DETROIT — Ford Motor plans to halt production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning from mid-November until early next year to address bloated inventories and narrow losses on the pickup trucks. The automaker on Thursday confirmed the seven-week shutdown ...

Ford Motor Co. said this week it plans to slash production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the start of next year by 50%, in response to slowing consumer demand for electric vehicles that the company noted during its third-quarter earnings report.

I seem to be thinking a lot about Ford’s electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. Earlier this week, we got the news of price cuts and price increases. Before that, there was a pending cut to planned production output. Taken as it is, it’s just the ...