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  1. Good eye! the drivers side door looks to be a two tone, while the passenger side is plain.
  2. Over the years, Kia has had some uh, innovative side profiles, the K4 continues the tradition.That D-pillar treatment becomes the focal point for me. That burr on the rear doors either need to get ground off or continue to the roof line. If this is a top trim level, the door card screams fleet car. They did a nice job on the EV6, my neighbor has one and it looks better in reality than in photos. Maybe the K4 will be the same. Except for the police cruiser door cards.
  3. The article mentions that a Huston dealer has a $199/mo deal on a Nautilus- that's what the 24mo lease was on my '97 Escort LX 5spd.
  4. I think that the bet is a decent profit (10%?) could be realized on a $25K vehicle, especially if that figure is after federal and state rebates. An electric drivetrain will be simpler and less costly, and battery cost is supposed to be coming down. Which brings up another question I've had for some time. Why are they building 5-800hp. BEVS with 300-ish mile range? Why not 200-250hp with 400-500mi range, which is where cross country travel would be viable and there would be less of an impact of towing or cold weather. I would think the weight and cost of such a vehicle would be less as well.
  5. Not good. Folks that bought a new vehicle in 2019-21 and paid a "Market Adjusted Price" or hundreds/thousands in dealer installed accessories, and rolled a leftover loan balance into an 84 month loan are stuck with the vehicle for a few more years. Or they will need significant cash to get out of the deal. This is also affecting their ability to get home improvement loans or refinance balloon loans. Meanwhile, inventories of many vehicles are increasing, and rebates & low interest financing are coming back, further reducing used car loan values, thus keeping more folks out of the new market, which results in bigger incentives to move the iron, etc until somewhere a balance is finally struck and new & used ATPs stabilize.
  6. As an unabashed Ranger owner/fanboy, it's good to see the '24s, finally!
  7. If Ford were to reintroduce a logo from the past, I think it would be the 1950-1963 Heraldry logo. If Sellantis were to use an old non-automotive subsidiary logo it would probably be Airtemp (1957 shown).
  8. Maybe, as an extended cab on the R2. The R1T already has a box under 5 ft long and 7ft with the tailgate down.
  9. If that's the case, it must be something unique to Ranger, because they are shipping Broncos, faster than they are being sold. There are some 5,000 or more Rangers sitting somewhere, and I'd be curious to know what dealers are telling their customers who have inquired about or ordered one. If Ford is starting to do this as business as usual, as I gather from other BOF posts, they should incorporate a buffer time spent analyzing the Job 2 vehicles in the official release date. Ranger is dwarfed by F-150 holds, those being sent to purgatory for an unknown period of time for unknown reasons.
  10. What sales? Are dealers still able to order them? I wonder if Ford is trying to kill it off to retool for a BEV/Hybrid Bronco or Everest.
  11. Ranger sales and gross stock both at zero. There were 303 Rangers sold last month, so that leaves, 5485 in transit (5515 produced Jan-Feb)? Commodity hold?
  12. I hadn't seen this posted anywhere yet, but I believe it is credible. Ford News doesn't have the numbers up yet. https://fordauthority.com/2024/03/ford-motor-company-sales-numbers-figures-results-february-2024/ Interesting to note that F-150 (ICE) and Super Duty were down, and Ranger had 0?? but overall truck sales were up; it seems Maverick and Lightning pulled their weight. Bronco sales down still, while availability is pretty good, around me anyway; 64 on the ground at 5 small to medium dealers.No factory incentives here.
  13. I think it might be that most Stellatnis franchisees are part of dealer groups Some customers will drive by the Jeep dealer and see one or two Wrangler 4XEs and head to their Ford or GM dealer for a Bronco or a midsize pickup, whether they are aware of the dealer ownership or not. Off lease and rental return Wrangler prices will probably increase. It might turn out to be a shrewd move on Stellantis' part. Shortly after Bronco came out, they had the molded-in color problem with the hard roofs and production was delayed. Some Bronco intenders cancelled their reservations and got Jeeps or other vehicles, but most held on and took the Bronco. Ergo, most folks will hold fast, if it is a desirable vehicle. Jeep Wrangler has a loyal following and Stellantis may be betting that a few will take the 4XE, or another brand, but betting that most ICE Wrangler buyers will shrug their shoulders and wait for an OTD ICE Wrangler to be built. This could be the start of moving the market to more of a European business model where most dealers don't stock acres of vehicles for spot delivery.
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