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To be fair, they're using it to build Super Duty trucks, which are big trucks typically used for actual work with no suitable EV alternative. So it seems more a

To be fair, they're using it to build Super Duty trucks, which are big trucks typically used for actual work with no suitable EV alternative. So it seems more a case of using their manufacturing capacities efficiently rather than them saying "screw EVs, we'll build bigger ICE vehicles instead".

kjkjadksj 2y ago
What are they doing with the old super duty plants? Still making super duties there too?
afiori 2y ago
> To be fair, they're using it to build Super Duty trucks, which are big trucks typically used for actual work Citation needed
- kube-system 2y ago
  https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-is-adding-capacity-super-duty-trucks-are-seeing-surging-demand/ar-BB1qdc2n https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-is-adding-capacity... > Thursday, the auto maker announced a third North American assembly plant to meet commercial demand for F-series Super Duty trucks. > It’s another sign that Ford’s commercial business is healthy. Pro is Ford’s star business segment, earning $3 billion in operating profit in the first quarter, while the traditional car business saw a $900 million profit, and the Model e electric-vehicle business lost $1.3 billion. It is Ford's commercial segment that is really driving their success in selling these vehicles.
  - schmookeeg 2y ago
    I think parent wanted a citation that Super Duty trucks are typically used for work, and not for Brodozer hooning and yelling "yew" out of the window in a sleeveless shirt and with a plug of skoal. :)
    - kube-system 2y ago
      Commercial fleet sales are a separate B2B business segment. https://fordcommercialvehiclecenter.com/ https://fordcommercialvehiclecenter.com/
      - afiori 2y ago
        I can easily believe that they are sold as business vehicles, what I doubt is that they are mostly being used as such. For example if the owner of a construction company and his son have a Super Duty truck each that is mostly used to commute I would not consider them to be used as business vehicles. For example in my country the stereotipycal vehicle for construction workers and farmers looks like [0] and exists in dozens of variations with all kinds of specialized attachments like https://photo.static-viamobilis.com/32/1/7945049-photo-camion.jpg https://photo.static-viamobilis.com/32/1/7945049-photo-camio... https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/05_Camion_gru_ribaltabile_usato_Iveco_35c15_retro_destra.jpg https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/05_... https://photo.via-mobilis.com/32/2/2312573-camion-benne.jpg https://photo.via-mobilis.com/32/2/2312573-camion-benne.jpg https://www.grupposcotti.it/media/8d879ce9c03e93b/gamma-iveco-daily-autocarro-1.jpg https://www.grupposcotti.it/media/8d879ce9c03e93b/gamma-ivec... https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/IMG_5855.jpg https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/IMG... https://autoline24.it/img/s/veicolo-commerciale-furgone-autocarro-IVECO-DAILY-35C11-FURGONE-TETTO-ALTO-L2H2---1640015731336236552_big--21122017500514534500.jpg https://autoline24.it/img/s/veicolo-commerciale-furgone-auto... [0] https://www.emacchinari.com/img/19/09/231031P_20190730_095223.jpg https://www.emacchinari.com/img/19/09/231031P_20190730_09522...
        kube-system 2y ago
        Yes, these are trucks mainly used for the North American market. They are ubiquitous as the default "company work truck" in the US. They're all over US roads with the names of utilities, construction, and light industrial businesses on them. https://www.pahomepage.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/02/paw-of-watermain-2-1.jpg?w=1280&h=720&crop=1 https://www.pahomepage.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/... https://www.comerconstruction.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-New-Pickup-01.jpeg https://www.comerconstruction.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08... https://cdn.ironpla.net/i/3540/785/f6b151d7-c39c-4167-b128-4697f7ece2e1-hr.jpg https://cdn.ironpla.net/i/3540/785/f6b151d7-c39c-4167-b128-4... https://hendersonshauling.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/uhaul-rental-1.jpg https://hendersonshauling.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/uha... https://live.staticflickr.com/3872/15073330941_bab304b041_h.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/3872/15073330941_bab304b041_h.... > and exists in dozens of variations with all kinds of specialized attachments As does the Super Duty. https://www.fordpro.com/en-us/fleet-vehicles/chassis-cab/ https://www.fordpro.com/en-us/fleet-vehicles/chassis-cab/ While you can purchase a superduty in a non-fleet configuration through non-fleet retail channels, the article I posted above is speaking specifically about fleet sales.

kjkjadksj 2y ago

What are they doing with the old super duty plants? Still making super duties there too?

afiori 2y ago

> To be fair, they're using it to build Super Duty trucks, which are big trucks typically used for actual work Citation needed

kube-system 2y ago
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-is-adding-capacity-super-duty-trucks-are-seeing-surging-demand/ar-BB1qdc2n https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-is-adding-capacity... > Thursday, the auto maker announced a third North American assembly plant to meet commercial demand for F-series Super Duty trucks. > It’s another sign that Ford’s commercial business is healthy. Pro is Ford’s star business segment, earning $3 billion in operating profit in the first quarter, while the traditional car business saw a $900 million profit, and the Model e electric-vehicle business lost $1.3 billion. It is Ford's commercial segment that is really driving their success in selling these vehicles.
- schmookeeg 2y ago
  I think parent wanted a citation that Super Duty trucks are typically used for work, and not for Brodozer hooning and yelling "yew" out of the window in a sleeveless shirt and with a plug of skoal. :)
  - kube-system 2y ago
    Commercial fleet sales are a separate B2B business segment. https://fordcommercialvehiclecenter.com/ https://fordcommercialvehiclecenter.com/
    - afiori 2y ago
      I can easily believe that they are sold as business vehicles, what I doubt is that they are mostly being used as such. For example if the owner of a construction company and his son have a Super Duty truck each that is mostly used to commute I would not consider them to be used as business vehicles. For example in my country the stereotipycal vehicle for construction workers and farmers looks like [0] and exists in dozens of variations with all kinds of specialized attachments like https://photo.static-viamobilis.com/32/1/7945049-photo-camion.jpg https://photo.static-viamobilis.com/32/1/7945049-photo-camio... https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/05_Camion_gru_ribaltabile_usato_Iveco_35c15_retro_destra.jpg https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/05_... https://photo.via-mobilis.com/32/2/2312573-camion-benne.jpg https://photo.via-mobilis.com/32/2/2312573-camion-benne.jpg https://www.grupposcotti.it/media/8d879ce9c03e93b/gamma-iveco-daily-autocarro-1.jpg https://www.grupposcotti.it/media/8d879ce9c03e93b/gamma-ivec... https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/IMG_5855.jpg https://www.ricciato.com/resources/product/10519/gallery/IMG... https://autoline24.it/img/s/veicolo-commerciale-furgone-autocarro-IVECO-DAILY-35C11-FURGONE-TETTO-ALTO-L2H2---1640015731336236552_big--21122017500514534500.jpg https://autoline24.it/img/s/veicolo-commerciale-furgone-auto... [0] https://www.emacchinari.com/img/19/09/231031P_20190730_095223.jpg https://www.emacchinari.com/img/19/09/231031P_20190730_09522...
      - kube-system 2y ago
        Yes, these are trucks mainly used for the North American market. They are ubiquitous as the default "company work truck" in the US. They're all over US roads with the names of utilities, construction, and light industrial businesses on them. https://www.pahomepage.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/02/paw-of-watermain-2-1.jpg?w=1280&h=720&crop=1 https://www.pahomepage.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/... https://www.comerconstruction.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-New-Pickup-01.jpeg https://www.comerconstruction.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08... https://cdn.ironpla.net/i/3540/785/f6b151d7-c39c-4167-b128-4697f7ece2e1-hr.jpg https://cdn.ironpla.net/i/3540/785/f6b151d7-c39c-4167-b128-4... https://hendersonshauling.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/uhaul-rental-1.jpg https://hendersonshauling.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/uha... https://live.staticflickr.com/3872/15073330941_bab304b041_h.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/3872/15073330941_bab304b041_h.... > and exists in dozens of variations with all kinds of specialized attachments As does the Super Duty. https://www.fordpro.com/en-us/fleet-vehicles/chassis-cab/ https://www.fordpro.com/en-us/fleet-vehicles/chassis-cab/ While you can purchase a superduty in a non-fleet configuration through non-fleet retail channels, the article I posted above is speaking specifically about fleet sales.