LOL Ford

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jax7 said:
As opposed to having a large inventory of sedans that already aren't selling? Again Ford is making a killing on trucks and SUV's. These small cars are already being made else where and could be imported until they retooled plants. It is a gamble and they would suffer for a little while if gas prices spiked but you give the market what it wants.
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I am not saying keep all of them but making at least 1 or 2 models of sedan with different features and call it a day.

hey it's their company let them do what they wanna do. but if there was another situation where suddenly the market shits really fast to small vehicles again they'll be dead last in the market.

the image of Ford will take a hit. people will start identifying them with only SUV and trucks now. You're cutting out a large market of people (primarily younger folks I think). Most kids or teenagers or young professionals go for sedans or smaller cars. It's more affordable and better mileage. So most of these young folks won't even look at Ford when they're choosing their first (or first few) cars now.
 
SaiWa said:
I am not saying keep all of them but making at least 1 or 2 models of sedan with different features and call it a day.

hey it's their company let them do what they wanna do. but if there was another situation where suddenly the market shits really fast to small vehicles again they'll be dead last in the market.

the image of Ford will take a hit. people will start identifying them with only SUV and trucks now. You're cutting out a large market of people (primarily younger folks I think). Most kids or teenagers or young professionals go for sedans or smaller cars. It's more affordable and better mileage. So most of these young folks won't even look at Ford when they're choosing their first (or first few) cars now.
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They only made two larger sedans. The Taurus and Fusion. They dropped the Fiesta but are keeping a version the Focus. They will still have a small car. The Fusion was probably the only midsize sedan "young folks" bought any way. I don't see why selling people what they want hurts your image.
 
2DUM2TAP said:
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Literally no one in the auto industry believes this. All the vehicles they quit making will be replaced with higher margin vehicles that sell better. Which in turn causes more jobs to be created.
 
jax7 said:
They only made two larger sedans. The Taurus and Fusion. They dropped the Fiesta but are keeping a version the Focus. They will still have a small car. The Fusion was probably the only midsize sedan "young folks" bought any way. I don't see why selling people what they want hurts your image.
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I think its a mistake but whatever. My first car was a Taurus so it's pretty sad to see that line disappear completely.

I think it will hurt their image somewhat IMO.
 
SaiWa said:
I think its a mistake but whatever. My first car was a Taurus so it's pretty sad to see that line disappear completely.

I think it will hurt their image somewhat IMO.
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My opinion is that in the short term, it's going to work wonderfully for them. They can streamline operations and as long as the F150 is still king of the pickup truck hill, they'll do great. The problem with specialization, of course, is that it opens you up to much more severe impact compared to other car makers if something comes along to disrupt your domination of the truck category (or the SUV category). In all likelihood, you will find yourself having to adapt very quickly and that could be very expensive and painful. So, it's good as long as it lasts, but when things go bad, they'll go really bad.

It's like the Alberta oil industry, where they raked in money hand over fist all the while knowing it could not last forever, like every boom before it, but did they spend a penny figuring out what they would do for the workers when the fall finally came? They could have been pre-prepared with an action plan and re-training programs ready to go. Instead they stood around holding their dicks while unemployment went through the roof, IIRC.
 
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Judge said:
I think we can at least say Trump tried. If you are going to shit on that then just list your accomplishments.


Really???
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I came up with the nickname Frost Maul for the King of the White Walkers in the Game of Thrones thread on Sherdog. Posters use that nickname to this day.
That is a better accomplishment than adding 2 trillion to the debt since Trump has been elected]
 
Rebound59 said:
Someone I used to know had a bumper sticker hanging in their house, "I'd rather push a Chev than drive a Ford" LOL
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There are few more "you sound poor"-worthy moments than when yokels start with the Ford vs Chevy battle.
 
This is good. Their stock is up nice. Focus on 2 cars. Trim the fat. It is a bold move and what they needed. They were basically a truck company already anyway.

stock is up like 5% this week. Just sold all I had literally a minute ago.

dis is me:

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Bring back the Escort!

I had a hand-me-down '87 Escort that would run practically 2 weeks on fucking fumes. Best god damn car on gas. There were so many Dead stickers that my mom and then my uncle put on the hatchback you could barely see out the back window.

You could fart into the gas tank and that car would run a solid week.
 
superking said:
Bring back the Escort!

I had a hand-me-down '87 Escort that would run practically 2 weeks on fucking fumes. Best god damn car on gas. There were so many Dead stickers that my mom and then my uncle put on the hatchback you could barely see out the back window.

You could fart into the gas tank and that car would run a solid week.
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And leave the Fusion as well. I love that car!
 
jax7 said:
They only made two larger sedans. The Taurus and Fusion. They dropped the Fiesta but are keeping a version the Focus. They will still have a small car. The Fusion was probably the only midsize sedan "young folks" bought any way. I don't see why selling people what they want hurts your image.
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It's not about hurting your image; it's about building (or keeping) brand loyalty. It's how Toyota made a splash in the truck market.
 
superking said:
Bring back the Escort!

I had a hand-me-down '87 Escort that would run practically 2 weeks on fucking fumes. Best god damn car on gas. There were so many Dead stickers that my mom and then my uncle put on the hatchback you could barely see out the back window.

You could fart into the gas tank and that car would run a solid week.
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We were talking about the stock yesterday. Put Anal in front of every Ford model. Anal Escort. Anal Probe. Anal Explorer. That kind of thing.
 
tkotom said:
Nobody is buying the cars, what does that have to do with Trump? He really has a power over some of you haha.
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You can't be this obtuse...
 
Orgasmo said:
I never get Americans' fascination with pick-up trucks. Even here in Canada, you see people buying these when their jobs or hobbies have absolutely zero need for them. It's especially funny when you see scrawny dudes buying large pick-ups. Compensating much?
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I'm a Web services programmer, I don't need a truck for my job. I bought my truck because I use wood to heat my home, and a truck is way better for hauling wood than, say, a sedan or coupe.
 
They should have done this a long time ago. Their sedans suck dick. Smart move to finally do this.
 
PainIsLIfe said:
It's not about hurting your image; it's about building (or keeping) brand loyalty. It's how Toyota made a splash in the truck market.
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well in essence aren't you hurting or devaluing your brand because you have less to options and less chance at building/keeping brand loyalty? but I essentially agree with you. my first car was a Ford and my family was very pro Ford. But their cars were pretty shitty back in the late 90's (as with every American brand vehicles) and I strayed away from the brand to European. but should I ever buy American brand again, I favor Ford over all else.
 
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