- Ford sold a record number of hybrid vehicles in 2025.
- Electric vehicle sales decreased by 14.1%.
- The F-150 Hybrid and Maverick Hybrid alone accounted for nearly three-quarters of Ford’s hybrid sales.
2025 has been a tough year for Ford’s electric vehicle business. But its hybrids are booming, indicating strong demand for at least partial electrification even as the electric car market hits a rough patch.
The automaker on Tuesday Announce It sold a record 228,072 hybrid vehicles (including conventional hybrids and electric vehicles) in the United States last year, an increase of 21.7% compared to 2024. Two of Ford’s hybrid champions were its trucks. It has sold more than 81,000 compact Maverick Hybrids and about 85,000 F-150 Hybrids.
Ford sales of electric and hybrid vehicles 2024 vs. 2025
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Moving to a hybrid car is much easier than moving to an electric car – it offers better fuel economy with no lifestyle change and minimal upfront cost. Just look at how easy it is The F-150 Hybrid outperforms its electric cousin; In the all-electric F-150 Lightning’s best year ever in 2024, Ford sold about 33,000 trucks. But more importantly, hybrid cars still emit much more CO2 than full electric vehicles. Therefore, climate experts say that these solutions cannot be a long-term solution to mitigate the worst effects of climate change.
Meanwhile, the automaker’s electric vehicle sales have declined as the United States withdraws support for electric vehicle buyers and the automaker… It stopped selling the F-150 Lightning pickup.
Ford sold 84,113 electric vehicles in 2025, down 14% from the nearly 98,000 units it shipped the previous year. E-haul truck sales collapsed, down 58.9%. F-150 Lightning sales are down 18.5%, an expected result since Ford officially canceled it late last year. the Mustang Mach E It has been a bright spot, holding steady as one of the country’s best-selling electric vehicles with 51,620 units sold last year.
The entire auto industry is facing a reset moment when it comes to electric vehicles. the Improper Expiration of $7,500 Tax Credit September 30 had two seismic effects on the market: it caused people who would otherwise have bought later to speed up their purchases, and also made many electric options immediately more expensive. The Trump administration’s rollback of other clean car rules has removed the urgent need for automakers to quickly electrify their fleets.
Ford is seizing the opportunity by canceling Lightning and some other upcoming electric cars and betting on the next generation of the Universal EV platform, which will debut in 2027 in 2027. Pickup $30,000. But slowing down is also a big gamble: Ford’s competitors already have several electric vehicles on the road and are actively rolling out more.
Ford says its success on the hybrid front proves it can navigate a volatile environment for electric vehicles better than competitors. It’s true that although GM doesn’t sell any hybrids, it also has a much deeper electric vehicle lineup than Ford.
“Ford’s powertrain diversification has enabled it to outperform combined sales of electric vehicles (hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EV) from General Motors and Stellantis, demonstrating Ford’s ability to achieve record hybrid volumes even when EV conditions change,” the company said in a press release.
Contact the author: Tim.Levin@InsideEVs.com
