---
title: "2021 Ford F-150 Is Now on Dealer Lots and Production Can’t Keep Up With Demand"
description: "America's best-selling vehicle for 38 years keeps living up to its reputation."
date: "2020-12-09"
modified: "2020-12-09"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/38047/2021-ford-f-150-is-now-on-dealer-lots-and-production-cant-keep-up-with-demand"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "F-150"
  - "Ford"
  - "pickup"
---

# 2021 Ford F-150 Is Now on Dealer Lots and Production Can’t Keep Up With Demand

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The Ford F-150 is and has been for 38 consecutive years the single best-selling vehicle in America, and it doesn't sound like its winning streak will be broken anytime soon with the all-new 2021 truck. Despite it just arriving at dealerships this week and 2020 being 2020, early sales of the Blue Oval's ever-popular pickup are already, pardon the pun, *picking up*.

Ford says the very first copies of the [redesigned F-150](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34388/all-the-most-innovative-new-features-on-the-2021-ford-f-150>) have already been sold to customers in the Midwest with "the number of retail orders placed at an all-time high," and Ford's got some numbers to back it up. "Customer sold orders are up over 210 percent from a year ago November, and dealer orders for stock are more than double the current production schedule," said Ford marketing and sales vice president Mark LaNeve.

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Naturally, with customers lined up and tripping over themselves to hand over cash in exchange for a shiny new half-ton, Ford dealers themselves are pretty psyched about things too. "I've been selling Fords for 28 years, and I've never seen my staff this excited about a vehicle launch," said Tim Hovik, owner of San Tan Ford in Phoenix.

Entering the nameplate's 14th(!) generation, the [2021 Ford F-150](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34381/2021-ford-f-150-revealed>) will be the first F-150 to be offered with a hybrid powertrain with the battery serving double-duty as an onboard generator as well. It also introduces some nifty quality of life (QOL) enhancements like a gear shifter that folds away to allow for a completely flat work surface in between the front seats as well as a tailgate workbench with rulers, a mobile device holder, pencil holder, and cupholder.

Including destination, Ford's new [F-150 starts at $30,635](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35051/2021-ford-f-150-will-start-at-30635-hybrid-adds-up-to-4495>) for an option-less XL regular cab. Of course, expect quite to pay quite a bit more for the more commonly-purchased versions most would actually want though.

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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