rmc523 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Those were the days when they were selling the Mercury Cougar at a loss by a few thousand dollars (read it on this forum many years ago). What is the Focus doing now for profitability? Don't they make a slight/slim profit on Focus now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 You need to keep this handy: http://xkcd.com/285/ Love XKCD! :happy feet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStag Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 [citation needed] This weeks Autocar Magazine pointed it out in their confidential column. A senior person at Ford pointed it out when talking about the F150. You can choose to believe it or not, but it was hardly sensational journalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStag Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 The taxpayers' cash, plus £400m of private investment, will secure 2,000 jobs at the company's Halewood factory on Merseyside."LINK Check the date on the article! You will find with not to much effort that TATA has now rejected the loan from the UK Government. Instead they have found private backers to help them out because no doubt JLR's recovery is gaining strength! Also please be aware that JLR has had less money from Government than Ford. And who's benefiting from that other bailout known as 'cash for clunkers'? Wait till that ends....... Ending soon in Germany and the US......watch those sales dry up.... Much better to be in JLR's position where sales are picking up quickly without any government socialism.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) Check the date on the article! You will find with not to much effort that TATA has now rejected the loan from the UK Government. Instead they have found private backers to help them out because no doubt JLR's recovery is gaining strength! Also please be aware that JLR has had less money from Government than Ford. And who's benefiting from that other bailout known as 'cash for clunkers'? Wait till that ends....... Ending soon in Germany and the US......watch those sales dry up.... Much better to be in JLR's position where sales are picking up quickly without any government socialism.... Excuse me, the money Ford is recieving from the government was given to them, or at least approved before the bailouts started, and they're Department of Energy funds (I want to say they're loans as well, but I'm not entirely sure about that) given to retool plants to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles. As for C4C, 1) Japanese companies took the larger percentage of vehicle sales through the program and 2) just because the government decided to do more "stimulus" that did happen to end up benefitting Ford doesn't mean they're getting a bailout, plus, the money goes to the people who bought the cars anyway......not to mention the UK has a similar program. I will say that I can agree with you somewhat that sales will slow again with the conclusion of this program, will they "dry up" or "collapse," no, I don't believe so, but they will drop. Edited August 30, 2009 by rmc523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadamaster Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I'd say E-series....stripped not equipped. Panther would be my second choice. Don't forget about the Ranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixt9coug Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Love XKCD! :happy feet: +1 I love this one though. Only because i can picture it happening to me. Gettin freaky then all of a sudden BAM! The theme to The Tick comes on. Edited September 1, 2009 by Sixt9coug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Maybe the new 6.7 L Scorpion will return some of those lost high end sales...... When F Truck sales start improving, so does Ford North America bottom line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 +1 I love this one though. Only because i can picture it happening to me. Gettin freaky then all of a sudden BAM! The theme to The Tick comes on. There's this random Nazi song I found on LimeWire a long time ago. I kept it only because it was so weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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