Ford's May sales
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Ford's May sales
Honda Civic, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla and Honda Accord all outsold F-Series.
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+R...n/3710130.html
Another bad month. Cars did pretty well, but entire line of bigger vehicles did horribly bad. Even popular Escape and Edge had a decline in sales.
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+R...n/3710130.html
Another bad month. Cars did pretty well, but entire line of bigger vehicles did horribly bad. Even popular Escape and Edge had a decline in sales.
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Not shocking, GM was down about 30% this month. Their SUV/trucks were down something like 39%. It's a really tough time for the big-vehicle-heavy American companies.
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Anybody else notice that, at this rate, Focus sales are trending about 400k units a year? Absolutely stunning since this car has been lambasted online....yet more proof that while the internet is a great place to find opinionated people you might be well advised not to listen to what they are saying more often than not.
The reality is that C170 was and is a very good chassis and that Ford has done a phenomenal job of packaging the options people want into a car with a surprisingly nice interior at a very attractive price. And given the age of the platform and the fact that the basics really haven't changed, I'll bet Ford is making a decent amount of money on the old girl.
If Ford is considering a Renault Logan-esque budget world car C170 might be the ideal chassis from which to engineer that car.
The reality is that C170 was and is a very good chassis and that Ford has done a phenomenal job of packaging the options people want into a car with a surprisingly nice interior at a very attractive price. And given the age of the platform and the fact that the basics really haven't changed, I'll bet Ford is making a decent amount of money on the old girl.
If Ford is considering a Renault Logan-esque budget world car C170 might be the ideal chassis from which to engineer that car.
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Anybody else notice that, at this rate, Focus sales are trending about 400k units a year? Absolutely stunning since this car has been lambasted online....yet more proof that while the internet is a great place to find opinionated people you might be well advised not to listen to what they are saying more often than not.
The reality is that C170 was and is a very good chassis and that Ford has done a phenomenal job of packaging the options people want into a car with a surprisingly nice interior at a very attractive price. And given the age of the platform and the fact that the basics really haven't changed, I'll bet Ford is making a decent amount of money on the old girl.
That could be a good idea...
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The current Mustang has another problem, it is perceived as a gas hog.
Not saying it's true, but most people I cross paths with believe Mustangs are gas hogs.
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Yes, I get 16 MPG in extreme bumper to bumper traffic (traffic in which it takes 45 minutes to drive five miles) and 19 MPG in average city traffic.
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I drive carefully and pay attention to the RPM and get 27 mpg in town in my 05 Focus. Do you any other choice if gas keeps going up? Glad to see Ford not totally counting on truck and large SUV sales to make money. People always vote with their pocket books and wallets.
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On the other hand, could be my mileage computer ain't workin' right. Not really sure. I go about 200 miles on a fill-up, I know that.
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