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Upon inspecting the data, your theory doesn't hold up. Ford's problem isn't demand, it's supply. Light truck sales data (including F-150) show that sales are at
by totalZero 6y ago
Upon inspecting the data, your theory doesn't hold up. Ford's problem isn't demand, it's supply. Light truck sales data (including F-150) show that sales are at an all-time high:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LTRUCKNSA https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LTRUCKNSA
Vehicle-miles were down 10% for Nov 2020 (most recent month from FHWA) vs Nov 2019, that is true.
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/travel_monitoring/tvt.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/travel_monitoring...
However, people are still buying new and used cars.
New car sales in Dec were strong:
https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/usa-auto-industry-total-sales-figures/ https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/usa-auto-industry-total-sales-...
Used car prices last year spiked astronomically:
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/927971920/a-pandemic-sticker-shock-used-car-prices-are-through-the-roof https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/927971920/a-pandemic-sticker-...