Perfect Ford product for NA would be a F-150 Lightning with those range and charging time numbers. My Lightning is able to hit the range number but 15-20 minutes of fast charging usually nets less than 100 mi of range. Ford needs to bump up the charging power to 230 kW or higher.
This means an electric Escape with a 1000+ pound battery pack. You'll end up with something like a Mach E.
Ford just needs to remember that outside the NA market, B-segment vehicles are very important, and they need a new global subcompact ASAP.
Fiat's new B-segment Grande Panda.
To come in both BEV and Hybrid versions.
that sounds ridiculous to me. Didn't realize Toyota didn't do that.
My brother said he was taking a look through the local lot and that most of the F-150s on the lot (mostly XLTs, some Lariats) were 70k. crazy.
We had that with 2dr Aspires. I was at my dealer the other day for a Works Package, and wandering the lot, I saw that they had eight Broncos; seven were softops w/o insulation. Interestingly, among the compulsory million F150s, they had over a dozen XL 4X4 SuperCabs, all under or right around $50k. Courtesy vehicles? Fleet bubble?
City style cars are a hard no in the North American market.
The "perfect" IMO product for the NA market would be something roughly the size of the Escape/Bronco Sport, gets about 300 miles of range and can be charged in about 15-20 minutes. I think that tech is less then 5 years away.
Why not plan ahead and special order it so you have it at the end of the lease?
I wonder how much of these pink poke a dot products are just to keep the assembly line going-for example non hybrid Mavericks or soft top Broncos, because they have shortages in those items.
Those early 70s models were known for being economical and fun to drive, despite the body issues from road salt. It’s nice to hear positive memories from Pinto owners, especially since the car often gets a bad rap. It's a testament to how reliable and enjoyable they could be, especially during those college years.
Allocation is required for scheduling all orders, stock and retail, but retail orders have priority due to the priority codes. There are times when Ford offers scheduling without allocation, but those are for specific vehicle lines and usually for limited periods. Stock orders have limited specifications and option availability, but retail orders can include all specifications and options available in the regular order guides. Retail orders have increased dramatically in the past few years and are an important part of Ford's production mix.