Ford beat Q4 2024 earnings expectations, but its EV losses continue to pile up
Ford (NYSE: F) released its fourth-quarter earnings report after the market closed on Wednesday, beating top and bottom line forecasts. Although its Model e electric vehicle business lost another $5.1 billion last year, CEO Jim Farley promises, “Ford is becoming a fundamentally stronger company.” Here’s a breakdown of Ford’s Q4 2024 earnings.
Although it sold a record over 97,000 electric vehicles last year, Ford was topped by cross-town rival GM as the number two seller of EVs in the US.
After GM beat Wall St expectations last week with upbeat guidance for 2025, Ford looks to match it. Like GM, Ford will likely face more headwinds this year with Trump expected to end federal EV incentives. He is also threatening to impose tariffs on US trade partners, including Mexico, where the Mustang Mach-E is built.
Although GM doesn’t report separate breakdown for electric vehicles, it said they achieved a “positive variable profit” in Q4 2024.
After losing another $1.2 billion in the third quarter, Ford’s Model e business racked up 3.7 billion in losses through the first nine months of 2024. Ford expects EV losses to reach around $5 billion for the year.