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Ford stopped producing passenger vehicles for the US market with two exceptions a few years ago [1]. When you look at the numbers it's not hard to see why thoug
by AlotOfReading 3y ago
Ford stopped producing passenger vehicles for the US market with two exceptions a few years ago [1]. When you look at the numbers it's not hard to see why though. Over 80% of new vehicle sales are in the "light truck" category, which is things like SUVs and pickups. Of that remaining 20%, most of them were being sold by other brands like Kia and Toyota. Consumers simply don't want Ford cars.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/25/ford-to-stop-selling-every-car-in-north-america-but-the-mustang-and-focus-active/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/25/ford-to-stop-selling-every...
- iancmceachern 3y agoIn this case the differentiation between cars and light trucks/suvs seems trivial.
- nradov 3y agoRight, vehicles like the Ford Edge are only classified as light trucks for regulatory purposes. It isn't a real truck in any meaningful sense.
- chaimanmeow 3y agoford focus is very much a passenger car, and a popular one at that.
- AlotOfReading 3y agoYes, that's one of the two exceptions I mentioned along with the mustang. They also built some special vehicles like the GT40s.