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Second Quarter Earnings Fall Short Of Expectations; Says U.S. Recovery Won't Occur Until 2010
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- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
- WHAT HAPPENED TO CORPORATE AMERICA? DON''T THEY PLAN AHEAD BY FIVE YEARS? I REMEMBER FIVE YEARS AGO, THE OIL INDUSTRY WAS STARTING THEIR MARKETING & SOCIAL ENGINEERING CAMPAIGN VIA NPR TO RAISE THE PRICE OF GAS AT THE PUMP TO $5 GALLON. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CEOS OF THESE CORPORATIONS REALLY ARE SO USED TO "PLAYING A ROLE" INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY "THINKING AHEAD" AND STAYING ON TOP OF TRENDS AND PLANNING 5,10, 20, 30 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. PASSEL OF IDIOTS.
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- First GM, now Ford. You can''t compete with foreign makers.
Why? Because our country CARES ABOUT THE WORKERS and CARES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, and we have LAWS to protect both. OUR FOREIGN COMPETITORS DON''T.
The result - a mass exodus of manufacturing jobs to other countries that DON''T CARE. All in pursuit of the almighty buck - IT''S CHEAPER.
And in the end, who is applying the pressure to favor cheaper prices over better protections? THE CONSUMER! And goodness forbid any politician should say the P-word - PROTECTIONISM! We would need trade barriers to protect our protections. But that would raise prices...
There''s no such thing as a viable service economy unless you can develop a trade surplus on services to foreign economies. Stop fantasizing about the service economy. Without manufacturing, we''re doomed. - Reply to this comment
- Finally these gas prices will drag you greedy b*astards out of your gas guzzling, road hogging SUV''s and trucks. Oh man, it''s the one silver lining about these high gas prices...
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- THE ONLY GREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAT THING ABOUT A FORD, IS THAT THEY ARE THE CAR YOU WANT TO BE IN IF YOU GET REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE! THEIR BUMBER SYSTEMS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE & LIMBS EVERY TIME!
Posted by darnedsocks at 11:49 AM : Jul 24, 2008
You mean like the exploding fuel tanks of the Ford Pinto and Crown Vic? - Reply to this comment
- Ford reacted to the fuel crunch during the Carter administration. There is no denying they know better. So if they want to keep business as usual,limit thier loyal customers to costly choices,belittle the importance of thier employees,and continue to overpay executives that lack competency, then Ford is getting what they deserve.
Offering real "responsible" choices to help the world with enviromental and fossil fuel concerns is what I would expect from an American Icon.
After 35+ years buying American cars I find myself having to choose between buying American and buying responsibly. - Reply to this comment
- they share some of the blame but most of it goes to the management iditos who chose over and over again to not keep up on quality or technology. At this point they''''ve proven that they can never learn from their mistakes. Take the garbage out!
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Posted by diatreme at 11:38 AM : Jul 24, 2008
Excellent point, management and chiefs are also the biggest drain on expenditures with salaries and compensation packages. - Reply to this comment
- Gee, I hope those lucky heads of Ford get massive bonuses.
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- THE ONLY GREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAT THING ABOUT A FORD, IS THAT THEY ARE THE CAR YOU WANT TO BE IN IF YOU GET REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE! THEIR BUMBER SYSTEMS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE & LIMBS EVERY TIME!
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- WELL, SURPRISE, SURPRISE....THIS IS THE WHAT THE 2ND OR 3RD YEAR IN A ROW THEY HAD TO REPORT A HUGE-A$$ LOSS? WELL, MAYBE THEY SHOULD FIGURE OUT THAT THEIR CARS ARE BORING! EXCEPT FOR THE MUSTANG!
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- The Unions are only a part of the problem that could have been dealt with, but the management did not want to upset Wall Street so excessive benefits like job banking was given. The quality, design, MPG, supplier''s etc are all management decisions, so the blame is on the upper management and board of directors for not doing their jobs, not the person installing bumpers on the line.
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- OK, let "the market" decide. This company can''t compete, can''t build a decent car, can''t make an automatic transmission and power windows that work. I am a former Ford owner. Let ''em slide. Let the workers pay for the incompetence of the corporate MBA''s minding the shop. Or we can do what Reagan did and bail out the most unproductive of the Big 3 with the worst quality control record, Chrysler. We are still stuck with them. I owned a Dodge; it was junk.
Ford can save themselves by being productive. Insist on better mechanicals, even if you have to buy the engines from Toyota and the transmissions from Japan Automatic Transmission (JATCO. JAPCO?). Tear down a Prius and a Civic and see what the Japanese did right. Do likewise. Build me a small station wagon that gets 40 on the highway. Do good engineering and quality control. I don''t have time to hang out in repair shops; I have to work. - Reply to this comment
- Alan we have been down this road before. So dont blame anyone but yourself
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- The American taxpayer better get ready to open their wallet and once again bail out the corporate giants. The "free market" sounds great, until big business gets into trouble, then suddenly they turn socialist real fast.
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- Ford''s economic lessons are no where near over yet.
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