Electric Vehicles Bleeding Red Ink: Ford
Is Losing Billions on EVs
Posted By: mc squared, 3/25/2023 12:42:20 PM
Ford Motor Company says its electric vehicle (EV) unit, “Ford Model e,” is losing billions of dollars, and should be viewed as a startup company. Model e has lost $3 billion before taxes over the last two years, and is expected to lose another $3 billion this year as the company invests in the new technology, according to a report by Associated Press. In 2021, Ford’s Model e unit had pretax losses of $900 million. And in 2022, that number was $2.1 billion. Ford reportedly believes Model e will be profitable before taxes by late 2026, with an eight percent pretax profit margin.
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I'm not picking on Ford here, (although they are at fault for the loss of value) they're just the canary in the coal mine. We all know that when you're digging a 3 billion hole in the ground - keep digging.