It's too bad the people responsible for this creativity (Above) are not the VP Design at Ford. BTW, Ford just announced TODAY a new Design VP, a guy named Anthony Lo from Renault. Are you kidding me? Renault? SHOOT ME NOW. Com'on Man! There was no one else in the whole damn Ford Motor Company...
I have noticed: We hear from "Brand Managers" and "Communication Managers", but we don't hear from the Engineers, who have REAL PASSION to sweat this stuff out. How about it Ford! Let us hear from the FRONT LINE.
Excellent video! I've been down that road a hundred thousand times. I don't know how the photographer can hold the camera steady while bouncing around all those southeast Michigan potholes. They are like WW2 land mines.
Dealer behavior has not changed in 100 years. Ford knows the problem. Independent franchised Dealers are supported by state laws. Based on my neighbor's Tesla problems, I'm not sure the Manufacturer can handle customer issues any better.
There is never one day, in the life of the Ford Corporate Head of Sales (Was Mark LaNeve, now Andrew Frick), that he doesn't wish there were NO DEALERS, and they could control the retail customer interactions. Unfortunately, State laws support Dealers. And you are the victim. Vote with your...
I bet it is a "high- impact" green, like the new Toyota 4 Runner color. Otherwise, who needs a boring green? Also, I bet it could be an "extra cost option."
Buy it, put it in a garage, don't drive it, 50 years from now (Then, all vehicles available for sale will be autonomous electric, etc...) It will be worth a million dollars, regardless of model year. The Smithsonian will buy it for an exhibit titled "Ancient Modes of Transportation."
Frankly, it is shocking how small the mark-up is. I think Ford understands there is a limit to what retail customers will pay (i.e, Jeep, Defender, 4Runner, etc) but they have no problem sticking it to the Dealer with a super-slim profit. But Dealers, remember what Lucy said: We're gonna make it...
Go Blue to you, too! If you are living in AA, your nearest LR dealer is a bit of a hike- Farmington, 21 miles away...Hopefully, they have loaner cars. (Mike Hart and MacDonald EXCELLENT hires, BTW.)