jpd80 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Isn't VW doing most, if not all the work on the Amarok top hat since it's a VW badged truck? Also: that really didn't answer my original question. Does Ranger family encompass all of T6? VW was shown what was being developed for T6 and were blown away by what Ford was doing, They will want a certain styling of course and interior layout but a lot of that won't be far removed from what Ranger has. Ranger and Everest will benefit from the inclusion of Bronco but how much they get is anyone's guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Twin Turbo said: With regards the Mustang......do those sales figures include "rest of the world" sales? I think perhaps not......and I think that's an important aspect in keeping Mustang alive (aside the fact its one of it's iconic models). I believe you can add something like another 40-odd % to that total figure to include ALL sales. Total world wide Mustang sales where roughly 113K units last year-still the best selling sports coupe world wide https://www.motor1.com/news/345223/ford-mustang-best-selling-coupe/ Total US sales where 75,842 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Turbo Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 No massive numbers..........but certainly much better than its direct competition can muster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.I. Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 hours ago, jpd80 said: Slow down, you're connecting a lot of dots that don't go together. VW alliance is partnering for Europe and ROW only, Ford absolutely refused to let VW have access to Ranger and Transit for North America. What we're seeing is the evolving of "Two Fords", vehicles for North America and vehicles for Europe/ROW., Ranger, Transit, Escape and "Fusion crossover" will probably be the only vehicles shared between the two. You are wrong. Ford sell in Europe the Explorer and the Mustang coupe and convertible. The Bronco and the Mustang Mach E will be sold in Europe too. Only the small cars are exclusives for Europe and China (Fiesta and Focus), and large sedans only for China (Fusion, Taurus). Is not a "one Ford", but neither "2 Fords" . What I see is a distribution of the products depending of the tastes of the customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 18 hours ago, Assimilator said: Look at Aviator go! Over 1,500 in October. Explorer inventory looks to be back in shape. Not growth numbers, but it's a more expensive vehicle with fewer incentivizing so it's doing better that I feared. Ranger outsold Colorado, although not the GM pair combined, but it is getting close. I know you're talking about inventory, but just to note, those sales figures for Explorer include PI-U. 17 hours ago, jpd80 said: While F150 may be down a few units thanks to Ranger, I wonder if Colorado is taking an even bigger hit, I've noticed it's sales continue to fall as Ranger holds at 8,000 sales. Camaro is also fading, 2,756 and not a good sign for surviving to another generation... 7,513 sales for Lincoln Utilities, Aviator 1,540 MKC 2,167 MKT 96 Nautilus/MKX 2,356 Navigator 1,354 That's awesome, Well done Lincoln. What's also great to see is that all utilities are up for both the month and year (MKC is down YOY, but as Corsair arrives, it may eek out a YOY gain), so it's not just Aviator volume alone that's accounting for the Lincoln utility increase. 7 hours ago, Twin Turbo said: With regards the Mustang......do those sales figures include "rest of the world" sales? I think perhaps not......and I think that's an important aspect in keeping Mustang alive (aside the fact its one of it's iconic models). I believe you can add something like another 40-odd % to that total figure to include ALL sales. That being said, whilst the news of the all-new-Mustang to be built at FRAP is good news, Ford needs to keep Mustang fresh. After 3 years ('15-'17MY) we saw a heavy refresh for the '18MY. Here we are at the start of the 3rd model following that refresh and no sign of a second refresh for the '21 model year...........and no idea on timescales for the all new car (other than it will be delivered within the 4 years of the that UAW contact). I appreciate Ford have their hands full of new models soon-to-be-released, but I hope they give Mustang another boost before that all new model. Those would be US only figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 47 minutes ago, falconlover 1 said: Ford sell in Europe the Explorer and the Mustang coupe and convertible. Also Edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgeh Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, rmc523 said: What's also great to see is that all utilities are up for both the month and year (MKC is down YOY, but as Corsair arrives, it may eek out a YOY gain), so it's not just Aviator volume alone that's accounting for the Lincoln utility increase. Well, all utilities except for MKT, which last month was, at least for part of it, still coming off the assembly line. What I find so interesting in those numbers is the big one for Aviator, of course, now that the supply constraint from the Ghod-awful launch seems to be past -- surpassing Navigator sales which themselves were up strongly from October 2018. If I remember right, Navi sales were pretty flat the last few months. I suspect that a number of people were holding off because they wanted to get a look at the Aviator but then decided that they just needed the extra room of the bigger 3-row. And even Nautilus sales were up, though in *mere* single digits. So Aviator sales did not seem to cannibalize either the Navi or Naut. My gut tells me that as Corsair volume ramps up it will overtake Nautilus as volume leader; heck Aviator might surpass Nautilus as well, at least for a time. But the Nautilus should hang in there, even though it is now the only Lincoln SUV of the previous generation, because for many the Corsair's just too small and the Aviator's just a bit too big (they don't need that 3rd row). Edited November 7, 2019 by Gurgeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Gurgeh said: Well, all utilities except for MKT, which last month was, at least for part of it, still coming off the assembly line. What I find so interesting in those numbers is the big one for Aviator, of course, now that the supply constraint from the Ghod-awful launch seems to be past -- surpassing Navigator sales which themselves were up strongly from October 2018. If I remember right, Navi sales were pretty flat the last few months. I suspect that a number of people were holding off because they wanted to get a look at the Aviator but then decided that they just needed the extra room of the bigger 3-row. And even Nautilus sales were up, though in *mere* single digits. So Aviator sales did not seem to cannibalize either the Navi or Naut. My gut tells me that as Corsair volume ramps up it will overtake Nautilus as volume leader; heck Aviator might surpass Nautilus as well, at least for a time. But the Nautilus should hang in there, even though it is now the only Lincoln SUV of the previous generation, because for many the Corsair's just too small and the Aviator's just a bit too big (they don't need that 3rd row). Right. At this point, I'm not even considering MKT as we know it's just a matter of selling out whatever is left there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, falconlover 1 said: You are wrong. Ford sell in Europe the Explorer and the Mustang coupe and convertible. The Bronco and the Mustang Mach E will be sold in Europe too. Only the small cars are exclusives for Europe and China (Fiesta and Focus), and large sedans only for China (Fusion, Taurus). Is not a "one Ford", but neither "2 Fords" . Sorry, I should have qualified the vehicles mentioned in my post as "volume products" It is definitly "two Fords", those primarily for North America and those that are not. Of course if you're in the outside world it's spun differently but head office most definitly calls it the way I did, Ford cannot afford to keep selling the vehicles it does globally when Ranger and Transit are the only ones making real profit. Edited November 7, 2019 by jpd80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 13 hours ago, Harley Lover said: MEB seems to be more of a European calculus, whereas E1 and Rivian are focused here. Access to MEB also probably allows Ford to assess 'best practice' from another manufacturer with regard to what Ford did with E1. It's also a calculus on plant investment. VW is more than happy to build MEB for Ford because they invested so much in it. Ford was probably on the verge of committing to building Model E derivatives in Europe (which will involve heavy investments in at least one of the 4 plants in Europe). With the MEB, Ford gets to kick the can down the road on huge capital investment required to build EV in Europe, and can concentrate on getting it right in North America. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, bzcat said: It's also a calculus on plant investment. VW is more than happy to build MEB for Ford because they invested so much in it. Ford was probably on the verge of committing to building Model E derivatives in Europe (which will involve heavy investments in at least one of the 4 plants in Europe). With the MEB, Ford gets to kick the can down the road on huge capital investment required to build EV in Europe, and can concentrate on getting it right in North America. This. The E was designed to be built in C body shop and uses the same standard C production assembly line process, when people see the price of Mach E and how that translates to Europe and RHD they will forget that they ever saw it. The conversion from an already premium price in the US equals showroom wallflower in Europe ROW...just like Edge was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Turbo Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Mach E will sell in tiny numbers here in the UK and, I suspect, the rest of Europe. Fiesta, Focus and Kuga are the only decent sellers (apart from Transit, of course) in the UK. Unfortunately, UK buyers are badge snobs and will gravitate to BMW and Audi if they're spending "premium" money. You can sprinkle some Mustang magic on Mach E but that won't swing many buyers here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Ranger inventory is now at 46,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 38 minutes ago, jpd80 said: Ranger inventory is now at 46,000 Well that certainly explains why they cancelled our Saturday this week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooter Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) 54 minutes ago, jpd80 said: Ranger inventory is now at 46,000 Whats tesla's inventory?....is the dakota delayed?...or whatever they call it these days...as of jan 1 we now get taxed on trade in value over $10k Edited November 8, 2019 by snooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, snooter said: Whats tesla's inventory?....is the dakota delayed?...or whatever they call it these days...as of jan 1 we now get taxed on trade in value over $10k Sorry, I have no idea or data relating to any of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Well that certainly explains why they cancelled our Saturday this week. Customers telling Ford that prices are a bit high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, jpd80 said: Customers telling Ford that prices are a bit high? Probably more like it's a holiday weekend and absenteeism was going to be high anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Probably more like it's a holiday weekend and absenteeism was going to be high anyway. 46,000 inventory is nearly six months supply.... Explorer inventory is now 58,000 Edited November 8, 2019 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooter Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I cant find 1 base ranger here locally...everything is $30k plus....might as well get an f150 for the price and more truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, snooter said: I cant find 1 base ranger here locally...everything is $30k plus....might as well get an f150 for the price and more truck XL/100A/SCab/2wd, I've got white/black/silver within 20 miles of me. Est net price under $25K HRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 And dealer discount would make them a bit cheaper than that unless that’s already estimated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnostic Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 4 hours ago, jpd80 said: 46,000 inventory is nearly six months supply.... Explorer inventory is now 58,000 building inventory for Bronco launch. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Gnostic said: building inventory for Bronco launch. ? I was just going to say that. A union official mentioned to me that was kinda what we're doing. We have an extra week off for the holidays and I'm sure they’re going to want to take it slow for a little while. once we start building Broncos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) Bronco launch is still twelve months away... Edited November 8, 2019 by jpd80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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