F-150s selling as fast as they can make them
The F series Ford has been the best selling truck for over 25 years,and tonight they reported on the news,they are selling at a rate of one every 42 seconds! Man that's a lot of trucks!
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RobertRyan wrote:Lessmore wrote:
Will this still happen or do you think vehicles sold in the future will be world market versions only ?
Unfortunately yes, although they will be modified here. Hyundai is already doing this. Toyota WANTS to stay. Australia was its first export market. The Modern Landcruisers were developed here. Read my posted URL about Holden Closure.
The thing that is crazy, on a population adjusted basis we would be selling 17 Million vehicles a year if we were the US:?
Kind of sad situation. Interesting article. Mentions that fragmentation of the Australian market is an issue. Quite true, that is, IMO...also becoming a factor in North America.
There seems to be almost a limit on how many different car makes can survive in a market....no matter how big or small it may be.
In the past 20 years there have been significant changes in NA.
Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn and Hummer departed GM, Mercury gone from Ford, Plymouth no longer a Mopar brand.
Hyundai and Kia have surprised me. When Hyundai was first here with the Pony....I didn't think anyone had anything to worry about. But they improved tremendously.
In the '50's in Canada we had Morris, Standard, Austin, MG, Triumph, Austin-Healey....all gone...and not just in Canada.
