Jul 6, 2023
Internet rumors are a terrible source of information on the
automotive industry. Here are a few that you need to avoid. The
Ford Taurus - Clean Tech Yes, there is a new Ford Taurus coming and
no it’s not coming to North America. With the dramatic decline in
the sales of sedans in the United States, there aren’t many
American automotive enthusiasts chomping at the bit to get their
hands on a new Taurus. Sales of the last generation Taurus peaked
just under 80,000 units in the U.S. in 2013, the only year it
outsold the Mustang. Ford has focused on trucks because the market
has clearly turned away from traditional passenger cars. The only
market for models like the Taurus is in rental fleets and police
package vehicles, neither of which makes as much money as selling
SUVs and pickups, which is why Ford now focuses on those markets
and makes just one passenger car in North America. A Market Crash
is Coming - Epic Economist, Velocity, Everyman Driver Prices of new
vehicles have dramatically jumped over the last few years, pricing
many people out of the new vehicle market. This was caused by
supply chain issues and a focus on higher-priced, and therefore
higher-profit, models. A concentration on higher-priced models has
skewed the average transaction price of new vehicles upwards. With
better supplies of parts, additional production is planned for
lower priced cars and trucks and this should lower the average
transaction prices over time. Also, production growth around the
world will fill the pipeline and increase dealer inventory to
competitive levels. This is by no means a sign of a market
apocalypse, but just natural market competition. Do not expect a
Great Recession-like crash in the near term.
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