Preview: Galpin Ford Prepares to Sell Lightning Pickup

Galpin Motors, which owns one of the top Ford dealerships in the world, will add the first Ford electric pickup truck to its lineup next year.The Ford F-150 Lightning will become available in the second quarter of 2022 with a starting price of $39,000.Beau Boeckmann, president of the North Hills dealership, said in an email to the Business Journal that the challenge of selling electric vehicles versus gas powered ones is one of perception.“Some people have preconceived notions of what it’s like to drive one,” Boeckmann wrote, adding that he has driven electric vehicles for years and the fears that people have are advantages when it comes to electric vehicles.Read the full story in the June 21 issue of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.