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I see a bunch of Lincoln's with big rims on them. Granted they aren't the gigantic 26-28 inch ones that require the car to be jacked up 3 feet for but they are out there, at least around where I live.I bet the average age of a USED cadillac buyer is lower than that of a used lincoln buyer. Seems there is a demographic that loves to put giant shiny rims on those. You don't see that in the lincoln market as much. Used Lincolns tend to stay in the same market although the navigator has a bit of the same following as the cadillac.
It's not just Navigators either
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By the way, what happened to the Mazda 6? Weren't they touting being a major player in the segment by now?
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Bell-weather midsize sedan sales
Chrysler 200 11,675 (not sure how many is new vs. old model)
90% sure that's all new model. They changed over back in March, so those numbers should be at least 90% MY2015 cars, with the rest being heavily discounted '14 models, likely in the form of fleet sales.
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In another word, you can't compare the numbers directly to prior year. Ford is probably pretty pleased with where the Transit is at after 3 months. It already outsells Ram ProMaster and Mercedes Sprinter.
I know it's fact, but based on the number of Transits I've seen on the road that don't carry M-plates with a PP sticker in the window, I would have guessed the ProMaster is blowing the Transit and Sprinter completely off the planet.
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Most of those people are hipsters. I love next door to someone like that who only uses ride sharing, an when he can't, he rides his bike everywhere. He actually scoffs at my fiancée and I for having our own cars instead of driving each other everywhere.The recession has kicked many younger buyers out of the market, too. Some say they will only use car sharing, Uber, and taxis from now on.
But wait till they are too old for bar hopping.
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Back on topic for a second.... I've been thinking about this and Just a hunch but the reason I think people might buy something like this is simply because it's something different. Now is that a solid business case to go through with production, absolutely not. It is, however, something that may be taken into consideration down the road.
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As another side note, I saw my first new Mustang on the road the other day - it was a 50th anniversary package one. I only saw it from the back, but it looked really good. Can't wait to sit in it at the auto show either this weekend or next.....not to mention take one for a test drive.
If you are in the Detroit area, There's a dealer downriver with 2 on the lot right now i'm sure you could test drive
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Sales of the Focus, Fusion and Escape show where the heart of the market is today, aside from the full-size pickups.
Sales of the MKS show that the new one can't get here fast enough.
Fusion and escape, yes, Focus, not so much. I'm getting the impression that people are waiting for the new Focus, which is hurting sales now. I would expect next year to be much better (I hope so, my paychecks depend on it!)
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Transit not nearly making up for E-series. Is this a production constraint or lack of customer acceptance?
A little bit of production constraint, a little bit of lack of awareness. Ask anyone who may be looking for a commercial van if they know about it and they will probably say no or not much.
They just started adding a second shift to Kansas City for production of the Transit so hopefully soon the production constraints will ease up in the next few months.
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As far as I've heard, Work Monday (A & C Crew), off Tuesday for election day then work Wednesday (A & B Crew) then off until Monday 11/10. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the situation can confirm?
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Just my opinion, anything with a DUB label on it looks DUMB as hell to me. PASS
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I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with the auto industry?
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Station wagons are car height. Flex is Crossover/SUV height. There is a difference.
Not according to the state of Michigan. They consider it a station wagon. They also considered the bronco a station wagon, when in reality it was the polar opposite
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Only a company like FoMoCo can turn a profit and STILL get bashed......for god sakes...they turned a PROFIT despite the negative headwinds....
It's the same as when GM makes absolutely stupid business decisions an get praised for it. Neither one makes a lick of sense
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Here we go again.
Ford has been saying revenue would be down this year for well ofer a year now, mainly for the reason akirby said, which is 23 new global model rollouts. Can anybody PLEASE tell me where Ford has "over promised and under delivered"? Yes, I get it, mustang performance is less than what people were hoping for, and yes, some of the launches have taken a little longer than they probably should have (why is '15 focus still not being built yet?) but again, and I can't stress this enough, where exactly did Ford over promise anything?
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And regarding the Grand Cherokee, this is my point: In what way is it so much better than the Edge that Ford should imitate it?
Ask Motor Trend, C&D, or consumer report, they will be more than happy to tell you everything about how the GC is far beyond the competition in every way but fuel economy
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UK reports indicate its FWD...
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/focus/89077/new-ford-focus-rs-edges-closer-to-2016-launch
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/development-under-way-new-330bhp-ford-focus-rs
I don't know why Ford always leave it to the end of the product life cycle to introduce an RS model. This has happened for the past 2 Focus RS's. Ford really should get their finger out and introduce it earlier when the models are launched. It has put buyers off here in the UK as they know a completely new Focus is due not longer after the RS model so buyers don't want to pay big bucks to buy a model that becomes obsolete within a year to 18 months of purchasing. In this case a complete replacement is due in 2017.
It's because they're trying to draw interest into an old product, and by all indications, it generally works pretty well.
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Is it a done deal the next focus will be using aluminum extensively? I haven't heard a word about it for anything other than trucks and SUVs
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At least they are giving it legitimate thought and effort. It sure as hell beats GM's throw it up against the wall and see what sticks approach they've taken with Cadillac in the last decade
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Also, they got there info from TTAC so that should give you a clue to its credibility
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http://www.autoblog.com/2014/10/21/ford-focus-rs-imported-europe-report/
Here was the article I referenced earlier.
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Wouldn't a change to facilitate AWD at the plant wait until a full redesign of the vehicle though? Like not for a limited production model at the end of the vehicle's lifecycle like the RS would be.
It would depend on whether or not they do decide to do a Lincoln off of the focus. It's been rumored for a while now on the plant floor, and at this point based on the vague clues corporate has been giving, I would say there's got to be some fire to go with the smoke. Plus they may want to use AWD on the next-gen focus too. To my knowledge it would be a first in the segment either way, whether it's in a Lincoln or Ford model. That way you can use the RS as a sort of test run for the manufacturing process, ultimately ending up with less downtime for the rollout of the next-gen focus should they go that route.
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Does it require a dual axle dyno?
We already have those (I think)
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That's a fair point re: Lincoln C-vehicles and AWD
What changes need to be made to assemble AWD?
That was my question, I honestly have no idea.
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I can see them making changes at MAP though. It means that down the road if the c-segment keeps shrinking, they can start running escape overflow. Or if they do a Lincoln model off of the focus, they can give it AWD like many luxury cars are getting these days.
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I can, heavily marketed vs. Tacoma which has next to no marketing behind it. Also, 'Murica, which I'm sure will also help to drive sales a little bit too. The buying public which will look to buy will take that into consideration.