How Ford is Bringing Back the Small Pickup
Enter Ford. And soon, Hyundai.
While the Santa Cruz may be the star of the moment, thanks to finally being shown in the flesh after a long tease, the Ford Maverick may actually be the driving force (pun very much intended) behind any future growth in small trucks.
At least in part. The Maverick is an important product to be sure, and its impending arrival probably has forced other automakers to take notice. But it all starts with the growth of full-size trucks, in both size and price.
In other words, if the F-150s of the world hadn’t gotten so big and expensive, the Maverick might not have an opportunity.
Have you seen this van? Massachusetts State Police seek public’s help finding suspect in hit-and-run crash that left 72-year-old man with life-threatening injuries MassLive.com 2 days ago Jackson Cote, masslive.com
Massachusetts State Police released images of a van that struck and severely injured a 72-year-old man Monday night in hopes they can receive help from the public in identifying the suspect in the hit-and-run crash.
The man was crossing Route 28, also known as William McGrath Highway, from east to west at the intersection of Broadway in Somerville around 8:40 p.m. when he was struck by the van. The pedestrian was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, state police said in a statement.
Despite only a slight increase in overall sales so far this year, it s a new day in paradise, some Ford Motor Co. dealers said Thursday.
Business for them has seen a dramatic uptick since the coronavirus pandemic shut down cities and dealerships across America. With safety protocols in place and used car prices up, new car sales spiked in the first quarter of 2021. Both our stores set records, said Chad Wilson, general manager of Wilson Ford in Saginaw and Midland Ford. We ve had the Midland store since 1991 and the Saginaw store since 2018. I don t know that we ve ever seen numbers like this.
Ford dealer: Cars the new toilet paper panic
By Phoebe Wall Howard - Detroit Free Press
A Ford logo on a 2017 Ford Focus. Ford dealers say new car sales spiked in the first quarter of 2021.
DETROIT – Despite only a slight increase in overall sales so far this year, it’s a new day in paradise, some Ford Motor Co. dealers said Thursday.
Business for them has seen a dramatic turnaround from the first three months a year ago, when the coronavirus pandemic shut down cities and dealerships across America. Now, with safety protocols in place and used car prices up, new car sales spiked in the first quarter of 2021.
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