Cramer reacts to Ford cutting production target for all-electric F-150 Lightning

December 12, 2023 01:17 PM PST | By Invezz

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Cramer says Ford’s hybrid strategy is paying off

The multinational cited moderating consumer demand today and said it will now produce only 1,600 F-150 Lightnings per week in the coming year. Its previous target was 3,200 a week.

NEWS: Ford earnings just came out.

The company's EV unit lost $1.3 billion in Q3, with a negative EBIT margin of -75.6%.

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Scaling back on producing electric vehicles is the right move as it enables Ford Motor to go all-in on its hybrid strategy that is “really paying off”, says Jim Cramer.

The legacy car manufacturer should redirect its resources toward accelerating production of the new F-150 hybrid to capitalise on “tremendous demand”, he added.

Ford recently reported a whopping 75% year-on-year increase in its hybrid sales for November.

Focus on hybrid vehicles could boost Ford stock

Ford stock is currently down over 25% versus its year-to-date high.

But Cramer is convinced that focusing more on hybrid vehicles that are actually very profitable too will likely help with the stock price as well.

A lot of these companies are really tired of where their stocks are, including Jim Farley … they don’t want to make things that don’t sell.

Jim Farley – the Chief Executive of Ford Motor Co recently expressed plans of expanding the company’s range of hybrid vehicles, he told members of his investing club on Tuesday. Ford Blue – the division that includes hybrid vehicles earned $1.7 billion before interest and taxes in the third quarter.

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