Why is Ford the only American car company not in the hole?

[Hector]

while I love FORD and the Cobra's always on my favorite cars list, I gotta say Chevy trucks are much better

Keep dreaming...lol.

Didn't you see the bloody video I posted?

Your Chevy got totally owned by Ford...lol.

[hobub]

Interesting note. http://www.jeffreysward.com/gallery/...pages/r3c2.htm

[RG]

My stepfather's a mechanic and the number 1 truck to blow the tranny is the F-150 followed by the rest of the Ford's.... But don't take my word for it, call a tranny place or any mechanic and ask for yourself

really? around here the Dodge trucks are the ones that blow out their trannies and the GMs love to over heat.

[toys2cool]

maybe in florida ... but get them out working, pulling, hauling over hills and rough mud roads ... man Ford has them GM products beat.

sorry chevy guys ... but it's true, I've driven pickups of all kinds and in all types of areas ... give me a Ford!

I will give Chevy the edge on a nice smooth ride over a paved highway ... but that's nothing to brag about when it's a pickup ment to do more than drive down a highway

My stepfather's a mechanic and the number 1 truck to blow the tranny is the F-150 followed by the rest of the Ford's.... But don't take my word for it, call a tranny place or any mechanic and ask for yourself

[RG]

while I love FORD and the Cobra's always on my favorite cars list, I gotta say Chevy trucks are much better

maybe in florida ... but get them out working, pulling, hauling over hills and rough mud roads ... man Ford has them GM products beat.

sorry chevy guys ... but it's true, I've driven pickups of all kinds and in all types of areas ... give me a Ford!

I will give Chevy the edge on a nice smooth ride over a paved highway ... but that's nothing to brag about when it's a pickup ment to do more than drive down a highway

[Captain]

Ford mortgaged everything and anything heavily when they saw the first signs of the impending recession. This gave them some cash to play with during the downtime. Problem is, they have to pay the mortgages back and so far, they have only had ONE profitable month in years. In short, thay avoided the Gov't loan syndrome, but they are still in hock up to their eyeballs!!

Plus, and this was revealed last fall. The Ford family only own a small percentage of the company stocks. The only advantage they have is their stock is preferred and gives the family veto power. In other words, they dont own a majority of the company, but as long as they hold even a handfull of their special stock, they run the show. When the big three were sniffing out their options with the American and Canadian Governments last fall, Ford was told the Ford family would have to give up their special stock priveldges if they wanted Governement money. The Ford family said NO!!!!!, Mulhally mortgaged everything, and away they went.

They also managed to sell Jag and Land Rover to TaTa, and are trying to sell Volvo as well. They also sold a majority of Mazda back to Mazda. All of these moves gave them a bit of a lifeline during all this.

Chrysler, who had a 10 billion dollar stock pile in their rainy day fund before Daimler came along, were stripped clean by the "Fatherland" and left to twist in the wind...They had no choice to do anything other than what they did.

General Motors..?? Well, the General was just poorly run....for decades. They nearly went bankrupt in 1992, and should have learned their lesson then. Any company that large, that owns that much of the market, and still cant make money....? That signifies to me a huge messed up corporation that doesnt know how to handle itself. Hopefully this time they have learned better....but I doubt it!!

[toys2cool]

while I love FORD and the Cobra's always on my favorite cars list, I gotta say Chevy trucks are much better

[kryptosmaster]

Don't Ford own Jaguar too ?

No, sold Jaguar to the Indians (India Indians) so I'd be wary of buying one now.

and volvo

I believe Volvo is still a part of the Ford company.

I'm pretty sure land Rover went with Jaguar as well and I think Aston Martin.

[rche]

and volvo

[Mikey]

Don't Ford own Jaguar too ?

[kryptosmaster]

YOU BETCHA!
Rich

You should see the all-new Ford Taurus. It's SWEET!
I just saw one yesterday.
The 2010 Mustang is incredible, too! Brought back the sequential taillights for that!

[Hector]

...and actually making profit?

Because they make the BEST damn trucks on the planet...that's why...

YouTube - Truth About Trucks With Mike Rowe

The Mustang Shelby Cobra rules too...but the baddest Ford of them all is the Ford GT....

YouTube - Lamborghini Murcielago vs. Ford GT


Built Ford tough!