That is the EPA CAFE classification, not how it is imported. That is the reason Ford got into trouble with the Transit Connect-they brought them over as passenger vans then ripped out the seats.
The Bronco Sport would be either a wagon or crossover, which I believe aren't impacted by that.
Also the tariff rates for importing ANY car unless you have a special deal (UK and South Korea for now) is 25%. I'm guessing their is some work arounds to that (I've saw that Ford is using a Bonded shipper?) to help mitigate the tariff issues.
Interesting if it will be shipped in as a "car" since right now, BS is considered a "truck" and if it continues that way, the Chicken Tax will hit it....unless of course, it comes in as an "incomplete" vehicle....one way around it would be to ship all NA without the hybrid battery and make/install it here in NA to complete it. If my memory of how the Chicken Tax works is correct.
But yet you completely ignore the Maverick and Bronco Sport, which are "affordable" without being cheap-they turn a profit presumably and offer up sale value post sale in the form of accessories, further increasing their profits. The Escape is going away in North America, but will apparently live on in other parts of the world and the Focus and Fiesta went away due to EU markets wanting CUVs like NA.
While the actual design of the CE1 can't or isn't well suited to going to ICE, the processes of how its made and design can be.
The other thing with the CE1 is that it will offer a form factor that is appealing at a price point that is affordable and will be desirable to buyers. IMO the vast majority of desirable EVs start in the 50-60K range-if that price point can be dropped 15-20K, you'll find more buyers will to try it because it will be affordable.
Also it seems like CE1 will be designed from the get go to easily/profitably spawn other models like a sedan/CUV/Van easily that will help pay for development costs.
Ford cancelled Focus, Fiesta, the Escape, and every other Affordable Vehicle due to a Structural inability to make money in low-margin segments.
Affordable vs. cheap is a distinction without a difference.
The 2012 Focus was affordable, but the 2019 Focus was cheap. Neither were profitable🤣
Based on how some talk about CE1 (which gives off Tesla Hype vibes), it will never deliver all the hope people ascribe to it. I struggle to imagine how an ultra-low-cost EV platform designed to be sold in a country that shuns EVs can successfully spawn affordable ICE Vehicles, especially when the cost drivers of EVs and ICE vehicles are so different.
Bro, we literally have a Ford Decontenting Thread to track how Ford drops vehicle features to increase corporate profit.
Anyway, Ford has been clear on the reasons they stopped selling cars. This is the First time I am hearing that CAFE was the reason.
This is funny, because it makes 0 Sense.
Mexico and Canada: had no tariffs on US-made vehicles until the US placed tariffs on Canadian and Mexican-made vehicles. Japan and S. Korea: don't buy US-made vehicles because they don't fit. There is no amount of tariffs that will change that. Europe: Subsidiaries of US companies seem to underperform in those markets and offer less competitive products.
The result is higher-priced vehicles in the market, which need more affordable ones.
Danny, there is one on eBay....good luck
https://www.ebay.com/itm/306214751568?_skw=2C5Z-9A758-AC&epid=1427925540&itmmeta=01KBRN5YA6H052CXMEZVT6MD78&hash=item474bd24d50:g:XG4AAeSwE~JpHjq8&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1c0qwVtfRb3sqSXXo6wqfJOIP31CVEkemCQ4nfxQ6iHBSEtv6xICXXaI2p07m0ZNIHTvhDAlkirgTHIBLgBU4BEjUqunaXCWPLpzacYjkLd7bXtBIEIV%2B2O9Ay3LkASANRjuA9nx7X%2B4Sg%2Fu8L33FoFpIzInjaItmK8umpMpNZuh1xtjNl3zi77QpI7J6FO1x8JTQbPapG97JjcEkde5KfqBUeyHAJYWIbIfbWRwj5pKsFpZG9MhRFiLyFnMS8lbpTWAyxoyxrk3IE5edJN1nJQJwU0w6Pdt%2Fhl2y2z6A2CIw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6Lll5XeZg
2005 Aviator
Looks like I need a new throttle cable. Pedal goes all the way to the floor. Try the petal adjuster and only the brake pedal moves. Can still drive it, but I can only depress it enough to give me 40 miles an hour.
So I'm being told that I need a throttle cable. I have the part number, but it's discontinued part. Looking to see if anybody can help me locate one or if they have one etc etc.
Part number
2C5Z-9A758-AC
TIA
Danny D