I agree the Fiesta and Fusion should get axed. Since the Crown Vic is gone I think they should hang on to the Taurus (look what happened the last time it went away). The C-MAX should also go bye-bye and be replaced by a gas/electric hybrid version of the Focus, if that is an area they want to stay in. They already have a full electric version.
Agreed. And there for awhile you had Mercury thrown in the mix with pretty much the same cars with different grilles.
I think lack of updating has to hurt them too. The Taurus came out in 2011 and really hasn't had a whole lot of changes. It was a great car in 2011 and is still pretty much the same car today in 2018.
It is kind of like when the Ranger went away, they don't put any money into it, wonder why it won't sell and then decide the market shifted and kill it.
Model oversaturation is ongoing with SUV's, Ecosport, Escape, Edge, Explorer, Expedition, Bronco and whatever the new Focus thing is going to be.
5-10 years gas prices will go nuts, people will be clamoring for cars and Ford will get caught with the pants down... again.
Their new CEO is big into pushing for electric cars though, I really don't know how that will play into it. But I would think an electric car would go farther on a charge than an electric SUV.
I had a Ford Tempo, pretty decent car pretty decent fuel economy, averaged 36mpg on the freeway at 65mph with the AC on. The cars they build today can't even get that with all the so called eco junk they put on them...oh and that car didn't even have overdrive just a simple 3 speed automatic. Goes to show adding a bunch of gears doesn't get the job done. s any favors, as well as other automakers.
My brother's '11 Mustang reliably puts down 28mpg before we get into ethanol/80mph speed limit country on our way to Sturgis. Running 70mph on the interstate, 420hp V8, 6 speed manual with 3.73 gears and summer only performance tires. She ain't built for fuel economy but is pretty darn respectable.
Running about 83mph with ethanol it dips down to the low 20's... still 2x the big blocks of yesteryear at 50.