Ford announces its killing off all its cars; Mustang survives

[MrChrisLS3]

Originally Posted by SecondZ28

I get the profit side, but I don’t understand how Ford will hit the 54.5 mpg CAFE standard for 2025 when they have no cars to boost their fleet average

They will be offering a hybrid/plug-in hybrid option on all new Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

From the Detroit News article...

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.

[Norm Peterson]

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.

Obvious operative word . . . never mind that making vehicles bigger is going to work against overall fuel efficiency regardless of how that fuel eventually becomes vehicle propulsion.


Norm