Ford CEO Jim Farley Highlights Shifting Consumer Trends in Automotive Market

May 19, 2025

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Rise in Hybrid Vehicle Popularity: Ford CEO Jim Farley notes a significant increase in consumer interest in hybrid vehicles, attributing this trend to concerns over electric vehicle (EV) affordability and charging infrastructure.

Challenges with EV Adoption: Farley points out that mainstream customers are hesitant to pay a premium for EVs, citing uncertainties around charging logistics and resale values as contributing factors.

Insurance and Maintenance Concerns: The CEO highlights rising insurance costs and maintenance issues as additional deterrents for potential EV buyers, emphasizing the need for the industry to address these challenges to boost EV adoption.

Strategic Shift Towards Smaller EVs: In response to these market dynamics, Ford is focusing on developing smaller, more affordable EVs to meet consumer demand and achieve profitability in the EV segment.

Emphasis on Direct Sales Model: Farley advocates for a transition to a direct, online-only sales model for future EVs, aiming to reduce costs and streamline the purchasing process for consumers. This news was previously published on Thestreet.

For this year Ford Motor's revenue will be around 164.9 billion USD. This is according to the average of the analysts' estimates. This is hugely lower than 2025's revenue of 184.99 billion USD.

Historical revenues and results Ford Motor plus estimates 2025

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The analysts expect for 2025 a net profit of 4.19 billion USD. The majority of the analysts expects for this year a profit per share of 1.03 USD. The price/earnings-ratio is then 10.49.

Huge dividend Ford Motor

Analysts expect a dividend of 68 cents per share. Ford Motor's dividend yield thus equals 6.3 percent. The average dividend yield of the automobile producers equals an attractive 4.58 percent.

Based on the current number of shares Ford Motor's market capitalization equals 44.13 billion USD.

Historical stock prices Ford Motor

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