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New analysis by BloombergNEF indicates that EVs will be cheaper to produce than ICE vehicles by 2027. This makes proposed laws in the EU and elsewhere to ban the sale of new ICE vehicles in the 2030 to 2035 timeframe practical and achievable. Electric cars ‘will be cheaper to produce than fossil fuel vehicles by 2027’ | Automotive industry | The Guardian

Including a visit from President Biden at Ford HQ and at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

Yes sir blksn8k2. Camrys are extremely popular among NASCAR fans as their daily driver vehicles. In the southern U.S. where NASCAR originated, Toyota is also the most "followed" and "searched for" car brand (either #1 by itself or tied with other brands) on the web and social media. Toyota's NASCAR marketing efforts help maintain that.

Preliminary report from NTSB of this incident. HWY21FH007-preliminary-report.pdf (ntsb.gov)

Jim Farley said it perfectly. BEV F-150 Lightning is both a game changer and the most important new product introduction for Ford in the 21st century.

I like your suggestions GearheadGrrl ma'am. They have great potential for cost savings that benefit automakers, dealers, and consumers. However, in the U.S. there is a unfortunate tendency of new car customers to reject the "sold order" approach. Automotive News wrote an article about this 5 years ago. Sadly not much has changed since then. Maybe the shortages of new cars right now will cause consumers to change their mind and embrace the approach you mentioned? Why Americans reject build-to-order cars (autonews.com)

Wow, that's a tough situation ice-capades sir. I worry about dealership employees whose compensation plan is mostly or entirely commission based. As both new car and used car inventories dwindle, it must be scary for them thinking about what will happen to their paychecks in the months to come when there's so little to sell.

SAE created a new graphic describing standard J3016 "Levels of Driving Automation". As mentioned earlier in this thread, BlueCruise is currently in the Level 2 category. Hopefully, Ford's advancements to the system over the years should eventually get it to Level 5.

Yes sir jasonj80. '06-'10 Mountaineer used Osram Joule LED taillamp/brakelamp/turn signal modules. These modules integrated the LED capsule, connector, and heatsink. '08-'09 Sable, '08-'09 Taurus X, and '10-'12 Mustang also used Osram Joule modules for taillamps. Joule system isn't shown on the Osram Automotive website currently, I wonder if the technology has been discontinued?

Fair Oaks Ford should be careful how they market the "Ford Recall Headquarters" thing. A dealership group in the Washington, D.C. area got into trouble with the FTC a couple years ago for using recall notices to boost business for their service departments. Car dealer and marketing firm called out for bogus recall notices | Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov)

Yes sir, Ford did a great job to ensure Mach-E has both substance and style worthy of the Mustang name. I'm confident the same will hold true for BEV F-150 and the Lightning name.

Metro areas in Florida appear to be the hottest new vehicle markets in the U.S. right now. New car inventories at dealerships have dipped quickly in the Miami, Tampa, and Orlando regions.

Hyundai USA Santa Cruz configurator is now up. 2022 Santa Cruz Debut | Sport Adventure Vehicle | Hyundai USA

You're not alone jcartwright99 sir. The situation is very dynamic, even workers at the automakers may not know details involving new vehicle production and inventory planning.

Detroit Free Press reports that GM is using build-shy strategy right now for certain vehicles. GM build-shy strategy has tens of thousands of vehicles parked awaiting chip parts (msn.com)

Yes sir ESP08. Prior to Mach-E's unveiling, it was a legitimate concern because all crossover type vehicles had styling that was ugly, boring, or both. However, Mach-E ended up being the best looking crossover ever, with styling elements from other Mustangs. As a result, Mach-E enhanced the Mustang name rather than dilute it.

As of May 5, 2021, Nissan has completely divested its stake in Daimler. Renault did the same. Nissan to Sell Entire Daimler Stake for $1.4 Billion | IndustryWeek

Really good stuff from Argo AI. Maybe their long range LIDAR technology can be combined with the techniques that Carnegie Mellon University researchers announced last year to improve object recognition accuracy. Carnegie Mellon works closely with Argo AI. 8111-talk (cmu.edu)

Yes sir FordBuyer, all of the Bronco Sport attributes you mentioned are well suited for young drivers. Plus, the 1.5L versions have the right amount of power for those drivers. More than adequate for daily driving, but not too much which could get those drivers into trouble.

Looking forward to Sandy Munro and his engineering firm doing a teardown and profitability analysis of Mustang Mach-E, like he did a couple years back for Tesla Model 3. Munro and Associates is among the best in the world at doing this kind of work.

Tesla is still ahead of the incumbent automakers in BEV design and engineering. But Mustang Mach-E is the best effort ever from the incumbents, the many industry awards Mach-E has won proves that. Ford cannot afford to get complacent in its efforts to continuously improve that vehicle over time (like Nissan did with Leaf), or to relent in any way from its commitment to go "all-in" with BEV in general. The race has just begun.

Combining the topics of Bronco Sport and young drivers. IIHS and Consumer Reports publish a list of used cars that represent "best choices" and "good choices" for teen drivers . The 2020 list includes 2015 & 2018-2019 Ford Escape and 2014-2015 Ford Edge as "good choices". Complete list and criteria. Safe used vehicles for teens (iihs.org) If Bronco Sport has above average reliability, the versions with the 1.5L engine may make the "best choices" list in a few years.

Whether it's called driver or education or training won't change its ineffectiveness in reducing crashes and deaths for young (age 16-18) drivers in the U.S. In fact, studies have indicated that young drivers who participate in "advanced driver skills" training have a higher crash risk than those who don't. IIHS and other road safety experts recommend graduated driver licensing programs, which have been proven effective in reducing young driver crashes and collision claims not only in the U.S. but in other countries as well. Recommendations from IIHS. Graduated Licensing Calculator (iihs.org) Minimum age for driver's permit eligibility no lower than 16 years Minimum age for driver's license eligibility no lower than 17 years Minimum 70 hours practice hours supervised by parent, guardian, or other experienced driver No teenage passengers in vehicle No driving at night between 8 PM and sunrise the next morning without supervision by parent, guardian, or other experienced driver

U.S. market 1st gen Ford Escape was assembled at 2 plants, Ohio Assembly and Kansas City Assembly, between 2000 and 2005. Here are the sales numbers for those years. 2000 42,635 2001 164,184 2002 145,471 2003 167,678 2004 183,430 (inc. 2,993 Hybrids) 2005 165,122 (inc. 18,797 Hybrids)

Nissan got lazy and failed to keep Leaf competitive. For the under $40k price point, Chevy Bolt, Hyundai Kona EV, Kia Niro EV, and especially Tesla Model 3 have surpassed Leaf in performance, range, features, and refinement. Remains to be seen if Nissan can regain its footing in the BEV market with Ariya.