Yeah bad business move on Fords part. They only sell 900k a year compared to the Silverado's 580k
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Yeah bad business move on Fords part. They only sell 900k a year compared to the Silverado's 580k
Ugh! Did you have to post that? Let me guess next they'll start making cooking videos or something...............
My boss just bought a 2020 Silverado 2500 for the fleet. From what he told me, everything with a hinge on the truck is aluminum (Hood, doors etc).
And yet GM is crushing them on margins and profitability, while also having a massive lead in EV/AV tech. How are they able to do all this while selling significantly fewer high margin trucks? Magic? Hell, FCA is outperforming them now.
Focusing on nothing but trucks is contributing to the position they are in. Its' like the only thing they care about is the F series. Hell with everything else. Any sort of economic recession that dampens truck demand could damn near kill them.
Omg
Thats a Hideous looking truck.
All this is what is sad because this time it would be ford going belly up.
GM and FCA have the advantage of wiping out a ton of debt through bankruptcy.
they are. The new ext mirror design is gross. The previous years 2 "arm" mirrors looked good imo. These new ones are just one "arm". Salesman told my boss its to help with the blind spot that the previous "arm" created. I LOL'd.
True, but Ford had that option as well. How's the saying go, nice guys finish.....
Post 10yrs collapse, the data would suggest that car buyers don't give a crap who went bankrupt and who didn't, and GM/FCA made the better long-term business decision. It's like it never happened. That's disappointing, but is the reality of things.
Post 10yrs collapse, the data would suggest that car buyers don't give a crap who went bankrupt and who didn't, and GM/FCA made the better long-term business decision. It's like it never happened. That's disappointing, but is the reality of things.
If people can have short memories when it comes to who took bailouts that makes me think people will have short memories about the management issues currently with Ford. If they can get it turned around there could be a lot of opportunity at $8.15 per share.
In my part of the Houston suburbs if you blew a red light at an intersection you’re going to hit about 5 2017 or newer f250s. F150s are even more prevalent. An f150 is like a commuter car here.
I am about 3 steps short of an economy moron so maybe I’m way off here.
Ford will do almost anything to avoid bankruptcy. The Ford family would lose all control through the process.
Except GM has always had that problem. They sold a metric shit ton of cars and trucks in the 90's and 2000's. They just were not profitable.
Maybe that's the problem?
You are probably right.
What makes this different I believe, is over the next few decades there is going to be, never before seen, seismic shifts across the entire automotive sector. Huge, potentially life or death bets are being placed by the OEM's, with zero guarantee they'll pay off. To me, Ford has not been decisive or convincing in this area, and are at risk of being left in the dust. Being vague and non-committal on their vision for the future could prove fatal down the road.
There is already significant consolidation taking place across the industry, and I expect that to only increase. There WILL be fewer car companies around in 25yrs. It's a game of musical chairs...and someone will be left without a seat.
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Hard to argue it at this point. Bill has a lot to answer for.
I am a long suffering Lions fan! To me, the Ford's have a lot to answer for lol
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