Ford is temporarily idling one of the three shifts that build the F-150 Lightning electric pickup in Michigan, starting on October 16.
The automaker said on Friday that the move was due to unspecified supply chain issues and not the ongoing UAW strike.
The UAW walked out of Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on Wednesday, bringing production of the F-Series Super Duty, Expedition SUV and Lincoln Navigator to a halt at the facility.
Ford told Reuters it was “working through processing and delivering vehicles held for quality checks after restarting production in August” at the Michigan factory, which was recent updated to increase its output, with the goal of reaching an annual run-rate of 150,000 trucks by the end of 2023.
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Ford delivered 12,260 F-150 Lightnings to customers from January through September, an increase of 40% over the same period last year.
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The shift cut came after a Wall Street Journal report that cited a UAW memo that said it was expected do to a drop in demand for the model.
CarsDirect last week uncovered new incentives being offered on some F-150 Lighting trims worth up to $7,500 on top of the $7,500 federal tax credit that is available to many buyers.