Comments on: Ford to convert truck and SUV plants to produce cars and crossovers http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: canehdian_J http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-393595 canehdian_J Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:58:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-393595 well i am 22. i have the credit and the money to spend on a 30 000$ car. i already own one in fact and its a rsx type S. the reason i bought it? i couldnt buy a Focus ST. couldnt get one. so i bought the next best thing. and the volvo C30 is too ugly anyway. ill be first on the list when they bring this baby over. i want a ST. the RS is just a bit too larry for our market now. too much money for gas well i am 22. i have the credit and the money to spend on a 30 000$ car. i already own one in fact and its a rsx type S. the reason i bought it? i couldnt buy a Focus ST. couldnt get one. so i bought the next best thing. and the volvo C30 is too ugly anyway. ill be first on the list when they bring this baby over. i want a ST. the RS is just a bit too larry for our market now. too much money for gas

]]> By: DialM4Speed http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-388266 DialM4Speed Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:07:31 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-388266 "Amazingly the Mags and enthusiasts have been begging for the Euro models since the memory of the XR4ti faded 20 years ago. Now Ford is finally doing it out of desperation and with their backs to the wall. Pretty sorry leadership and even poorer foresight by any account" What's the point of bringing the cars from Europe here? They did it with the Merkur (which were better than most of the stuff they were making at the time) and look what happened. NO SALES! How do you pronounce it?? Mer-Ker??? No dumb fuck it's Mare-Koor! They say those cars did sell because of the name and they should have called them Mercury's BULLSHIT! Look at all the cars with crazy names for sale these days. VW Toureag... Toerag? whatever! Yet they sell and VW is known for crappy built cars. So fuck all these people crying for Euro Fords. Even if they brought it over YOU WOULDN'T BUY IT! “Amazingly the Mags and enthusiasts have been begging for the Euro models since the memory of the XR4ti faded 20 years ago. Now Ford is finally doing it out of desperation and with their backs to the wall. Pretty sorry leadership and even poorer foresight by any account”

What’s the point of bringing the cars from Europe here? They did it with the Merkur (which were better than most of the stuff they were making at the time) and look what happened. NO SALES! How do you pronounce it?? Mer-Ker??? No dumb fuck it’s Mare-Koor! They say those cars did sell because of the name and they should have called them Mercury’s BULLSHIT! Look at all the cars with crazy names for sale these days. VW Toureag… Toerag? whatever! Yet they sell and VW is known for crappy built cars.

So fuck all these people crying for Euro Fords. Even if they brought it over YOU WOULDN’T BUY IT!

]]> By: VWInformant http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387793 VWInformant Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:43:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387793 It's good to see that Ford is starting to realize the practicality of crossovers in today's market. That's the reason why cars like the VW Tiguan are being voted Europe’s SUV of the Year by Auto Bild (Auto 1 Trophy in the category of Off-Roaders and SUV) . It’s good to see that Ford is starting to realize the practicality of crossovers in today’s market. That’s the reason why cars like the VW Tiguan are being voted Europe’s SUV of the Year by Auto Bild (Auto 1 Trophy in the category of Off-Roaders and SUV) .

]]> By: NoNameDenton1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387565 NoNameDenton1 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:12:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387565 Like anyone did not see that coming. Like anyone did not see that coming.

]]> By: brassmonkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387397 brassmonkey Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387397 I still remember the shitty Merkur XR4ti. Lots of shitty cars from the 80s. I still remember the shitty Merkur XR4ti. Lots of shitty cars from the 80s.

]]> By: Impulsive http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387326 Impulsive Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:49:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387326 Kerkorian may be the contrarian indicator here. Kerkorian may be the contrarian indicator here.

]]> By: shaver http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387316 shaver Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:27:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387316 Amazingly the Mags and enthusiasts have been begging for the Euro models since the memory of the XR4ti faded 20 years ago. Now Ford is finally doing it out of desperation and with their backs to the wall. Pretty sorry leadership and even poorer foresight by any account Amazingly the Mags and enthusiasts have been begging for the Euro models since the memory of the XR4ti faded 20 years ago. Now Ford is finally doing it out of desperation and with their backs to the wall. Pretty sorry leadership and even poorer foresight by any account

]]> By: Robert http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387304 Robert Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:50:41 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387304 I still don't understand how people believe they can run out of cash. They have nearly $40 billion in cash, equivalents and LOCs after their VEBA costs are deducted. They are currently expecting to burn through $14-16 billion to restructure. So... they have $24 billion left to play with. What's an extra $1-2 billion to actually get them on their feet properly for long-term growth? In fact, that would be what they thought they would burn in early 2007. Unless we think the auto industry is going to completely implode (in which case, it won't matter much what any company is doing), I don't see them running out of cash - or even coming close to it. I still don’t understand how people believe they can run out of cash. They have nearly $40 billion in cash, equivalents and LOCs after their VEBA costs are deducted. They are currently expecting to burn through $14-16 billion to restructure. So… they have $24 billion left to play with. What’s an extra $1-2 billion to actually get them on their feet properly for long-term growth? In fact, that would be what they thought they would burn in early 2007.

Unless we think the auto industry is going to completely implode (in which case, it won’t matter much what any company is doing), I don’t see them running out of cash – or even coming close to it.

]]> By: Need4SSpeed http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387274 Need4SSpeed Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:04:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387274 kind of like killing two birds with one stone. They can shift production and use some available capacity of producing much demanded smaller cars instead of the declining demand for trucks and SUV's, and take advantage of that capacity and the weaker U.S $ and save money on producing vehicles for the European market. Good thinking. kind of like killing two birds with one stone. They can shift production and use some available capacity of producing much demanded smaller cars instead of the declining demand for trucks and SUV’s, and take advantage of that capacity and the weaker U.S $ and save money on producing vehicles for the European market. Good thinking.

]]> By: richt62167 http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387271 richt62167 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:56:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387271 I will beleve it when I see it I will beleve it when I see it

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387266 xyunya Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:51:16 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387266 Actually, dawn is not coming according to article. making small vehicles does not mean making any $$$ for Ford, so grave is still insight. They really don't want to make small cars. Actually, dawn is not coming according to article. making small vehicles does not mean making any $$$ for Ford, so grave is still insight. They really don’t want to make small cars.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387258 johnnycanuck Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:42:36 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387258 Ford must live on a much larger planet than the rest of us because the dawn sure seems to take a lot longer in coming. Ford must live on a much larger planet than the rest of us because the dawn sure seems to take a lot longer in coming.

]]> By: mayer_ray_nagin http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-convert-truck-and-suv-plants-to-produce-cars-and-crossovers.html#comment-387251 mayer_ray_nagin Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:32:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7668#comment-387251 I wonder if someone is gonna get a phat bonus at Ford for this idea. I wonder if someone is gonna get a phat bonus at Ford for this idea.

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