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I just read about that on USA TODAY's website. I personally feel that this might be one of those decisions that could come back to bite them. HARD. If gas prices reach or surpass the highest levels of a few years ago, people will be looking for vehicles that will ease the pain they will feel when filling up.
I know that I cringed when it came time to fill my 2007 F-150 4x4 with a 38 gallon capacity tank. It was not fun paying over a $100 to drive a vehicle that only got 15 MPG. I loved that truck but it loved gas more.............so I got rid of it. Sold my camper and traded my F-150 for a Nissan Frontier. First foreign vehicle I ever had. It's also been a good truck. But it's still not as good as my gas guzzling Ford.
I remember people trying to find a fuel efficient car (or truck) and being shocked at the prices of well used ones. Ford better have some impressive fuel economy figures to go with their new vehicles, as well as affordable prices, or they and any company that follows their lead may end up without customers. Wouldn't be the first time that a car maker made a bad decision, or three.
I guess their memory is no better than John Q. Public when it comes to past experiences.
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Gas prices are rising rapidly in Las Vegas - $3.22 gallon for regular today. I know i would not want to be filling up a truck at those prices.
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What about NASCAR options
Originally Posted by SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
what about lincoln?
Ford spokesperson said in article "identified Lincoln as a low-performing area but Shanks said sales are growing and the brand is not in jeopardy."
And I think of most SUV's as cars, so they're not dropping those, just most of the sedan style cars..... Ah HA, Fusion midsize car, Taurus large car, CMax hybrid compact and Fiesta are on the chopping block. WHAT will FORD use for NASCAR? Mustang's?
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Well....
It's all about the money....what sells and where it sells best. What we have here is too many models and sizes and as a wise old business man once told me (My grandfather) give people too many choices and they will buy nothing or go to where they have to decide between two...
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It is going to be interesting to see if others of the "big three" join in. I have not bought a "car" since the late 90's (Dodge Intrepid). Since then, it has been all SUV types. Subaru Forester, Outback, Tribeca.
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I am a supplier of fixtured tooling for automotive assembly plants. This does not surprise me at all, in fact I expect others to follow. I do not see others doing away with all sedans but many for sure. The profit margins have been declining for compact to midsize sedans for the past 7 years, so much so that often times projects to upgrade the manufacturing process on the assembly lines producing these units get curbed because that particular car doesn't have enough profit margin to allow for the upgrade. The manufacturer looks at each individual model as a separate business line so to speak.
The small SUV market has destroyed the car market. The Nissan plant that I call on produces the Nissan rogue and it has topped the Altima in sales for the past 2 years. Altima had been the number 1 selling Nissan product for a decade almost. The Murrano is not for behind.
Either way very interesting times in the Automotive world.
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Originally Posted by DGoebel
...WHAT will FORD use for NASCAR? Mustang's?
Yes. https://www.nascar.com/news-media/20...eries-in-2019/
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Originally Posted by BoilerAnimal
I personally feel that this might be one of those decisions that could come back to bite them. HARD..
Remember, Ford is the company that several years ago said it would not boost production for a probable short term jump in demand. They were willing to sell all their inventory and let others pick up the excess demand. And also, Ford did not participate in the automobile industry bailout. That says a lot about their marketing acumen. Don't sell them short!
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