Ford announced that the introduction of its forthcoming mid-size electric pickup truck will lead to the end of production for two SUV models.
The Ford Escape and the Lincoln Corsair, which are both built at Ford's plant in Louisville, Kentucky, will be discontinued after the 2025 model year.
The Escape has remained popular—it outsold the Bronco Sport last year—but Ford said it expects inventory to last "well into 2026."
Out with the old, in with the new. That's the gist of Ford's plan to stop building two of its compact SUVs, one of which has been incredibly popular. The blue-oval brand today said that the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair will be axed after the 2025 model year concludes.
The news was part of Ford's big announcement earlier today, where the automaker revealed details about its Universal EV platform, which will underpin several forthcoming electric vehicles, starting with a modern-day "Model T"—a mid-size EV pickup truck that will be the size of a Ford Maverick but with the interior space of a Toyota RAV4 SUV. Why are we telling you all of this? Well, because the upcoming pickup truck will be built at Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky starting in 2027. That's where both the Corsair and Escape are currently built, but they're being discontinued to make way for the new EV.
Compact SUVs are a hot commodity, so it's no surprise that the Ford Escape has been very popular. Ford sold 146,859 Escapes in 2024, which is over 22,000 more than the number of Bronco Sports it sold. Meanwhile, the more luxurious Lincoln brand managed to move 27,513 copies of the similarly sized Corsair. Along with nonhybrid models, the Escape offers two hybrid variants, while the Corsair can be had as a plug-in hybrid.
While the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair will stop being produced sometime later this year, Ford says that there is enough inventory for the duo to continue to be sold "well into 2026."
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