Comments on: Ford earnings a mixed bag: net loss shrinks, operating loss widens

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:22:58 +0000

Keep the money loss going Ford!!!! NICE WORK!

By: gbb

gbb — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:12:22 +0000

Ford Australia has some pretty cool stuff that should be offered in the US. Nothing Ford offers in the US is even close. Shame.

By: Fletch

Fletch — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:33:03 +0000

I’m sure Ford’s North American vehicle lineup has safe, reliable vehciles. They don’t have much in their line-up or concept cars to create a buzz or excitment.

It seems that GM is much furthur ahead in their turnaround.

By: Ray Sinclair

Ray Sinclair — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:41:03 +0000

All of the Crown Vics police interceptors in my town are being replaced by stocky chargers…it’s a shame.

I’m just kidding, I don’t REALLY care.

By: Gypsy

Gypsy — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:08:27 +0000

I drive a Focus and like it. It is not exciting, like say the European focus. If US Ford offered us cars that the Europeans get they would probably sell more. By the way the European Focus has climate control, has better fuel economy and is available in a diesel. I guess Ford just wants to sell Suuu-Veee’s to the US market. Keep calling hogs and see what happens to sales. I will buy another Ford when the EV Ranger is re-introduced or the Escape is made as an EV (but that’s not going to happen). By the way Suuu-Veee is kind of like calling Hogs.

By: Ray Sinclair

Ray Sinclair — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:58:31 +0000

We can definitely see where Ford’s money went these past few years. Land Rover, Jaguar, Volvo, Mazda, Astin, etc, all got newer, cooler-than-before products. Ford pretty much neglected its own lineup. Time will tell if they can make the turnaround.

By: Rompn4x

Rompn4x — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:33:20 +0000

Thats funny how Europeans bash on American cars yet drive Fords (even though they are made in Europe it’s still an American company)… Kinda like a person in America complaining about job losses yet has a Honda and Lexus parked out front.

By: 1487_GM_SALES

1487_GM_SALES — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:11:31 +0000

Looking at General Motors and Ford, I’d say GM is well ahead on a turnaround, which may come at the cost of Ford.

Hopefully cars like the new Malibu, CTS, Buick “Supers” and Lambda SUV’s will continue to pull sales out of Ford and get even more customers into GM showrooms. As long as General Motors stays focused and doesn;t let any segment get away from them, they will back to dominating the landcape instead of Toy Ota.

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:09:30 +0000

Ford’s success in Europe is to be expected, they are huge there and considered very high quality and reliable, which is ironic when you think of the fact that Europeans bash American manufacturers all the time, yet half of them own Fords, especially in England. What does surprise me is the increase in PAG profits. I’m pretty sure the sale of Aston is a special item, and therefore would not be included in those figures.

Looks like Asia Pacific is tanking, possibly from the new competition from GM China’s Buick revitalization and the increase in activity from the Chinese design-stealing makers.

Ford also NEEDS to snap up their North American division, or they will not have the wealth backing for their continued global operations. If North America falls, Ford falls. Plain and simple.

By: Get Real

Get Real — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:00:51 +0000

Jaguar does’t bleed money, an artery is gushing.

Lincoln is NOT part of PAG. (Ford’s better idea ??)

Destroy Lincoln with clones. (The Way Forward !!)

By: gbb

gbb — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:29:37 +0000

FoMoCo will get thru it, they have before.

By: RSPINAJR

RSPINAJR — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:25:23 +0000

I’m pretty sure PAG has only made money this quarter due to the sale of Aston – it normally bleeds pretty bad

By: Jazz

Jazz — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:14:58 +0000

Dang, Ford is huge in Europe

By: fan

fan — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:50:45 +0000

its bad for ford. the reasons / areas for increasing their profit are not the core business / not based on better sales situation for the everyday ford car.

- they increased the earnings due to lucky exchange rates… that may change to the opposite now and then

- the revenue they produced shrank, while the losses they produced increased. that equals a loss in profitability

- the profits they make are either with niche products (i see PAG as a niche, due to the rather low revenue they contribute to the total result…) or with rather small markets, that do NOT produce enough revenue to balance the losses they make in their core market(s)…

By: Get Real

Get Real — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:42:40 +0000

I forgot, they’re doing their part to stop global warming by going out of business.

By: Get Real

Get Real — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:39:02 +0000

They can’t even determine the names of cars or SUVs.

How can they be expected to run a car company ?

Doomed I tell’s ya.

Doomed.

By: Syrax

Syrax — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:33:53 +0000

I guess most of AM sold cars went to the US, not europe.

By: Syrax

Syrax — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:31:30 +0000

what’s the point of this? is this good or bad to ford?

By: buenos

buenos — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:30:48 +0000

Still bleeding, but at least it seems to be slowing in some sectors. Is the increase in the European sector a result of the sale of AM?