Ford increasing SUV production
Ford has announced they are decreasing production of cars, and increasing production of trucks and suv's. https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2018/01/16/ford-plans-more-suvs-fewer-cars-pla...
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I understand that automakers are trying to build what the public wants, but the CAFE standards, set by the prior administration were set to force (or try to) an automotive manufacturers average fuel economy on cars and light trucks to reach 54.5 mpg by 2025.
Since the measurement is on "average" mileage of vehicles sold, manufacturers pushed to sell crackerboxes with the highest mileage possible, in order to be able to build more cars in larger sizes with higher profit levels. I'm guessing Ford is anticipating a relaxing of the 54.5 mpg level currently required by 2025, to something more attainable with larger vehicles.
If so, the cost of your next truck may go down since it wont be subsidizing the 3 cyl crackerboxes anymore.
Since the measurement is on "average" mileage of vehicles sold, manufacturers pushed to sell crackerboxes with the highest mileage possible, in order to be able to build more cars in larger sizes with higher profit levels. I'm guessing Ford is anticipating a relaxing of the 54.5 mpg level currently required by 2025, to something more attainable with larger vehicles.
If so, the cost of your next truck may go down since it wont be subsidizing the 3 cyl crackerboxes anymore.
