Ford Cuts Capri, Explorer EV Output Due To 'Significantly Lower Than Expected Demand' After Pausing F-150 Lightning Production
Ford Cuts Capri, Explorer EV Output Due To 'Significantly Lower Than Expected Demand' After Pausing F-150 Lightning Production
"The significantly lower than expected demand for electric vehicles, specifically in Germany, requires a temporary adjustment of production volumes at the Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre," a Ford spokesperson told a German news outlet Deutsche Presse-Agentur.Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) is reportedly slowing production of the electric Capri and Explorer at the company's Cologne factory in Germany owing to slowing EV demand.
福特汽車公司（紐交所：F）據報道因新能源車需求放緩而在公司位於德國科隆的工廠減緩電動Capri和Explorer的生產。
What Happened: As a result of the production slowdown, Ford employees will work one week and take off in the next until Christmas vacation, according to a report by Motor1.
發生了什麼：根據Motor1的報道，由於生產放緩，福特員工將在工作一週後休息一週，直到聖誕假期。
Both the Explorer EV and the Capril EV commenced production in Germany earlier this year.
Explorer EV和Capril EV在今年早些時候於德國開始生產。
"The significantly lower than expected demand for electric vehicles, specifically in Germany, requires a temporary adjustment of production volumes at the Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre," a Ford spokesperson told a German news outlet Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
福特發言人對德國新聞機構德意志新聞社表示：「在德國，新能源車的需求顯著低於預期，這需要在科隆電動車中心臨時調整生產量。」
According to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), Ford had just 236,081 new car registrations in the EU in the nine months through the end of September, marking a drop of about 15% from the corresponding period last year. In September alone, new Ford car registrations fell by nearly 10% in the EU.
根據歐洲汽車製造商協會（ACEA）的數據，截至9月底，福特在歐盟的汽車新註冊量僅爲236,081輛，較去年同期下降約15%。僅在九月份，福特在歐盟的新車註冊量下降了近10%。
Ford did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment on the report.
福特未立即回應Benzinga對該報道的評論請求。
Why It Matters: Earlier this month, Ford also said that it would pause the production of its F-150 Lightning pickup truck for six weeks through the end of the year at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Plant in Michigan.
這很重要：本月早些時候，福特還表示將在密歇根州Rouge電動車廠暫停F-150 Lightning皮卡的生產六週，直到年底。
"We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," a company spokesperson told Benzinga about the decision.
一位公司發言人對Benzinga表示：「我們將繼續調整生產，以實現銷售增長和盈利能力的最佳組合。」
For the third quarter, Ford's EV segment called "Model e" reported an EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) loss of $1.2 billion after cost improvements were offset by industrywide pricing pressure, taking its loss this year through the end of September to $3.7 billion. The company now expects a full-year EBIT loss of $5 billion from the segment.
在第三季度，福特的新能源車業務部門稱爲"Model e" ，在成本改善被行業範圍內的價格壓力抵消後，報告了12億美元的EBIt(利息和稅前收益)虧損，使得該部門今年截至9月底的虧損達到37億美元。 公司現在預計該部門全年EBIt虧損將達到50億美元。
Price Action: Ford stock was up 0.3% in premarket trading on Thursday at $11.13. Year-to-date, the automaker's shares are down 8.7%, according to Benzinga Pro data.
價格動態：在週四的盤前交易中，福特股票上漲了0.3%，達到11.13美元。今年以來，這家汽車製造商的股票下跌了8.7%，根據Benzinga Pro的數據。
Check out more of Benzinga's Future Of Mobility coverage by following this link.
查看更多Benzinga的未來出行報道，請點擊此鏈接。
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