Debuting at the height of consumer interest in subcompacts, the Escort’s tasks in North America were to simultaneously replace the aging Pinto, and to demonstrate that Ford could make money on subcompacts (which the Pinto never did). The “World” nature of this mo...
If I lived somewhere besides Florida, this would be an attractive proposition, the manual steering wouldn’t turn me off. BTW, this week I passed by a string of used car lots in northern Florida where the inventory rarely changes. I say this...
In terms of the math, 8% in price increases a year for nine years would do that without having to jump through the hoops of selling more vehicles. GM’s average transaction price in Q3 in the US jumped by 20% year-over-year...