It's not just FCA
Well it looks like Ford may be jumping onto the no more small cars band wagon like FCA. Also if they do stay they will not be built in the USA! The future of smaller cars in the U.S. may depend on ...
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boshog wrote:
Folks want to pay less for a smaller car. Regulations between emissions and safety cost the same for a little car as it does for a highly profitable truck. Even building in Mexico I doubt there is much profit on the little cars.
This is the bottom line. Folks associate size with price, even though building a Fiesta and Focus cost nearly the same!
BTW - My Mexico-built, German-powered EcoBoost Fiesta has been a total pleasure to own and drive. It's fun, solid, and gets nearly 60 MPG if you stay off the boost:)
