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Prices of the Ford Mustang Mach-E are going up across the board, with the hikes ranging from $1,000 to $2,000, depending on the version. Blame the chip crisis for that.
Car prices went through the roof this year, fueled by the electronic components’ and health crisis outbursts. Even second-hand offerings are much higher than expected, with many used cars being more expensive than their new version. Sure, it is a great time to sell a car, but when you need to buy the next one, things will turn nasty.
The more complex a car is, the greater the chances are it will be affected by the chip crisis. It is fair to say that electric vehicles are the most affected by this problem, with the notable exception of Tesla, which seems to navigate very well this predicament. As such, we are not at all surprised to see price hikes midway through the lifecycle, like the one from Ford that almost went under the radar, if it were not for the folks at CarsDirect.
According to autoblog, you will notice they went up by $1,000 or $2,000, depending on the model. It is not a huge difference compared to the base price of the car, which runs around $50,000. More specifically, it is an increase of 3.9% tops, in the case of the California Route 1 RWD, but it can be as low as 1.9% when you buy the Premium AWD version.
The rest of the lineup’s pricing is the following:
Select RWD: $44,995 ($1,000 increase)
Select AWD: $47,695 ($1,000 increase)
Premium RWD: $50,200 ($1,000 increase)
Premium AWD: $52,900 ($1,000 increase)
Premium RWD Extended Range Battery option: $56,200 ($2,000 increase)
Premium AWD Extended Range Battery option: $58,900 ($2,000 increase)
California Route 1 RWD: $53,875 ($2,000 increase)
California Route 1 AWD: $56,575 ($2,000 increase)
GT: $63,095 ($2,000 increase)
GT Performance: $69,095 ($2,000 increase)
If this price hike took you by surprise, you have to know that this is not the first this year, with another $600 increase in May. That move was justified by the inclusion of the new BlueCruise assistance system. Nevertheless, even when you combine the two price adjustments, it comes nowhere near what happened to the Tesla Model Y. Compared to early 2021, the Model Y Long Range is now almost $10,000 more expensive.
The more complex a car is, the greater the chances are it will be affected by the chip crisis. It is fair to say that electric vehicles are the most affected by this problem, with the notable exception of Tesla, which seems to navigate very well this predicament. As such, we are not at all surprised to see price hikes midway through the lifecycle, like the one from Ford that almost went under the radar, if it were not for the folks at CarsDirect.
According to autoblog, you will notice they went up by $1,000 or $2,000, depending on the model. It is not a huge difference compared to the base price of the car, which runs around $50,000. More specifically, it is an increase of 3.9% tops, in the case of the California Route 1 RWD, but it can be as low as 1.9% when you buy the Premium AWD version.
The rest of the lineup’s pricing is the following:
Select RWD: $44,995 ($1,000 increase)
Select AWD: $47,695 ($1,000 increase)
Premium RWD: $50,200 ($1,000 increase)
Premium AWD: $52,900 ($1,000 increase)
Premium RWD Extended Range Battery option: $56,200 ($2,000 increase)
Premium AWD Extended Range Battery option: $58,900 ($2,000 increase)
California Route 1 RWD: $53,875 ($2,000 increase)
California Route 1 AWD: $56,575 ($2,000 increase)
GT: $63,095 ($2,000 increase)
GT Performance: $69,095 ($2,000 increase)
If this price hike took you by surprise, you have to know that this is not the first this year, with another $600 increase in May. That move was justified by the inclusion of the new BlueCruise assistance system. Nevertheless, even when you combine the two price adjustments, it comes nowhere near what happened to the Tesla Model Y. Compared to early 2021, the Model Y Long Range is now almost $10,000 more expensive.
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