That seems like a logical conclusion.
What are the thoughts about Ford’s divestment in Rivian? Positive or Negative?
Im not sure personally. I actually wished they would have bought Lucid out and turned them into Lincoln. They seem to have good product that is attractive which doesn’t receive a ton of attention.
This strategy doesn’t seem to be consistent with the One Ford strategy. Ford doesn’t appear to be able to adapt well to the emerging markets because they don’t seem to have the right platforms, or cheap platforms, to compete there.
I think the vast majority would be fine with the way Ford implemented it as fixed buttons on the bottom of the screen. As opposed to going through menus.
Exactly, they were recalling thousands of vehicles, but this was a defect that was only believed to be actually present in a few hundred individual vehicles.
https://fordauthority.com/2024/06/poll-what-do-you-think-about-ford-phasing-out-physical-climate-controls/amp/
I didn’t see any comments about this topic related to their poll. Obviously we can’t see the number of respondents or anything about the integrity of their poll, but 96% want physical controls retained. It’s seems removing physical controls is a maligned process. Do you think Ford is paying attention to things like this?
I hope so, because as a Ford product buyer, I despise the relocation of controls to the screen. I prefer the tactile response I get from a button.