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... From a Morningstar Market update ...
Note 12% drop in Ford cars while Jag & Lincoln grow
Ford Reports 7.4% Drop Amid Fleet-Sales Decline
Ford on Wednesday said U.S. customers purchased or leased
307,061 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo
and Land Rover dealers in April, down from 318,812 a year earlier.
Ford said total car sales fell nearly 12% to 114,137 from 124,511,
while truck sales fell 4.5% to 192,924 from 194,301.
By brand, Ford sales fell 8% to 257,782; Mercury sales fell 15% to
20,768; Lincoln sales rose nearly 12% to 11,256; Jaguar sales rose
nearly 27% to 5,441; Volvo sales fell nearly 14% to 9,039, and Land
Rover sales rose 29% to 2,775.
Ford, Dearborn, Mich., noted that Jaguar and Land Rover posted
record April sales, with April marking the ninth month in a row of
record sales for Jaguar and the sixth month in a row of record sales at
Land Rover.
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They need to bring the Puma or the Cossie Focus over here.....I am sick of FWD...and the lack of power...
Just call me Judge.
People suck.
Life begins at 170mph...until that point it is just boring.....
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You have to remember not all people associate Jag and Land Rover with FORD MOT. CO. Also Ford has been hit hard with the tire recall that will take years to fix.
But I do agree that Ford needs a appeal car, NOW!
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I vote for the Ford Falcon! This is the Series III XR8 
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That Falcon looks eerily similar to the new Hyandai Tiburon... 
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Originally posted by The Pakrat: That Falcon looks eerily similar to the new Hyandai Tiburon... I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that!  I can see your point from that angle. But dont write it off they really do have something good going here and the other models are really nice.  or this  I hope these are better!
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hey, i think the tiburon is a nice looking car.
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Me too, dealer. But I am never comfortable in cool looking cars like that or the cougar. The low roofline means my head is too close to the roof.
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I think the Tib is decent also, just strange how they look so similar. I'm not a fan of those other pics either Mushu...  Looks too much along the lines of the Taurus. But hey, if that is the case, it will sell like hotcakes!
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Last time I was in Australia, I saw some pretty nasty Ford 4 door cars that had a 4.0L V8 (if my memoery serves me correctly, that is). They looked good and they were exceptionally fast (250 KPH). 1998 was the last time I was there. Anyone know what car I'm talking about?
'99 Contour SE V6 w/MTX (Black Clearcoat)
'02 Dakota 4.7L V8 2WD X-Cab (Flame Red Clearcoat)
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