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Ford And GM's Decision To Abandon Small Cars Is Already Costing Them

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Old 09-07-20, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Felix
Yea, Ford & GM is making a big mistake, Ford already have a mk4 Focus....There are some ppl that want cars as well....
GM and Ford need profitable vehicles. Trucks and SUVs bring big profit margins!
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Old 09-07-20, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Felix
Yea, Ford & GM is making a big mistake

There are some ppl that want cars as well....
Yep. You bet there are.

As Jill pointed out, the Corolla still sells at 275K a year. That's well over a quarter million. Only a handful of crossover SUVs can approach or exceed that figure.
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Old 09-08-20, 09:21 AM
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Not offering cars like Focus, Fusion, Cruze etc is a huge mistake and among long list of boneheaded decisions made by these companies over the years.

Again they approach everything from short term view - yes SUVs will deliver better margins over the short term but what is the long term effect of losing car buyers to Toyota/Honda/Hyundai. In 5-10yrs when Ford/GM bring back cars - it will be viewed as another failure lol
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