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Ford Reports Decline in Sales
The Wall Street Journal ^ | January 3, 2008 | MIKE BARRIS

Posted on 01/03/2008 10:40:47 AM PST by Baladas

Ford Motor Co. posted a 9% drop in U.S. sales of cars and light trucks for December, closing out a weak year for the company and the auto industry.

The auto maker said so-called fleet sales fell 1%, while retail sales fell 13%. Improving retail sales is central to Ford's restructuring plan as the company cuts sales to rental car companies and other mass buyers to focus on higher-margin sales to dealerships.

Ford, which has slipped to the No. 3 U.S. auto maker by sales, behind Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., said it sold 210,855 light vehicles in December, compared with 231,582 a year earlier.

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automakers; automotiveindustry; autosales; boycott; fordmotor
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The AFA boycott appears to be working.
1 posted on 01/03/2008 10:40:51 AM PST by Baladas
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To: Baladas

Ford Dealers closing left and right!


2 posted on 01/03/2008 10:42:05 AM PST by mmyers
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I agree. And as long as Ford continues to support and fund same-sex partnerships, I won’t be partnering with Ford.


3 posted on 01/03/2008 10:45:42 AM PST by Juan Medén
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To: Baladas

Take off all that fugly chrome on all the new models. Then maybe someone will buy em.


4 posted on 01/03/2008 10:50:03 AM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (Yeah, I'm a bigot. I'm bigoted against MA liberals pretending to be conservative.)
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it’s actually plastic that looks like chrome


5 posted on 01/03/2008 10:51:33 AM PST by mrmargaritaville
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To: Baladas

Last one out of the “Glass House” hit the lights and sober Edsel up!


6 posted on 01/03/2008 10:52:15 AM PST by Jagman (He went to Jared's!)
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That new Lincoln Navigator goes far beyond ugly - it’s hideous!


7 posted on 01/03/2008 10:53:25 AM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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Here are some satisfied Ford customers.
8 posted on 01/03/2008 10:55:56 AM PST by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
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The AFA boycott appears to be working.

Yep. Probably as effective as their boycott of Disneyworld.

9 posted on 01/03/2008 10:56:40 AM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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The AFA boycott appears to be working.

Ford's boycott of its customers' needs and wants is working much better.
10 posted on 01/03/2008 11:06:45 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: Baladas
Yes, though even some of their own employees are "boycotting" their awful social policies.

It's a real shame that the once great company that gave America the Model A & T and the Thunderbird, now chooses to link arms with Boy George, et al and give up on American's families and their overall love of trucks!

So sad for all of their loyal employees and retirees whose hearts are breaking over the slide to the left.

11 posted on 01/03/2008 11:10:01 AM PST by zerosix (native sunflower)
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Hey ford, quit support for the homosexual agenda and stop trying to make vehicles cheaper. Try making them better. And again, quit the support for the homsexual agenda cause even if you have the best vehicles many of us won’t buy if our money goes to perverted causes.


12 posted on 01/03/2008 11:16:01 AM PST by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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I hear they are responding by doubling their ad buys in homosexual publications.


13 posted on 01/03/2008 11:16:46 AM PST by Antoninus (If you want the national GOP to look more like the Massachusetts GOP, vote for Flip Romney)
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To: Baladas

I have a buddy who has worked managing a tier 1 auto company for many, many years. He says Ford is dead business walking. Expect a Chinese buyout soon.


14 posted on 01/03/2008 11:18:58 AM PST by Last Dakotan (All my tools are hammers, except screwdrivers which are chisels and punches.)
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I had a 1957 Ford pickup, a 1961 Thunderbird and a 1968 Ranchero. All three were pieces of junk and I haven’t bought a Ford since.
15 posted on 01/03/2008 11:25:12 AM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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They'll probably blame the economy.

I sure love my Chevy Express 3500 I bought a few months ago.

16 posted on 01/03/2008 11:31:26 AM PST by Manic_Episode (Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps...)
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What could possibly be the matter? Not enough homosexuals?


17 posted on 01/03/2008 11:34:47 AM PST by G.Mason (And what is intelligence if not the craft of out-thinking our adversaries?)
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To: AlaskaErik

I bought a new Ford Taurus in 1988 when “Quality was Job One”.

2 transmissions and 1 short block replaced before 60K miles, and the dealer was nasty about doing the warranty work.

Screw em. I’ll never buy another Ford product.


18 posted on 01/03/2008 11:37:09 AM PST by EEDUDE
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To: Baladas

Ford needs to pander more to the homosexual behaviorists to enhance their sales. SARC


19 posted on 01/03/2008 11:39:22 AM PST by Neoliberalnot
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“I’ll never buy another Ford product.”

I bought a Ford Windstar in 1995, which was the first year they made it. We put 250,000 miles on it, but went through two engines and three transmissions. I started out getting 29 MPG in the Windstar, and when we gave it away (12 years later), we were only getting about 14-15 MPG. I will never buy another Ford.


20 posted on 01/03/2008 11:42:54 AM PST by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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