4/25/2018 8:52:04 PM · by central_va · 147 replies
yahoo business ^ | 4.25.18 | Matt Burns
Suddenly that F350 dually isn't as much fun anymore.
RAM tough! Yeah, it is sad. Guess muscle car values are getting ready to jump.
Some of Ford’s little cars are really sharp looking, and I’m sure they provide good value for young people and others.
I suppose I am addressing some of the smaller what you’d call crossovers though.
It will be interesting exactly what these manufacturers are thinking as they plan to phase out.
It might now be quite as cut and dried as some folks think.
Fantastic opportunity for a domestic upstart car company, making sedans with fresh ground-up designs, using high-tech innovation in every aspect from doorhandles to manufacturing robotics. Would be amazing if there were one suitably situated, just starting to produce sedans in the $30-50k range, leveraging the latest drivetrain technology. A brilliant charismatic risk-taking CEO could work wonders. I wonder who might be best positioned to grab this sudden gap in American automotive innovation...
Ford and GM are following Chryslers lead.
Chrysler quit making cars years ago. Yeah, they still might have the 300/Charger/Challenger platform, but those ancient relics are riding on a 14 year old platform.
So then, the market for passenger cars, ordinary four door sedans, whatever the technical term for those vehicles is, that market will be filled by Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai, etc???
What are the rental car companies going to do now? Small sedans are their staple.
Last time gas hit $4.00 plus a gallon, truck sales tanked. Place your bets gentleman.
Government regulation and unions.
Is there anything they can’t do?
There are very few cars anyone would really want to own. The government forced manufacturers to pair teeny engines with expensive computers and mount them on wheels. You don’t even get bench seats for summer nights by the lake!
The Lincoln line of cars were beautiful sedans but now look like any other box on wheels, only wearing mom jeans.
EVs. That’s where it is going.
They can’t make a buck off the sedans.
I HATE SUV's. And STAY IN YOUR LANE, B*TCHES.
Sounds like hogwash to me. I’ll believe it when I see it.
The problem is that the cars are too expensive, too overladen with electronics, and too small. A cheaper car with a bench seat would sell like hot cakes. But fuel economy laws and safety regulations won’t allow it. There is a federal law requiring a console in cars so driver and front passenger are forced to keep their feet in the perfect place for minimal damage; as if a car side collision accident will take place every moment you own the car. Like so many good things, the government killed the passenger car, not the buyers.
Suddenly that F350 dually isn't as much fun anymore.
Since then it's been minvans, cross-overs and pickups.
Can't say that I'd ever buy a sedan again.
If Detroit stops selling sedans how will they meet the CAFE standards? Will them have to power down their trucks and SUVs?
Why would you say sad?
The gist of the article is that sedans are not as useful aas the various other vehicles and thus no longer in demand. Vehiles have evolved to meet consumer needs and the manufacturers have provided what they want
Thank the Federal government CAFE standards making SUVs and trucks more attractive due to larger size.
“evidenced by the growth of its Jeep brand.”
I own 2 Jeeps. Any Jeep past the 2012 model the blackbox tracks your every movement.