The prices of the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck have risen again, after the electric pickup truck has already seen a significant increase in prices last August, but now the cost of buying the Lightning model 2023 has risen further, as reported by the CNBC news network and therefore the Ford F-150 Lightning Pro basic processing class will now start from $ 51,974 thousand, after it was priced at $ 41,769, knowing that these new prices do not include The destination fee of $1795.
The increase of approximately $5,000 is expected to affect all processing levels, making the platinum category leading the range more than $97,000.
After CNBC announced the price increase, the US company "" announced the new price list for October for the Ford F-150 Lightning model 2023 where the price of the Pro starts from $ 53,769, while the highest level is the Platinum reaches $ 98,669, while the XLT class is now at $ 61,269, with the Extended Range version reaching $ 82,769. Lariat now costs $76,269, and the Lariat Extended Range processing level is priced at $87,769.
For its part, confirmed the new pricing list, justifying the second rise in prices in less than two months to significant changes in the supply chain, rising raw material costs, and other market factors.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, car manufacturers have been in production problems due to disruption of supply chains and a massive shortage of raw materials with their prices rising insanely especially those used in the manufacture of battery cells including cobalt, lithium and nickel, the main elements in the production of electric vehicle batteries.
Supply chain disruptions are exacerbating production sector problems, with Ford estimating that it will record about a billion dollars in supplier costs in the third quarter of 2022. Many automakers have raised prices, including General Motors, Lucid Motors, Tesla, and Rivian. Ford also added an increase from $3,000 down to $8,100 for the different trim levels of Ford Mustang Mac E electric cars.