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#397 of 486 Why Ford does Sync and MyTouch by steve_ HOST

Aug 13, 2012 (6:14 am)

Ford gets hammered by JD Power for their tech implementation but there's a reason for working out the bugs:
 
"For Bryan Espey, 26, who works marketing for a check-printing company in Lenexa, Kan., the decision between a 2012 Ford Focus Titanium and a Volkswagen Golf TDI came down to which made it easier to play the Spotify Internet music service from his Android phone, he said. He chose the Focus."
 
4G Internet more important to Gen Y than V-8 cars (Detroit News)

#398 of 486 Wow! by anythngbutgm

Aug 30, 2012 (1:23 pm)

No wonder GM rushed out the new Rentibu...
 
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This beats the Camry hybrid and is a serious contender for the current Prius.

#399 of 486 Re: Wow! [anythngbutgm] by xwesx

Aug 30, 2012 (2:20 pm)

Replying to: anythngbutgm (Aug 30, 2012 1:23 pm)
But, I bet you can't get it in a manual.
 
Otherwise, it has everything going for it.

#400 of 486 Re: Wow! [anythngbutgm] by steve_ HOST

Aug 30, 2012 (2:28 pm)

Replying to: anythngbutgm (Aug 30, 2012 1:23 pm)
Sporty looking 4 door sedan.
 
What eco-conscious person is going to buy that? No one will know your street cred.

#401 of 486 Focus on world sales by steve_ HOST

Aug 31, 2012 (12:46 pm)

"Ford Motor Co. says its Focus small car is on track to become the best-selling car in the world this year, trumping the Toyota Corolla.
 
Ford sold 489,616 Focus sedans and hatchbacks worldwide in the first half of 2012. That was almost 27,000 more than the perennial best-seller, the Toyota Corolla."
 
Ford Focus on track to beat Toyota Corolla as best-selling car (Detroit News)

#402 of 486 Re: Focus on world sales [steve_] by bpizzuti

Aug 31, 2012 (3:12 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Aug 31, 2012 12:46 pm)
If only it had a bigger gas tank (and a REAL manual mode) I'd grab one.

#403 of 486 Re: Focus on world sales [bpizzuti] by xwesx

Aug 31, 2012 (4:18 pm)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Aug 31, 2012 3:12 pm)
Worldwide? I'm curious what % are manual transmissions. I think they have a very nice feel to the shifter. I seriously considered the Focus due to the extra cargo space (the passenger space is similar to Fiesta) until I stumbled across the Fiesta I bought. FE is so comparable as to be of limited concern; the higher price tag of course made me pause a little.

#404 of 486 big changes coming? by steve_ HOST

Sep 12, 2012 (8:37 pm)

The WSJ is reporting that Ford is "preparing to shake up its European operations as the auto maker moves toward the expected naming of an heir-apparent to Chief Executive Alan Mulally.
 
The Dearborn, Mich., company's board is close to naming Mark Fields, now head of Ford's North and South American units, to the new position of chief operating officer."
 
Mulally is 67 but no retirement announcement appears imminent.
 
In other news, Oldest Ford Car Up for Auction (Inside Line)

#405 of 486 Re: big changes coming? [steve_] by steve_ HOST

Sep 17, 2012 (2:27 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Sep 12, 2012 8:37 pm)
Ford and the CAW have a new 4 year agreement up on Canada. So attention will again shift to Mulally and whether he sticks around next year in one role or another.
 
"Reports have been out that the board is now considering its replacements for the great CEO. The good news for Ford investors is that this may not take place until late in 2013. The bad news is that if you look at the body language that Mulally has telegraphed, and if you look at the comments from the company, a Mulally departure in the relatively near future seems all but certain. Reports last week showed that Ford might even consider keeping Mulally on as a nonexecutive chairman."
 
More on Ford After the Mulally Regime (Market Watch)

#406 of 486 Re: Wow! [xwesx] by dieselone

Sep 18, 2012 (8:58 am)

Replying to: xwesx (Aug 30, 2012 2:20 pm)
A nonhybrid Fusion can be had with a manual. The 1.6 ecoboost has an available manual trans in the '13 Fusion. The 1.6 EB with a manual could be a fun car. To bad a manual won't be offered with the 2.0 Ecoboost.

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