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Ford's U.S. Sales Plummet 21 Percent
Associated Press ^ | October 02, 2007 | DEE-ANN DURBIN

Posted on 10/02/2007 9:58:30 AM PDT by decimon

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1 posted on 10/02/2007 9:58:31 AM PDT by decimon
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Don’t worry. Ford renaming the Five Hundred to the Taurus will fix everything.

/sarcasm off


2 posted on 10/02/2007 9:59:17 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: decimon

Cramer last night said Ford is a buy...


3 posted on 10/02/2007 10:01:39 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: decimon

They make good trucks. They need to make better cars.


4 posted on 10/02/2007 10:01:58 AM PDT by kinoxi
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Ford has been trying to cut back on rental sales, which can hurt brand image and profits.

How does that work?

5 posted on 10/02/2007 10:03:31 AM PDT by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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“They make good trucks. They need to make better cars.”

They make some decent models too..like the Fusion/Milan. They just don’t stand out amongst the Camry/Accord crowd.


6 posted on 10/02/2007 10:04:14 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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I’ve rented one too many old Tauruses. No way I’d buy one.


7 posted on 10/02/2007 10:04:17 AM PDT by MarkeyD (Just another country bumpkin looking forward to Fred!)
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To: 2banana

Buy? The company is not projected to make a profit next year.


8 posted on 10/02/2007 10:04:39 AM PDT by LdSentinal
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Gee ... maybe it's because their small cars SUCK!!!!!

I've always driven Ford or Mercury ... but generally larger cars and trucks. So ... I was recently in the market for a compact car. I looked at Ford's lineup. Garbage. I bought a Toyota. Still like my truck, though ... I hope they don't ruin their truck lineup in the next few years.

9 posted on 10/02/2007 10:05:10 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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Who wants to buy cars from an immoral company that panders to the death sexers?


10 posted on 10/02/2007 10:05:22 AM PDT by DGHoodini
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To: kinoxi
They make good trucks. They need to make better cars.

I've read good things about the Taurus, Fusion and sister cars.

11 posted on 10/02/2007 10:05:25 AM PDT by decimon
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“So ... I was recently in the market for a compact car. I looked at Ford’s lineup. Garbage.”

Sad thing is, the Focus they sell in Europe has gotten rave reviews. The one we get here blows.


12 posted on 10/02/2007 10:06:57 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: Minn

Fleet sales dilute the brand, and flood the market with low-price cars.


13 posted on 10/02/2007 10:07:08 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Minn
Ford has been trying to cut back on rental sales, which can hurt brand image and profits.

How does that work?

People drive the cars but can return them. ; )

14 posted on 10/02/2007 10:07:13 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: decimon

Time to take Ford private. Helicopter Ben’s devaluation, er, lower interest rate policy can help that.


15 posted on 10/02/2007 10:08:15 AM PDT by Clemenza (Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
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To: Slapshot68
The trunk space was excellent, the fuel economy was excellent, the front grill looked like a cheap plastic video game circa 1980.
16 posted on 10/02/2007 10:08:28 AM PDT by kinoxi
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Well, at least the right-wing boycott of Ford because of their homosexual marketing and Ford Foundation support of abortion isn’t hurting their sales...

< /wink >


17 posted on 10/02/2007 10:08:42 AM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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This is good news for conservatives who believe that Ford has overstepped its boundry for promoting values which are contrary to most Americans. Diversity for Ford means stifiling free speech for Christians and openly supporting organizations which proudly spew hate for people of faith. Ford elected to take sides in the culture war - Fords morals and values are not consistant with most of America.


18 posted on 10/02/2007 10:08:47 AM PDT by sasafras (All things evil are cloaked in the word diversity)
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To: Slapshot68

Every few years when I travel to Europe, I am astounded by Ford’s offerings “over there.”


19 posted on 10/02/2007 10:08:57 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Minn
How does that work?

Rental cars are thought of as cheapo stuff. And the car rental companies tend to order the cheaper versions of cars and those cars become the impression that renters get of the brand.

20 posted on 10/02/2007 10:09:46 AM PDT by decimon
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