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   Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ford Motor (F.N)halt production of its F-150 Lightning   
   electric vehicle pickup trucks for six weeks from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, the   
   Dearborn automaker said on Thursday.   
   Ford's U.S. plants are closed for a holiday week in December.   
   "We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and   
   profitability," a Ford spokesperson said.   
   Ford has been scaling back its EV plans, saying in August it was killing a   
   planned three-row electric SUV and pushing back a new electric version of   
   its best-selling F-150 pickup.   
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   The company has instead thrown more investment into hybrid vehicles, which   
   combine an electric motor with a gasoline engine.   
   Ford said this month its Ford-brand U.S. EV sales are up 45% this year and   
   sales of F-150 Lightning more than doubled to 7,100 in the three months   
   ending Sept. 30 - thought they still represent just 3.6% of all F-Series   
   pickup sales.   
   The company in April cut production of the F-150 Lightning to one shift   
   after it announced in October 2023 it would temporarily cut one of three   
   shifts at its Michigan plant.   
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   CEO Jim Farley has said one of the main solutions to slowing EV sales   
   growth is bringing production costs down. That is a key goal for the future   
   health of the company, which is expected to lose about $5 billion on EVs   
   this year alone.   
   Ford this week reported third-quarter net income of $900 million, or 22   
   cents per share, hurt by a $1 billion charge it took over the decision to   
   cancel production of the three-row EV SUV in August.   
      
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