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Originally Posted by Ashura96  And there you have it...
Ford is and always WILL be the best American car brand. |
until they go bankrupt for having what is essentially the same business model as GM.
Seriously, both Ford and GM seem obsessed with this misguided notion that the American public doesn't mind buying expensive, oversized, gas-guzzlers. And sales have been falling as a result. The Prius is about the best thing Ford has going for them, and the fact that they've been selling like hotcakes should be a slap in their face about where they need to take the company.
Honda has been surviving because they've managed to provide cheaper reliable vehicles that are, simply put, just more efficient all around.
Ford made it big making easily-affordable cars that were easy (and thus cheap) to maintain. Now they seem to think every American needs a giant pickup truck. I do not understand Ford's thinking on this at all.
Note, however, that I totally called this happening when the whole bailout package was announced. I was saying that without a major change in leadership, the bailout money would be meaningless and the auto manufacturers would go under anyways.
Ford's only a few months away from following GM.