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Two high-level Ford Motor Co. executives — Hau Thai-Tang and Frederiek Toney — are retiring later this year, the Dearborn automaker announced Thursday.

One of the largest traditional automotive companies has seen early success with a transition to electric vehicles. The company recently filed several trademarks for new brand names that suggest it could be transitioning several of its existing gas-powered vehicles to new electric vehicle models.

Ford made no secret of its plans to expand the brand's all-electric pickup truck lineup, and this appears to be the first official step in that direction.

Kevin Mamajek already had waited nearly eight months for his Mustang Mach-E when he got a call from the dealership telling him he'd have to wait a little longer.