Category: Ford
07/08/2021
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GM, Ford, former-Chrysler jumping into electrics
After what many thought was a very slow start, all three domestic automakers are jumping into electric vehicles in a big way, with plans to open major battery plants and phase in a total switch from gasoline power. Both GM and Stellantis (the current owner of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Mopar) have assured the […]
04/02/2021
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Ford e-Mustang beat Alfa Romeo already
The Ford Mustang Mach E, an all-electric car that just entered production, has already managed to beat all of Alfa Romeo and Fiat in sales. Ford has sold 6,614 Mustang Mach Es so far. Last quarter, Fiat eked out 815 US sales and Alfa Romeo, with its three models and a 25% gain in sales, […]
03/15/2021
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Dealer satisfaction: GM at top, Stellantis at bottom
When Mary Barra took the helm of General Motors, she almost immediately started working on increasing the quality of the company’s dealer network. PR people have been tight-lipped on how this was done, but the results are clear in the latest J.D. Power study. Every General Motors brand (shown in bright green) ended up in […]
03/02/2021
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GM tops manufacturers for loyalty—again
General Motors was the top manufacturer for loyalty in the United States, for the sixth consecutive year, while the Ford brand took the top loyalty to a brand for the 11th year in a row. At the dealer level, Lincoln took the honors. There were 17 segment categories. Ford won three (plus a Lincoln), GM […]
02/18/2021
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GM does well in J.D. Power Dependability; Stellantis and Ford, not so much
The big winner in the J.D. Power dependability survey was, again, Toyota; they took the #1 spot with Lexus, and then the #4 spot with Toyota-the-brand. Both were well below average in problems (0.81 and 0.98, respectively). Hyundai/Kia also did quite well, coming in at #3 and #7, with Genesis at #8. But GM has […]
01/07/2021
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Who won and lost in 2020 sales? GM, Ford both win in trucks.
GM was the arguable winner of the 2020 sales contest, at least among the American contestants, with a mere 12% falloff in sales. That was below Ford’s 15% drop or FCA’s 18% fall, and also enough to beat Honda and Nissan. GM roughly matched Toyota’s 11% fall; the only major automakers to really beat GM’s […]
07/13/2020
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The Ford Bronco lineup is finally here!
The Ford Bronco lineup made its debut Monday night. There will be 3 variants offered. These are the 2-door, 4-door, and Sport. There is a lot to unpack so let us break it down. The Bronco will be built alongside the Ranger in the USA while sharing its 2.3-liter engine making 270 horsepower. A manual […]
07/06/2020
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Who’s winning the US sales races? (Did GM beat Ford in pickups?)
We know who gained and lost the most in second-quarter sales, but what about the smaller races to see who won in particular segments—like muscle cars and pickups? The Dodge Challenger may have dropped quite a bit in the first half of the year, but its final tally of 22,018 sales from January through June […]
07/01/2020
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Wow, sales have dropped! (Now includes Ford)
US car and truck sales plummeted over the last three months. At GM, sales dropped by 34% versus Q2 2019; the company did pretty well in the first quarter but got hammered in the second, albeit doing better than Fiat Chrysler. Chevrolet fell by 34%, Buick by 36%, Cadillac by 41%, and GMC by 33%. […]
06/25/2020
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The 2021 Ford F-150 is here!
The 14th generation F-150 has arrived and it swept away many in a short live stream that was just over 30 minutes long. But in those 30 plus minutes, we have new details that make the 2021 F-150 the best F-150 ever. Powertrain: The 2021 F-150 will offer 6 engines. These include gas, diesel, and […]