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  1. Until the competition start getting reviews that end with "You should buy this over a Tesla" Tesla have no reason to do MCEs. The competition is still catching up to what Tesla released 4, 5, 6 years ago...
  2. FoE has consistently been a little to no margin market due to the types of vehicles that get purchased - Light and Small vehicles and commercials. High development costs and little margin. That's why MEB agreement with VW - to consolidate costs. You literally need to be part of an alliance to make a profit in Europe now - VW Group, PSA, Renault / Nissan / Mitsu etc. While the vehicles Ford are dropping might be missed (Focus, Fiesta etc.), their impact on Ford's bottom line will barely rate a mention.
  3. Front wheels were moved forward to allow for Hybrid. Suspension moved outboard to fit a euro-pallet. Take a look at the reviews of the RoW model (esp. the Oz reviews) and they explain it really well. Part of the reason for some of the changes was the platform sharing agreement with Volkswagen, whereby they had certain requirements before they'd sign the deal.
  4. Are EV sales down YoY due to production constraints?
  5. Better to be capacity restrained than pumping out thousands of vehicles to sit in lots for months on end and end up discounted.
  6. Haven't we already been told the next EV truck will be Ranger based? Would that not fit with Ranger being T6.2?
  7. I think if they'd waited and put the RWD platform under the Conty it would have been less halfhearted.
  8. Having been in credit collections for vehicles, I can only feel sorry for those collectors who will no longer get to feel the buzz of having a car they've been chasing for months finally show up in the parking lot of a local pub and getting that call to tell you it's on the bed heading back to the repo depot.
  9. That's like saying you're still using grandpa's old axe, when the handle has been replaced 5 times and the blade replaced 3. It's not grandpa's old axe any more. The 4l Barra was, and remains, an awesome engine. Ppl are getting 1000+ HP from them. In terms of straight 6s, they're absolutely up there with the RB26T and the BMW straight 6 of the time. Considering FoA had pennies to develop it, it's an amazing engine. Ford would have done well to utilise it across the pond. Would have made a great Jag engine.
  10. Is this short sighted on Ford's part? I mean, Rivian aren't out of the woods yet, but they're rolling vehicles out, and they have aassive contract with Amazon... Reviews of the vehicles are positive - there are quality issues to be sure, but given time I'm sure they'll sort those out. Tesla's are still built with inconsistent panel gaps and people don't seem to care. I dunno. I think there's a lot more value to be had holding on to that stake at least until production ramps up fully... Not so much as a strategic investment, but as a capital gain investment.
  11. Middle luxury, maybe. Like Lincoln, Lexus, Cadillac, Genesis etc. True luxury, not so much.
  12. When you read a thread, and most of the posts are about the title, not the topic ?
  13. If Ford cannot get rid of the dealers, they'll simply either not renew the agreements, or buy them out and convert dealerships to agencies like Mercedes and Honda have here in Oz, which I really think is a test case for the rest of the world. The manufacturer owns the dealer license, and the dealership owns no stock. They're simply a Point of Sale and pickup. There's no haggling, as the prices are fixed. There's also no markups.
  14. Surely this will be fairly clear cut, no? Existing franchise agreements will be absorbed by Ford Blue, while those that stump up the 1.2 will sign agreements with Model E in addition to Ford Blue.
  15. Imagine before the bailouts (not Ford) someone said to you that Ford would essentially be making cars to order, instead of having months of inventory sitting on dealer lots losing them money...
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