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#5001 of 5511 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [savetheland] by blumstein Nov 24, 2007 (7:09 am)
Replying to: savetheland (Nov 22, 2007 11:23 pm) >...customers want quality product and are ready to pay higher price if there is a higher quality...   I used to believe that, also. But didn't Bill Gates disprove that? And the Hummer is high price poor reliability. It is as if the world turned upside down.
#5002 of 5511 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [akirby] by savetheland Nov 24, 2007 (3:38 pm)
Replying to: akirby (Nov 23, 2007 8:42 pm) Original Focus had the same platform worldwide. How they managed to make it different in NA? It is beyond me.   And what about outsourcing engineering to India and China. Is it true? Replies to this message: akirby (Nov 25, 2007 5:38 am) savetheland (Nov 26, 2007 5:32 pm) akirby (Nov 26, 2007 9:05 pm)
#5003 of 5511 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [savetheland] by akirby Nov 25, 2007 (5:38 am)
Replying to: savetheland (Nov 24, 2007 3:38 pm) Ford of Europe partnered with Volvo and Mazda on the C1 platform back in 2004. Ford North America chose not to use that platform, probably for cost reasons.   Had Mulally been in charge back then there would be one global Focus platform today. But he wasn't and there isn't, so we'll have to wait a couple more years. Replies to this message: savetheland (Nov 26, 2007 5:32 pm) akirby (Nov 26, 2007 9:05 pm)
#5004 of 5511 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [akirby] by savetheland Nov 26, 2007 (5:32 pm)
Replying to: akirby (Nov 25, 2007 5:38 am) Yes, but '99 Focus was the same in NA and Europe, identical platformwise. How Ford managed to not make profits of worldwide shared platfrom and made in Mexico for NA? May be Ford does not care just about making profit? UAWis happy management gets its bonuses regardless, why do you need profits anyway? Replies to this message: akirby (Nov 26, 2007 9:05 pm)
#5005 of 5511 Re: Fusion Coupe Rumors. [savetheland] by akirby Nov 26, 2007 (9:05 pm)
Replying to: savetheland (Nov 26, 2007 5:32 pm) Ford did not care as much about profits until recently. In the past it was all about keeping the factories running and keeping people employed. So they continued to build cars that the public didn't want to buy and put lots of cash on the hood to sell them or sold them en masse as rental cars.   Ford has been keeping production in line with demand by slowing assembly lines or shutting down plants and shifts. It's also been cutting back on rental fleet sales and is now focusing (no pun intended) on producing more cars that are profitable at lower volumes instead of chasing market share.
#5006 of 5511 How many by urnews Nov 27, 2007 (9:18 am)
Fusions have been sold since 2005 when the 2006 was introduced? Anybody know? Fusion-sighting are still pretty rare on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and I have yet to see another SEL AWD in Salisbury, MD. Replies to this message: akirby (Nov 27, 2007 9:33 am) jeffyscott (Nov 27, 2007 10:47 am) theman123 (Nov 27, 2007 3:56 pm)
#5007 of 5511 Re: How many [urnews] by akirby Nov 27, 2007 (9:33 am)
Replying to: urnews (Nov 27, 2007 9:18 am) I bought one of the first ones on the lot in October 2005. I think they started arriving at dealers in September 05.
#5008 of 5511 Re: How many [urnews] by jeffyscott Nov 27, 2007 (10:47 am)
Replying to: urnews (Nov 27, 2007 9:18 am) Looks like they sell about 12,000 per month:   http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=27105   So I would guess they have sold maybe a bit under 300,000 total.
#5009 of 5511 Re: How many [urnews] by theman123 Nov 27, 2007 (3:56 pm)
Replying to: urnews (Nov 27, 2007 9:18 am) Fusions have been sold since 2005 when the 2006 was introduced? Anybody know? Fusion-sighting are still pretty rare on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and I have yet to see another SEL AWD in Salisbury, MD.   I live in Georgia, and the Ford Fusion is like grass. You cannot drive for 5-10 minutes with seeing one on the road somewhere. I see more Ford Fusions than I see of the Camry's to be honest with you. Obviously, I mostly see the SE 4 cylinder and the SEL V6. And the most common color of the car is black. Even at night the headlights are very distinct. And that's not really looking and paying attention.
#5010 of 5511 new fusion by focus090 Dec 03, 2007 (3:59 pm)
I'm happy to say that i'm getting a ford fusion in about 3 weeks. i currently lease a 2004 chrysler sebring, and its a piece of crap. so needless to say i needed to find another car company when looking for a new car. as of right now, it looks like i may be getting a SEL V6 in silver birch. so i'm pretty happy about it. with only $1000 total out of pocket it should be under $250 a month for a 36 month lease. i'll keep you guys posted. i'll be looking to this forum for info from now on. Replies to this message: blumstein (Dec 03, 2007 9:20 pm)

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