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Today’s (7/22/08 ) New York Times caught my eye with a front page, above the fold, story titled “Ford to Make Broader Bet on Small Cars.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/business/22ford.html?hp
Highlights of the article include word that Ford will convert three truck/SUV plants (including the Wayne Truck Plant) to the production of small European designed Ford products and that by (the end of) 2010 Ford plans to have six European designed Fords in production in North America. The article also says that Ford is going to rejuvenate the Mercury franchise with Euro-Ford models as well. To my mind this is a smart move.
It is ironic to recall in that about eight years ago when Dearborn was riding high, but Ford of Europe was in the doldrums, Jac Nasser suggested that Ford might pull the plug on their European Blue Ovals if market performance didn’t improve. Fortunatly FoE did improve, and now they are in the position to save the parent company.
My guess as to the six models that will be produced here in the next three years:
Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, S-Max, Kuga and Transit Connect. The Mondeo and Fusion will probably be merged in the next product cycle.
Michael
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Here is the problem, Ford "Engineers" will try to make the cars "U.S." friendly,
meaning they will screw the suspension up, so it suits the taste of "U.S."
drivers. They did it to the XR, Scorpio, and the Focus. If the US "engineers"
would leave them alone, I can see the Euro Fords making inroads, and also
profit for Ford... _________________ SteveL
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