Lightning strikes, again! Planet Ford in Humble, Texas (serving Kingwood, Atascocita, Porter & greater Houston area) is excited to share that the Ford F-150 Lightning has been named North American Truck of the Year™. This is one of many awards the electric truck has in its trophy case. This is the third NACTOY Truck of the Year award in a row for Ford. It’s also the fifth NACTOY award for Ford in the past three years.
“Earning North America’s Truck of the Year is huge for the team that has been working so hard to build and deliver as many Lightnings as possible, as quickly as possible,” said Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO. “We’re moving fast to further ramp production to a 150,000 run rate this fall and pushing to improve every aspect of this truck. We’ve started delivering Lightnings from the factory with a fantastic new user interface update to improve the driver experience that we’ll also roll out to all of our Lightning owners over-the-air.”
Clearly consumers agree. The Ford F-150 Lightning is the best-selling electric truck in the United States since it launched in May of 2022. It has sales totaling 15,617, which helped Ford become the No. 2 EV automaker in the U.S. in 2022.
“When America’s best-selling vehicle goes electric you know the transition has momentum,” said Karl Brauer, NACTOY juror and freelance journalist for Forbes. “Ford’s effort to create an all-electric F-150 is remarkable because it combines the standard truck’s dimensions, which means it retains massive aftermarket support, with substantial upgrades to areas like storage and mobile power support. It’s really the best of all worlds, giving the F-150 Lightning a wide range of applications for both traditional and new-to-the-segment truck customers.”
In order to win the North American Truck of the Year, a vehicle must be new or substantially changed for the year. A jury of 50 professional automotive journalists from across North America selects a winner based on innovation, design, safety, performance, technology, user experience, driver satisfaction as well as value.
North American Truck of the Year is the latest award in the F-150 Lightning trophy case. Others include MotorTrend Truck of the Year, The Car Connection Best Car to Buy, Edmunds Top Rated, Detroit Free Press Truck of the Year, Green Car Reports Best Car to Buy, TIME Top 200 Invention of 2022, 2023 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award, 2022 Altair Enlighten Award, Sobre Ruedas 2022 Awards, Wards 10 Best & Engines & Propulsion Systems, Internet Brands Best Car to Buy, Victory & Reseda Vehicle of the Year, TopGear.com 2022 American Car of the Year, Autoblog Technology of the Year 2022, Motor1 Star Awards, CarBuzz Save the Planet award and multiple Sabre awards.
Want to learn more about the Ford F-150 Lightning or any new Ford, visit Planet Ford on Hwy. 59 in Humble, Texas. You can shop online anytime at www.RandallReedsPlanetFord.com.