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  1. The fact that Ford had both turbo I4s and 3.5/3.7L NA v6s available side by side for several years in multiple vehicles (and 3.3 NA vs 2.7 turbo in F150) and they chose to drop the NA v6s says all you need to know.
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  2. Off roaders and those who like to pretend are passionate and spend big bucks. It’s a no brainer.
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  3. Net International Migration Drives Highest U.S. Population Growth in Decades The Demographic Outlook: 2024 to 2054 Long term the popluation is going to shrink because of age and people having less children to replace the ones dying off.
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  4. The strategy makes sense since those are the products that Ford can still wring profits from. It's hopeless for Ford to try to compete with Yaris, Corolla, Prius, RAV4, Highlander, Siena, or Camry. But it can still quite effectively compete with Tundra, Hilux, Tacoma, 4Runner, Prado etc. Also, I believe Farley senses weakness with Jeep and Land Rover brands as their owners are distracted. He wants to establish Ford as the alternative go-to brand globally for rugged vehicles before Haval gets there first. Ford essentially has 4 core products/families and so any products that are based on these platforms and are associated it with it by marketing is in Farley's mind "not boring" and will be safe. F-Series sub-brand: F-150, Raptor, Lightning, Super Duty, Expedition, Navigator Transit sub-brand: Transit, Transit Custom, Transit Connect, Transit Courier (and their Tourneo twins) Mustang subbrand: Mustang coupe, Mustang convertible, GTD, Mach E, supposed sedan, 4x4 coupe (Mach 4?) Ranger family: Ranger, Raptor, Everest, Bronco, Dadao, Yuhu, Baodian Everything else must have some sort of tie in with the 4 core products or they are in the "boring camp" and likely to be dropped: Explorer ICE/Aviator: Ford has no plans to replace it (and the EV replacement is already cancelled) Edge/Nautilus: Will is still be around if Ford ends up reducing its line up in China like it did elsewhere? Escape/Corsair: Boring! Equator/Equator Sport: see Edge/Nautilus Explorer EV/Capri: DOA Mondeo/Zephyr: Who really thinks there is a future here? Focus: Already sentenced to death Fiesta: RIP E-Series: Dinosaurs survived and became birds... E-series may sprout wings and fly one day 😂 Puma: Saved because it shares platform with Transit Courier Bronco Sport: Saved by riding Bronco coattails Maverick: Saved by approximation/association with Bronco Sport I don't know how Farley plans to market the upcoming low-cost EV platform and the low-cost compact ICE from India but chances are they will have some sort of tie in with the Core 4.
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  5. Camaro's demise has many dimensions (dropping demand, CAFE, GM pulling out of Australia etc.) but ultimately, it is just not as iconic to Chevy as Mustang it is to Ford. They've got the Corvette over there to carry the torch. Mustang and Corvette are not competitors in the market place but they occupy similar mind space in the corporate office. Camaro is more like Thunderbird at Ford... it's a nice to have product but if you had to choose one, the answer is always bet on Mustang.
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  6. Yea, exactly. Ford's head honcho mentioned those two companies as his biggest competitors
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  8. Absolute nonsense. This is the law of the universe: Boy meets girl, they fall in love, marry, and start a family. They buy a SUV too, to haul the kids around. That's the way it's always been, and always will be.
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  9. The short answer is yes, EV's are killing auto mfrs., especially Ford! Double digit losses in the billions for just Ford! I don't see VW, Stellantis, Mercedes, Toyota going full tilt into EV's! I think Farley blew it!
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  10. Just admit you don’t understand how CAFE works and let’s move on.
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  11. Morgan20 spelled out mustang’s CAFE issue with facts fairly well and he worked for Ford. Did you even read it? Selling more F150s is irrelevant. It’s not that they don’t want to sell any Mustangs. But raising prices and pushing more high end models like dark horse raises profit and limits CAFE non compliance at the same time, If they added more low end sales through price reductions or made cheaper base models then any added profit could be offset or surpassed by CAFE fines. That’s why Ford is favoring larger vehicles because they get lower CAFE targets. No exec is ever going to say we’re limiting sales due to CAFE. That would be stupid. They do it by raising prices If Mustang wasn’t an Icon it would have been killed already. My old company did this with services they didn’t want to sell but weren’t allowed to discontinue. Make it less desirable and make as much profit on whatever was left. Auto mfrs do all sorts of contortions and gyrations for CAFE. I remember in late 1999 they deleted the rear headrests on the Lincoln LS v8 sport models because the weight savings dropped them into a different CAFE category.
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