
Ford has said its EV business is expected to lose about $5 billion in 2024, having lost about $44,000 on every EV sold in the second quarter.
福特表示，其新能源汽車業務預計在2024年虧損約50億美元，在第二季度銷售的每輛新能源車虧損約44000美元。
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As Ford plans to include more hybrids in its EV offerings, it also has several full EVs in the works, including an electric commercial van that it expects to start making in 2026 and two new pickup trucks set for production in 2027.
作爲計劃在其新能源汽車產品中加入更多混合動力車型，福特還有幾款全新的電動車型正在製作中，包括一款商用電動貨車，預計在2026年開始製造，以及兩款新的電動皮卡，計劃在2027年投產。
Ford is not alone in adjusting its EV plans as consumer demand for battery-powered vehicles came in less than expected.
消費者對電動汽車的需求遠低於預期，福特調整其電動汽車計劃的做法並非孤例。
In June, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) delayed opening a suburban Detroit factory being renovated to build electric pickups and delayed the release of a Buick EV.
今年6月，通用汽車公司（紐交所：GM）推遲了對一個底特律郊區的工廠進行改建以生產電動皮卡，並推遲了一款別克電動車的發佈。
Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley has said that China's EV companies have the advantage of a lower-cost supply chain and Ford needs to find ways to lower its costs to compete.
福特首席執行官吉姆·法利表示，中國的新能源汽車公司具有較低成本的供應鏈優勢，福特需要找到降低成本的方式來競爭。
Ford said it would take a special, noncash charge of $400 million to write down expenses related to canceling the electric SUV and possibly an additional expenses of $1.5 billion to be reflected as special items in future quarters.
福特表示，將特別計提4億美元的非現金費用，用於覈銷與取消電動SUV相關的費用，可能還需要額外計提15億美元的特殊項目費用，將在未來幾個季度體現。
EV sales rose 6.8% during the first six months of 2024, marking a sharp decline of nearly 50% growth last year, Motor Intelligence data showed.
Motor Intelligence的數據顯示，2024年上半年新能源汽車銷量增長了6.8%，較去年的近50%增長呈現出明顯下降。
Price Action: Ford gained 1.59% to close at $10.85 on Wednesday, while exchange-traded funds that follow the stock also tracked upward.
股價走勢：福特週三上漲1.59%，收於10.85美元，同時跟蹤該股的交易所交易基金也出現上漲。
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