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Fusion sales slightly up.... Remind me again why they stopped production at FRAP?

When you put it that way, you make it seem as if they're trying to weed out the lazy fucks who don't want to work. I for one support that fully. It's infuriating watching the same people cry and bitch about not wanting to do this job or thay job, then wind up doing easy shit day in and day out. Or the people who show up late every day because they want to circle the parking lot to make sure they can get the closest spot they can get. Or the people that abuse FMLA or constantly leave for medical.

It does amaze me how they got over 100,000 orders for it, sight unseen. There is no other automaker IN THE WORLD where that many people would line up for their cars without seeing it first.

2 thoughts on the design. A. I HATE the front. It makes the car look like a toy, and that's not a good thing. I would prefer a look similar to the Model S personally. B. The interior seems incomplete to me. Maybe they just threw something together to show, and the final design isn't finished yet? If that's the case, that's totally inexcusable. Even a concept car (like the Navigator) has a complete interior.

Well said! I've been saying it since I got my license at 16, its way too damn easy to get a drivers license in this country.

I have heard that they're reinstalling equipment in the empty Wayne Assembly building to start building Explorers there Take that for what you will.

As far as the Energi twins is concerned, the C-Max is a deadman walking. It will not make the jump to Mexico with the Focus. It will be replaced with its own dedicated platform and an all new model. Same goes for Focus BEV. Fusion Energi will be getting the same MCE style-wise as its regular brethren. I don't see any sort of range or performance increases for it in the next 2-3 years, or the duration of the current generation. The only thing I would expect to see (at least for the Fusion) would be the quick charge function be adapted from the Focus BEV and maybe a slight range and/or power increase. C-Max Energi might get that but I tend to doubt it.

That's fair. I will say this; it was a full 6 months of them being on sale before I saw one of the fist model year on the road without a "m" plate on it.

I'm not so sure about it. The press has been pretty positive about it and I've already seen 3 on the road within the first month of it being on sale.

Richard, are you counting the new Volt in your last statement or no because it's only just hitting dealers?

I'm more curious about what diesel is under the hood, and where this particular truck would be built, DTP or KCAP.

Because that's what tabloidistic publications do

I thought that particular one was thought to be a RS mule, or what turned out to be the ST200 at the very least. That photo popped up when the Fiesta RS rumors were flying rampant

A rumor I heard at the plant at the end of last summer was the 3.7 was the engine to be replaced in the Mustang, not the 2.3.

While that is true, the Focus mix seems to be more of a 60/40 mix in favor of the sedan (ST models I don't count towards that).

It doesn't really surprise me that North America would prioritize the sedan over the hatchback. It seems like 80% of the Fiestas on the road that I see are sedans.

Yeah, almost the entire company is off today. None of the assembly plants are running and most of the white collar folks aren't in today.

If yours is anything like my Focus, there's two screws on the top of the frame rail on the back of the headlight bezel that need to be removed. From there it should pop right out, but you may have to maneuver it around the fascia a little bit. Disconnect the wires to the bulb and you're set. For the new housing, try ebay. When I cracked my tail light a few years ago, I got one from ebay for $60 as opposed to the $300 that Ford wanted for one.

Really? I haven't heard a thing about that at the plant.

The Fusion is no longer built in the US. Production in Flat Rock ended in the middle of February. Even before that, bronze fire wasn't one of the colors offered on FRAP built Fusions. The only colors on US built Fusions are/were: -Shadow Black -Oxford White -Magnetic -Guard -Spirit Blue -Ruby Red -White Metallic Tricoat

Answer me this because I'm an idiot... WTF is a touring car?

I think the catch is with Ford Racing parts is it won't void the warrenty to if your dealer installed the parts, but there's a chance that it will if you do it yourself. If that is a concern for you, it might be worth the extra money to just have the dealer do it.

I'm at FRAP (for now), maybe that's where the confusion is coming from

2 words: Name Recognition

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