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Ford’s Maverick Hybrid Truck Nearly Sold Out for 2022 Model Year

  • Automaker expects compact pickup to be fully subscribed soon
  • Vehicle has better mileage per gallon than initially estimated
An attendee looks at a 2022 Ford Maverick hybrid pickup truck during the Chicago Auto Show in July.Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg

Ford Motor Co.’s new Maverick tiny truck is nearly sold out for the 2022 model year in its standard setup with a gas-electric hybrid propulsion system.

The automaker saidBloomberg Terminal Thursday it expects that version of the truck, with a starting price below $20,000, to be fully subscribed by early November. At that point, Ford said it will stop taking reservations for the hybrid Maverick until next summer.