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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Ford paring down the passenger car offerings makes sense. But only offering the Mustang & a version of the Focus that will be trying to disguise itself as a crossover is going too far, in my opinion. There should still be a midsizer in the lineup. Maybe make it a 'midsize +' so that its acceptable to the remnants of the full-size market who don't want a crossover.
And the small car should be a small car. Anyone who actually wants a small crossover can buy one. But the ones that want a car ... want a fricken car! I bet half the Bolt's sales problem is because its a car pretending to be a crossover, and as a result its body style appeals to approximately nobody.
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I get what they are doing it's smart, wish GM would use that same logic they've gotten FAT again and are at risk of another meltdown.... GM shed entire brands some that weren't what they used to be i'll admit that and they are killing a few models off this year in the car segment and small SUV segment thank god.
As far as what they are keeping they worded that cleverly. Mustang well that's a no brainer but when they said Focus crossover and didn't say they were discontinuing the models, they're killing them from U.S. markets, that struck me as a light bulb legal read between the lines comment. The Focus already is a crossover in a lot of ways. When they say crossover I don't think they mean a SUV/Sedan crossover the old Focus ZX3's were literally a small minivan you don't get much more crossover then that. Granted the design and niche has changed overtime but I imagine they will be keeping the Focus, Focus ST and probably the Focus RS. You see more and more of those "cars" then most other ford models on the road cept maybe in the south where mullets and mustangs still reign.