Only Half of Ford Dealers Want to Sell EVs as Adoption Slows

Just over half of all Ford dealers have opted to sell electric vehicles (EV) in 2024, down from roughly two-thirds that expressed willingness to do so around the same time last year, which comes as EV enthusiasm appears to be cooling. Around 1,550 Ford dealers, or just over 50 percent of the brand’s entire dealership network, have opted to sell EVs in 2024, Ford spokesman Martin Gunsberg told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. About a year ago, Ford CEO Jim Farley said that two-thirds of Ford dealers were committed to selling EVs, according to Detroit Free Press, which reported that 1,920 dealers had pledged to go all-in on…