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> which is why Ford stopped selling Sedans in the USA More accurately, sedans from any manufacturer have been in steady decline for years. So only the biggest
by rootusrootus 5y ago
> which is why Ford stopped selling Sedans in the USA
More accurately, sedans from any manufacturer have been in steady decline for years. So only the biggest names are still selling enough to justify continued development. Everyone else is switching to CUVs because that's what customers want today. Can't blame them, typical CUVs now have basically the same fuel efficiency as a sedan but a little more utility and a bit easier to live with (slide in/out without up/down).
- Retric 5y agoSome of that is just bouncing back from how low sedans became. A Ford land boat from the late 60’s and early 70’s didn’t require much getting up/down either.
- kube-system 5y agoI think CUVs are getting better gas mileage as a result of the competitiveness of the market, but I don’t think CUV buyers really care about gas mileage. They were selling well before they got good gas mileage, and SUVs sold good in the US too with abysmal gas mileage. Hybrid sedans still blow any CUV out of the water on MPGs, and are often cheaper than non-hybrid CUV counterparts. People just like the configuration.
- aaronbeekay 5y agoAgree with this broadly, but also CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards in the US mean that it likely was not possible for Ford to eliminate sedans before CUV fuel economy increased to a comparable point. (I work at Ford, but in a role that doesn’t give me insight into internal vehicle program strategy.)