Ford Will Start Taking Orders for F-150 Lightning Electric Truck in January

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Ford will begin taking orders for its 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup in January. But the process will occur in waves and be invitation-only.

The details appear in an “Order Bank Opening Playbook” Ford sent to dealerships this week. It appeared on the forum website LightningOwners.com. Reached for comment, a Ford spokesperson wouldn’t confirm the document’s authenticity. But they confirmed most of its contents, explaining that “due to the extraordinarily high demand, Ford is implementing a waved invitation approach to efficiently convert reservations to orders.”

https://www.kbb.com/car-news/ford-w...or-f-150-lightning-electric-truck-in-january/

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[AdamHarris]

That’s weird I just read somewhere that Ford has already put a cap on Lightening orders. I took that to mean they stopped taking Lightning orders but maybe they’re just going to limit the number of orders they take.

 

[JesseS]

I saw the same report, that they had 200K orders and were not taking any more, that's 2 years worth of production.

 

[AzScorpion]

That’s weird I just read somewhere that Ford has already put a cap on Lightening orders. I took that to mean they stopped taking Lightning orders but maybe they’re just going to limit the number of orders they take.

I saw the same report, that they had 200K orders and were not taking any more, that's 2 years worth of production.

It was all over the news just the other day. But maybe they're taking a page from the Bronco launch and opened them back up. Take everyones deposit and make them wait 4 years for their vehicle.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business...ons-are-so-huge-ford-had-to-stop-taking-them/

Some fans of America’s best-selling pickup franchise won’t get the 2022 model year and will need to wait until 2023 or even later.

It’s not uncommon in New York or San Francisco for a new mom to put her baby’s name on a years-long waiting list for a coveted private preschool slot.

Well, now wannabe owners of the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning find themselves in a similar battle.

Put a name on the list and hope and pray that name makes it to the top. Because right now, the list is so long that some fans of America’s best-selling pickup franchise won’t get the 2022 model year and will need to wait until 2023 or even later.

The demand for the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning is so huge that Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday actually stopped taking the $100 refundable reservation deposits accepted since the global reveal in May.

 

[D Fresh]

Orders in January. Job 1 delivered in March of 2025! Go Ford!

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