Next-Gen Ford F-150 Production Slated For Spring 2028: Report

Earlier this week, a report surfaced that the launch of the next-generation Ford F-150 has been pushed back to mid-2028, which is notable given the fact that the 15^th generation model – code-named P736 – was previously expected to launch in 2027. Over the past couple of generations, the Ford F-150 has been on a pretty regular cadence as well, with a refresh happening every three years and a redesign every six. Now, another report indicates that next-generation Ford F-150 production might begin a bit earlier than this prior report indicated.

According to the Detroit Free Press, production of the next-generation Ford F-150 pickup has indeed been delayed by one year, but rather than mid-2028, this report notes that it will instead begin in April of 2028. Ford hasn’t commented on either of these reports, as has historically been the case when it comes to future products, but Freep also noted that it hasn’t denied them, either. At this time, it’s unclear what prompted The Blue Oval to delay the next-gen F-150’s launch.

This news follows a pair of pushbacks for the next-generation, all-electric Ford F-150 that have occurred in recent history, too. The next version of what may or may not continue to be called the Lightning (P800) was first delayed at the under-construction, BlueOval City Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center, from 2025 to 2026, back in April of last year. Just a few months later – in August – Ford announced that the all-new F-150 EV wouldn’t arrive until 2027, however.

At that time, Ford announced that it made this decision as it works to take consumer feedback and use it to produce a better product, all while taking advantage of quickly falling battery prices as the market continues to take shape. Earlier this month, Ford also reported opted to scale back its production plans at the Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center. The site will now produce “less than 100,000” next-generation Ford F-150 EV pickups when it comes online in 2027, which is a third of the previously-planned output of 300,000 units annually.