DUH! Ford still sells the highest volume vehicle in the US, the F150 that
sells at a rate nearly twice that of the Camry, the best selling car,
because that is what buys want to buy.

For every car sold in the US in 2007 there is a truck sold in the US, why do
you think Nissan and Toyota offer Trucks and Honda even tried to make a
"truck" out of the Accord with the Ridgeline? The second and third best
sellers are the Chevy and Dodge truck, not cars


"Tim" <Busher@noway.com> wrote in message news:fj21vc$mtl$1@aioe.org...
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> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:13l7riv6l5kkdde@corp.supernews.com...
>> Ford car production ain't what it used to be
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>> Automotive News
>> December 3, 2007 - 12:01 am ET
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>> Fifty-seven years ago, Ford Motor Co. passed Chrysler Corp. to become the
>> No. 2 producer of cars in North America behind General Motors. Ford held
>> that position from 1950 through 2006, but this year things have changed.
>> Ford has slipped from second place in car output to fourth place.
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>> From January through October of this year, Ford built 711,889 cars at six
>> plants in North America. That's down from 998,989 cars in seven plants
>> through the first 10 months of 2006.
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>> It's been a tough decade for Ford cars. Consider the first 10 months of
>> 2000. During that stretch, Ford produced about 1.5 million cars in North
>> America.
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>> Ford loses its place
>> North American car production, excluding light trucks. Ford has slipped
>> two places since last year.
>> Jan.-Oct. 07 Jan.-Oct. 06 % change
>> 1. General Motors** 1,403,701 1,657,582 -15.3%
>> 2. Toyota Motor Corp. 835,332 799,996 4.40%
>> 3. Honda Motor Co. 722,918 705,168 2.50%
>> 4. Ford Motor Co. 711,889 998,989 -28.7%
>> 5. Nissan Motor Co. 697,748 578,853 20.50%
>> 6. Chrysler LLC 659,316 678,582 -2.8%
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>> The dropoff this year was mainly caused by the demise of the old Taurus -
>> representing a decline of 174,124 units in 2007 from 2006. But other Ford
>> cars are down, too. Focus production is off 34,697 units; Mustang,
>> 28,947; Fusion, 15,923; and the new Taurus/Five Hundred, 11,104.
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>> Toyota Motor Corp. is the new No. 2 in 2007, and Honda Motor Co. also
>> passed Ford. Nissan Motor Co. is close on Ford's heels.
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>> Nissan has had the biggest gain this year in North American car output,
>> rising from 578,853 through October 2006 to 697,748 in the first 10
>> months of this year - and passing Chrysler LLC in the process. Ramping up
>> Versa production in Aguascalientes, Mexico, is the main reason.
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>> Where does Ford rank in total light-vehicle production - if you include
>> all those F-150s it builds, as well as other Ford and Lincoln trucks and
>> SUVs? Still a solid No. 2 behind GM.
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> The people who work for Ford are the same people pushing for Iraq War...
> Like the Surge for example, if the Surge is working then why pushing for
> another $50 billion Surge? Soon we all will line up for soup, sooner or
> later the country will realize the mistake like Ford motor, making huge
> trucks years after years, same idea, same people.
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