Ford's Greedy!
The profit margin on the Contour was small.
The sales were lacking. They never advertised their product either.
The profit margin on an SUV is large. Hence the Escape now comes out of the plants that used to make Contours.
The also figured the Focus would take up any slack in the small sedan market.
Too bad it's so damn Fugly!!!
However smaller & less powerful = not a proper trade off to a Contour. Now an Escort replacement yes. Contour platform no.
Which brings us back to...
Ford's Greedy.
