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Originally Posted by maddoggyusa
I guess Trump killing the CAFE requirements allows Ford to do that. Ford used to sell the Focus as a loss just for the CAFE mpg.
but i won't believe it till I see it... just because those "model" die don't mean they won't be replaced by other names or electric versions. I would think the Fusion sticks around as mid-size is always a good seller.
2/3rd's of the market is SUV's and trucks. Ford makes money on them and not so much on the cars.
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CAFE isn't going away, Ford is smart enough to know that even if Trump were to get that done today, his decisions will be reversed in a couple of years by the next person in that chair. Thus...
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The company has said every new Ford or Lincoln vehicle introduced over the next two years will have either a hybrid or plug-in hybrid engine option, which should buffer against rising gas prices as the vehicles get bigger, according to Hackett and Jim Farley, Ford president of global markets
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This is pretty bold move. They are all but eliminating their under $25K market. It will be interesting how this pans out.