03-04-2025
Ford Responds to Trump Tariffs by Opening Up Employee Pricing to All Americans
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The sweeping tariffs signed into existence by President Donald Trump over the last week have sent shockwaves through the auto industry. Several automakers have suggested they may need to or will raise prices to counter the effects of the levies. The Ford Motor Company, however, is responding in a very different way: by offering their employee pricing program to everyone.
According to reports by The Detroit Free Press and Reuters, Ford will offer its so-called A-Plan pricing on most Ford and Lincoln vehicles to all buyers, not just those who work for the company, through June 2. A separate program that offers a free home charger and complimentary installation to those people who purchase or lease an all-electric vehicle has also been extended through June 30.
A new ad campaign called 'From America, For America' has been launched to announce this new program. But the campaign does more than just communicate the discount program; it lets people know Ford employs more hourly workers and assembles more vehicles in America than any other automaker, according to the Free Press.
Ford's A-Plan pricing is calculated by using the following formula: dealer invoice – holdback – advertising assessment + administration fee = the final price. The savings can be significant; the Free Press cited the example of a F-150 XLT PowerBoost with a sticker price of $65,000, which would cost $55,000 under the employee pricing plan.
While the plan is wide-ranging, there are a few notable exceptions among the vehicles the plan is available on. The Ford vehicles not included in the program are the 2025 Expedition, the Super Duty trucks, and all Raptor family vehicles, as is the Bronco Stroppe Editions; specialty Mustang models such as the Dark Horse and GTD are also excluded. Many commercial-grade and fleet vehicles, such as the F-450, F-550, F-650 and F-750, chassis cabs are also not eligible for the program. Meanwhile, all Lincoln models are eligible except the 2025 Navigator.
Ford says it's able to offer this program because it still have plenty of dealer inventory around. 'We're in a very competitive position in our stock. And the auto sector, and overall public, has seen a lot of uncertainty in the market right now especially in the automotive space. So, we feel by providing this message in 'From America, For America,' we're providing some security,' Rob Kaffl, Ford's director of U.S. sales, told the Detroit Free Might Also Like
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