Ford Motor’s Mustang Mach-E electric crossover outsold its gasoline-powered namesake in August, as demand surged ahead of the looming expiration of a U.S. federal electric vehicle tax credit.
The automaker sold 7,226 Mach-Es last month, more than double the 3,235 traditional Mustangs delivered, according to sales figures released by Ford. While overall Mach-E volumes remain modest compared with Tesla’s Model Y, August marked a 35.3% year-on-year gain for the model. By comparison, sales of the gasoline Mustang rose just 2.2% from the same month in 2024.
Year-to-date, Mach-E sales are up 6.7% at 34,319 units, edging past the 31,015 Mustangs sold over the same period, which represented an 8.3% decline. The spike in August deliveries of the Mach-E was likely influenced by the $7,500 EV tax credit set to end this month.
Across Ford’s lineup, sales of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup climbed 21.2% in August to 3,217 units, though volumes for the year are down 9.7% at 19,077. The F-Series remained Ford’s best-seller overall, with 68,318 units sold in August, followed by the Explorer SUV with 20,617.
Ford’s total EV sales rose 19.3% year-on-year in August to 10,671, though deliveries for the first eight months of 2025 fell 5.7% to 57,888. Hybrid sales continued to grow strongly, climbing nearly 24% from a year earlier, with 18,773 units sold in August and more than 155,000 so far this year.
Together, EVs and hybrids are making up a larger portion of Ford’s sales, reflecting the company’s dual-track strategy of expanding fully electric offerings while leaning on hybrids as a transitional option for customers.
