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To: al_c
“You can’t just make money on SUVs and trucks.

Yes you can if you want to stay in business. That sentence alone should drop his poll number to 29%. It tells you he is totally clueless about how to run a business.

6 posted on 08/22/2011 3:29:31 AM PDT by Recon Dad ("Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way..")
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To: Recon Dad

SUVs and trucks are what kept the Big Three afloat for years. It subsidized the making of passenger cars (which they were losing $$ on). It IS an issue that the Big Three are not profitable in this area. When Truck/SUV sales slowed due to recession & high fuel prices, 2/3 of them went bankrupt in 2008 (and Ford nearly did too).

The profitability issue was tied to two things: 1) lack of sales (due to poor brand design and quality) and 2) union labor strangling profits. Hopefully, these issues have abated to some degree. I really like Ford’s current lineup and will probably buy an Edge next time around.


23 posted on 08/22/2011 5:10:08 AM PDT by rbg81
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