Ford’s EV, Hybrid Sales Surge In Q1 Ahead Of Tariff Chaos

It was a record start to the year for electrified vehicles, mainly led by the Mustang Mach-E. But that could get pricier soon.

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Suvrat Kothari

By: Suvrat Kothari

Apr 2, at 4:04pm ET

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Ford sold 73,623 electrified models in the U.S. in the first quarter, a 26% year-over-year growth.
It was a record start to the year for hybrids, up 33% while Ford's EVs were up 12%, mainly led by the Mustang Mach-E.
Deliveries of the 2025 Mustang Mach-E, with improved range and more features, is imminent. But it could cost substantially more with President Trump's 25% tariffs.

Ford sold more than half a million vehicles in the U.S. across powertrain types in the first quarter of this year.

While its overall sales sank marginally, electrified vehicles grew 26% year-over-year. Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric models now together account for 15% of Ford’s overall sales, a 3% jump over last year.

The Dearborn automaker sold 501,291 units in the first quarter, a 1.3% year-over-year drop. Gas-powered vehicles accounted for 427,668 units (85%) of the total sales, whereas fully electric models made up 22,550 units (4.4%) and hybrids totaled 51,073 units (10.1%).

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The Mustang Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Mustang again and every single Lincoln model on sale. Ford sold 11,607 Mach-Es, a 21% increase year-over-year. By comparison, buyers drove home only 9,377 combustion-engined Mustangs, a sharp 31.6% drop.

Sales of the E-Transit electric van increased nearly 30% to 3,756 units. However, the F-150 Lightning did not perform as well, even though the overall F-Series trucks grew by 24.5%. Only 7,187 Lightnings found homes so far this year, a 7.1% drop.

By comparison, sales of the Chevy Silverado EV grew 125% to 2,383 units. General Motors also just launched cheaper versions of the 2026 Sierra EV, which has the potential to put the automaker at the forefront of the electric truck race in the coming months.

However, Ford’s momentum with its electrified models risks stalling as President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported cars and auto parts went into effect on Wednesday. While most Ford cars are assembled in the U.S., all of them get over half of their parts content from overseas—mostly Mexico—according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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A whopping 78% of the Mustang Mach-E’s parts are sourced from Mexico and the crossover is also assembled there. Even the hugely popular Bronco Sport and the Maverick are assembled across America’s southern border.

Unless the president provides American automakers with some tariff relief or trade concessions, their momentum risks getting wiped out, at least in the short term.

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