The two best selling segments in Europe are small and compact SUVs. Also 4 out of the top 6 segments. They’re moving to crossovers and away from cars just like North America.
The trick will be making it look good.
Nobody complains about short hoods on mid-engine vehicles because they look great.
If they can make the products look good and not like they chopped half the front end off, people will buy them.
Good point.
I’m hoping that CE1 styling is another Taurus moment for Ford, the proportions of Ford’s newest EVs
are different to what people are used to with ICEs but it could avalanche that interest in a positive way.
I’m not a fan of short noses on things other than vans but I’m willing to wait and let others make up their own minds.
Killing the fiesta and focus on Europe is like killing the explorer or f-series in our market, that's how iconic those products are. Work on profitability using affordable platforms, and shared components, and find a way to revive those kinds of cars in Europe in a way that's actually gonna be profitable for Ford.