Ford sales drop for September

[KLin]

12:14pm 10/03/05

Ford Sept. U.S. sales fall 19% to 228,157; SUVs plunge (F) By Shawn Langlois
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ford Motor (F) on Monday posted a 19% decline in September U.S. sales to 228,157 cars and trucks, due mainly to a sharp move away from traditional SUVs. The automaker also said customers did most of their buying in the summer when employee discounting sparked an industrywide sales boom. Car and crossover sales actually improved but traditional SUVs saw a 51% plunge amid soaring gasoline prices.


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That's gotta hurt.

 

[toekramp]

zzzzzzzzzzzing!

 

[Inspector Jihad]

but wasnt that expected...that a drop off would occur after the employee discount scheme?

 

[ElFenix]

the fusion can't come out soon enough.

they need the fiesta over here as well.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the fusion can't come out soon enough.

they need the fiesta over here as well.

And the Euro Focus as well.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
but wasnt that expected...that a drop off would occur after the employee discount scheme?

To a certain degree, yes.
Sales are compared to previous years, but the employee discount from previous months probably took away sales from Sept (although the deal was extended, they were low on 2005 stock).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
but wasnt that expected...that a drop off would occur after the employee discount scheme?

Despite that SUV sales are down 51%. Not much of a surprise if you ask me. The SUV craze had to end sometime...it was inevitable.

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
but wasnt that expected...that a drop off would occur after the employee discount scheme?

Despite that SUV sales are down 51%. Not much of a surprise if you ask me. The SUV craze had to end sometime...it was inevitable.

I pretty much assumed it would last until gas prices FINALLY started soaring. Now that it has happened, I'm a much happier person. I'm happy to pay more for gas to get Jane Doe out of her fvcking tank of a grocery-getter and into a car that makes sense.

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: Ilmater

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
but wasnt that expected...that a drop off would occur after the employee discount scheme?

Despite that SUV sales are down 51%. Not much of a surprise if you ask me. The SUV craze had to end sometime...it was inevitable.

I pretty much assumed it would last until gas prices FINALLY started soaring. Now that it has happened, I'm a much happier person. I'm happy to pay more for gas to get Jane Doe out of her fvcking tank of a grocery-getter and into a car that makes sense.

Why do you care what other people drive?

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Why do you care what other people drive?

Why do you care what he cares about?

 

[luckysnafu]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Why do you care what other people drive?

Why do you care what he cares about?

haha, owned

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Why do you care what other people drive?

Why do you care what he cares about?

Why do you care about what he's caring about caring about?

 

[sonoma1993]

why does anyone care what anyone cares and thinks about? lol just had to say it.

 

[Spike]

I CARE!!!!

 

[2cpuminimum]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: yellowfiero
Why do you care what other people drive?

Why do you care what he cares about?

I can't speak for Ilmatar, but I care what other people drive because other people waste gasoline, driving up the demand and therefore the price. For the time being, I need gasoline to get to work. Therefore, anything that leads other people to stop wasting gasoline is good for me. This is why it is in my best interest for ford to either go out of business entirely or shift their production line to more efficient vehicles and ffv's.

 

[TallBill]

Thank god. each car company will now probably just market 1 suv instead of 7 each.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Thank god. each car company will now probably just market 1 suv instead of 7 each.

Heh, more like 7 models of hybrid SUV's!