Following the debut of the all-new 2023 Ford Super Duty last year, the United Auto Workers (UAW) surprised Ford by walking out of the Kentucky Truck Plant – which builds that model, along with the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator – roughly a month after it began its targeted strike against the Big Three automakers, which promptly brought production to a halt. The strike ended in late October, but Super Duty production plummeted that month before bouncing back in November and decreasing in December to close out the calendar year. In the first month of 2024, production of the popular pickup did follow that up with an increase, however, and that particular situation also remained stable in February, according to The Blue Oval’s latest sales report.
In January, Ford produced 30,980 Super Duty models in Kentucky and 2,196 in Ohio, which represented an increase of 4,087 units or 18 percent. In Ohio, production last month reached 2,510 units, which was also an increase month-over-month, in that case, 314 units or around 14 percent more. Cumulatively, this means that Ford built 33,490 Super Duty trucks in January, good for an increase of 4,121 units, or 18 percent.
In February, those numbers didn’t change much, as Ford Super Duty production at the Kentucky plant totaled 30,570 units – a decrease of 410 units or 1.3 percent – and 2,867 in Ohio, which is 357 units or 14 percent more than the month prior. Total Super Duty production reached 33,437 units last month, which is a slight decrease of 53 units or 0.15 percent.
Coming off a total redesign for the 2023 model year, the 2024 Ford Super Duty isn’t receiving too many changes, aside from the addition of two new exterior colors – Glacier Gray and Darkened Bronze – though notably, both the XL and XLT trims are also gaining Ford’s Onboard Scales and Smart Hitch features as an available option.
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Major issue with AC Compressors on 2023 and 2024 Super Duty trucks. Ford Truck Forum is tracking dozen of cases with some dealers reporting that the real issue affects thousands of trucks. Ford is prioritizing production over existing sales. This could be fixed within weeks if Ford would lower parts inventory at the factory and increase the number of AC Compressors available to dealers so they can fix the trucks that just left the factory, Terrible leadership at Ford for not figuring out how to solve the issue or communicate with customers.