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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-day-after-speculation-abounds-on-california-trucking-regulation-with-no-acf

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/dtna-oregon-sales-restart

The Ford Media website hasn't updated the F-650 information since the 2022 model year, and you want them to add air brakes to the gas engine? I agree though, it would be a good move.... I have been looking for the 2026 order guides and can't find them. 2026 production was supposed to start last week. My local Ford Commercial dealer hasn't had an F-650 or F-750 on the lot in ages.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-halts-ice-truck-sales-in-oregon-citing-dispute-on-clean-truck-credits

Nice looking rig. Long hood, 8V-71, tag axle looks a lot like a Roadway spec..

Lincoln numbers are up a good bit.

Very interesting, but it is a vehicle specific to the Asian market.

Mary Barra was smart to get GM out of Europe. It's going to be impossible to compete with a desperate and subsidized VW.

More than you might think these days. Incentivizing CSI, willingness to approve warranty claims and 'good will' repairs, etc.. It is still hard for the manufacturers to terminate really bad dealers. Take a look at what's going on with Stellantis dealers these days. Their CSI is down in the weeds due in no small part to Stellantis dragging their feet on warranty and not making parts available. Manufacturers may be limited on what they can do to promote good service, but they sure can mess it up.

I knew that remark was going to generate a factual response about just how good Buick dealer service is these days. And it did. Nonetheless, I don't think Lincoln service is for the most part all that bad, particularly considering most all Lincoln service takes place at Ford dealers. GM has been working on improving their aftersales experience for some time and it shows. Ford is making a strong effort lately as well, but they have not been focusing on aftersales as long as GM has. I am quite sure they will eventually catch up.

Actually not since the 2023 L.A. Auto Show. Have they changed a lot since then? I will admit the Lincolns had very nice interiors. You know, even Genesis has a more extensive model lineup than Lincoln does these days. And you won't find Genesis vehicles shoved into a corner of your local Hyundai store either. Lincoln has yet to fully recover from the PAG days when the marque was relegated to being not much more than fleet livery vehicles (Town Car and Navigator). Jaguar and Aston-Martin got all the attention. Remember when Mulullay wanted to drop Lincoln around 2014? He later set the course for a Lincoln revival, but it seems 8 years later it hasn't made much progress.

Would it be this issue? https://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_magazines/truck-and-trucking-/1969-overdrive-magazine/11-overdrive-magazi/november-1969-front.html#media

Actually seeing more Cadillacs these days. The Lyric is selling well and the Escalade has always been popular. XT-6's are out there, the cars not so much as you say but you will see a CT-5V (they are great) once in a while. Having a good dealership on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills helps. Closest 'Lincoln' dealership to Beverly Hills is Santa Monica Ford I guess. O.K., maybe Lincoln doesn't need a vehicle based on an exclusive platform (can't see a business case for one at this point, that's for sure!) but it would be nice if the Lincolns didn't LOOK so much like dolled up Fords with big grilles (as in M-E-R-C-.....). Agreed on an EV for Lincoln. As I said the Lyric is becoming at item. Time is right, I think people might be getting tired of Teslas.

Speaking of the W series, here is a link to an old 'Overdrive' magazine from 1974 with a road test of a WT-9000. Keep in mind Overdrive had a strong bias against the big Fords: https://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_magazines/truck-and-trucking-/1974-overdrive-magazine/07-overdrive-magazi/july-1974-front-cover.html#media