In a few yrs the only cars Ford will be making will be the Mustang & Focus Active Crossover #RIPCARS

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"Over the next few years, the Ford car portfolio in North America will transition to two vehicles — the best-selling Mustang and the all-new Focus Active crossover coming out next year," the statement reads. "The company is also exploring new 'white space' vehicle silhouettes that combine the best attributes of cars and utilities, such as higher ride height, space and versatility."

By 2020, Ford says 90 percent of its portfolio in North America will be trucks, SUVs and commercial vehicles. This move is due to consumer demand and product profitability.

The company also announced that it is committed to developing "new propulsion choices," indicating it would add hybrid powertrains to the F-150, Mustang, Explorer, Escape and upcoming Bronco. It also announced it will produce an EV starting in 2020 that will be a "performance utility," and that there will be 16 battery-electric vehicles by 2022.

https://www.autoblog.com/2018/04/25/ford-cancels-all-cars-mustang-focus-active/
I see more companies following suit. The suv takeover is real :wow:
 

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Stop making shytty ass cars .
shyt is simple they put cheap as parts and up sell trash cars that won't last .
Why is it that Toyota , Hyundai and Kea have it right .
While I have a truck I still love cars and ford just sucks at cars as of the last 10 years.
 

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I thought they had truck game on lock?:ohhh:
 
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Stop making shytty ass cars .
shyt is simple they put cheap as parts and up sell trash cars that won't last .
Why is it that Toyota , Hyundai and Kea have it right .
While I have a truck I still love cars and ford just sucks at cars as of the last 10 years.
Last 10 years? How bout the last 3-4 decades
 

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I think this is a great idea. No need to keep making the fusion when most people would rather opt for the edge. And no is buying a taurus right now. The focus and all of its variants are being bought all over the world. The mustang is also the most sold sports car in the world.
 

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I have a question why we're American car manufacturers so focused on screwing the market over . While Europeans made strong cars to last for atleast 10 years . Low maintenance and just all around strong vehicles .

Ford makes great trucks that last 20 years but for decades continued to put out absolute trash cars .

@Toyota can you explain ?

It makes no sense to me .
 

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I have a question why we're American car manufacturers so focused on screwing the market over . While Europeans made strong cars to last for atleast 10 years . Low maintenance and just all around strong vehicles .

Ford makes great trucks that last 20 years but for decades continued to put out absolute trash cars .

@Toyota can you explain ?

It makes no sense to me .
Think about this, they make their trucks/SUV for families, municipal governments, police & Fire, school districts, construction companies etc

For example, the most reliable ford in my lifetime was the crown vic/mercury grand marquis. Those are made for taxi and cops, they’d lose a large chunk of they revenue base if they made trash SUVs/Cargo vans/pickups.

Plus they flagship car(Taurus) is terrible, rarely see em on the road
 

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Think about this, they make their trucks/SUV for families, municipal governments, police & Fire, school districts, construction companies etc

For example, the most reliable ford in my lifetime was the crown vic/mercury grand marquis. Those are made for taxi and cops, they’d lose a large chunk of they revenue base if they made trash SUVs/Cargo vans/pickups.

Plus they flagship car(Taurus) is terrible, rarely see em on the road
But mid size SUV are for families too .

Also the mustang has been a staple and those last long too .

My question of why do Americans make such trash cars .

I see what you saying about the trucks doe.

They totally flopped on the Taurus .

Crown Vics were rocks those are still on the road :damn:.
 

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But mid size SUV are for families too .

Also the mustang has been a staple and those last long too .

My question of why do Americans make such trash cars .

I see what you saying about the trucks doe.

They totally flopped on the Taurus .

Crown Vics were rocks those are still on the road :damn:.
Low quality parts that aren’t meant to last the long haul. My parents just had to have transmission work under warranty on they 2015 Chrysler van, it only got like 77k :mjlol:

nikkas in my other thread was saying that’s acceptable cuz “parts are mass produced” Then explain why my folks had a loaner car from the dealership for 3 weeks cuz they was on a waiting list for the exact same transmission repairs :russ: @knickscity

Been around whips my whole life, can wholeheartedly say that American brands put out trash. Wouldn’t cop a American whip even if it was half off. Then again I’m in the minority that believes in riding a whip to the wheels fall off.

But I forgot in Coli logic you drive a bucket if u ain’t running to the dealership every few years for a new car :pachaha:
 

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That might change if the price of oil goes up like it did in the late 2000s and gas cost over $4/gallon.
SUV and full-size pickup sales hit a wall.

There are still plenty of car manufacturers who sell plenty of sedans and coupes, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, so the problem is Ford is build turd-looking sedans, and they lose market share.
 

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Low quality parts that aren’t meant to last the long haul. My parents just had to have transmission work under warranty on they 2015 Chrysler van, it only got like 77k :mjlol:

nikkas in my other thread was saying that’s acceptable cuz “parts are mass produced” Then explain why my folks had a loaner car from the dealership for 3 weeks cuz they was on a waiting list for the exact same transmission repairs :russ: @knickscity

Been around whips my whole life, can wholeheartedly say that American brands put out trash. Wouldn’t cop a American whip even if it was half off. Then again I’m in the minority that believes in riding a whip to the wheels fall off.

But I forgot in Coli logic you drive a bucket if u ain’t running to the dealership every few years for a new car :pachaha:


Well American cars are more known now for trucks and muscle cars .
 
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