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Nobody is trying to buy a Ford...
by Ceezy 6y ago
Nobody is trying to buy a Ford...
- missedthecue 6y agoHuh? Ford has a reasonable market share in the EU. They sell a little under a million units a year there. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642946/eu-ford-car-sales/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/642946/eu-ford-car-sales...
- arethuza 6y agoI suspect most Fords sold in the EU are manufactured in the EU or its former member state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_of_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_of_Europe
- paganel 6y agoCorrect, I think only the Mustang, the Ranger and Edge are imported from the US, nice vehicles (especially the Mustang the Ranger) but which don't sell that much in absolute numbers. The rest of their line-up is I think produced in Europe.
- mywittyname 6y agoMost of Ford's car lineup, even in the US, was designed in the EU (fiesta, focus) or in collaboration with Mazda (fusion). Cars like the Taurus/500/Montego/MKS evolved from Volvo platforms. Ford is pretty heavily involved in Europe. Cars are bigger in Europe, so Ford cars tend to be developed there, while trucks and SUVs are bigger in America, so design of these vehicles is largely done in America.
- jsight 6y agoAnd the EU tariffs are a part of the reason for that, though perhaps not the main reason.
- reallydontask 6y agoMost of those will have been made in the EU though
- chrisseaton 6y agoThis is ignorant. The Ford Fiesta for example is a top-five car in the EU. They're everywhere. https://www.best-selling-cars.com/europe/2019-full-year-europe-best-selling-car-models/ https://www.best-selling-cars.com/europe/2019-full-year-euro...
- Glawen 6y agoIt is very popular in the UK, on the continent you see them less. Ford makes good cars in the EU, the focus is really good, but they are loosing steam..