Scary..I have a 23 5.0 150.  Just what is an "axle bolt"?  As for your dealer GM, I can't imagine a guy in his position would say that to a customer.    And how many miles did you have on it when they refused to replace it because it was a "recall issue now".  So did you get the final fix?

I believe Farley said the goal for these affordable EVs is to be profitable within the first year of production. When it comes to price, it's worth noting that just like anything related to technology and engineering, it constantly improves. If there's one thing I know due to my experiences with a family of engineers, it's that engineers are constantly better themselves, and their work. If you give talented engineers enough time, freedom, and resources, they'll do things that genuinely amaze you.    So while a 30k EV may have been less feasible a decade ago when the model 3 was in development, the entire game has changed since then. 

Yeah, that would be impressive. Of course, this is just pure speculation. But that's going off of Farley saying in an interview about how desirable affordable EVs with good styling and around 300 miles of range would appeal to a broader audience. Who knows if it'll hit those targets, but that sounds promising coming directly from the CEO. 

$5200 is pretty steep. Especially since labor and tires are not included. Below are the individual prices. I couldn’t find the tire carrier on ford performance but I think the regular one is around $700, so they are giving you a slight discount for the package. Grille Letters -$110 ford badge - $60 Wheels - $1655 calibration - $825 level kit - $1900 flares - $555 tire carrier - ?   However, you can buy these parts significantly cheaper elsewhere. For example, I found the wheels for $1200, the calibration for $700, the letters and badges for $40, etc. You don’t get the warranty coverage if you go that route though.   I wonder if the ford performance 25% off coupon will apply to this package. Dropping it down to $3900 makes it much more attractive.      

Precisely.  There is no solid evidence on how close any manufacturer has actually come to a profitable $30k vehicle with +/- 300 miles of range, at least that I’m aware of.  Whether GM Bolt or any Ford, Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, etc., we don’t know how much loss these manufacturers are taking by pricing them low enough to sell; given they can be subsidized by ICE and hybrids.  Tesla is likely lowest-cost and also profitable EV manufacturer outside of China and even their lowest car as of today is not near $30k (before tax credit).   In fairness to Farley, IIRC he did suggest that new Skunkworks vehicles would be profitable after a time period (I don’t recall exact duration), which implies they could  be sold at a loss initially.  So maybe a $30k small truck is possible but it doesn’t necessarily mean it will be profitable at that price.  I can see price going up gradually over a few years much like Maverick has done already.

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I hope they apply this to the upcoming affordable EVs. If they're trying to do these passion products that are heavily differentiated, having mod support would make a huge difference. That's something we haven't seen a ton of in the EV scene thus far, and would serve to make those products even more appealing. 

In fairness, it’s what Ford has done for decades, make their teams find every possible saving. In their corporate mind, it is better to take the $500/vehicle saving now and deal with any consequences if or when they occur. This  instance instance shows an underlying Complexity and vulnerability that has crept into the design, they would have swept it away under some glib idea of “managing change” that get all those VPs sporting wood.

Try doing that to a sedan.  

https://fordauthority.com/2024/10/ford-custom-garage-debuts-with-two-new-packages-sema-2024/     So this shows why Ford doesn't want to make boring cars-they can sell a appearance package with some upgrades for $5200 markup Also doing a F-150 that is more or less an ICE Lighting https://fordauthority.com/2024/10/ford-f-150-fp700s-previews-hot-new-package-sema-2024/