Comments on: Ford Needs Gimmicks to Sell Their Cars http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ford-cars-need-gimmicks-to-sell/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ford-cars-need-gimmicks-to-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-58445 Michael Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/08/24/ford-cars-need-gimmicks-to-sell/#comment-58445 The missteps by the used-to-be Big Boys (F and GM) just keep on coming. It's unbelievable. Good thing my dealership is co-branded with Nissan. The missteps by the used-to-be Big Boys (F and GM) just keep on coming. It’s unbelievable.

Good thing my dealership is co-branded with Nissan.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ford-cars-need-gimmicks-to-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-58442 Flexo Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:28:07 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/08/24/ford-cars-need-gimmicks-to-sell/#comment-58442 Ford has been outclassed by other auto makers -- at least in their car line-up -- for two decades (in my opinion). The lead time required, at least after a design is agreed upon, shouldn't be more than 5 years. Ford has been outclassed by other auto makers — at least in their car line-up — for two decades (in my opinion). The lead time required, at least after a design is agreed upon, shouldn’t be more than 5 years.

]]> By: jim http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ford-cars-need-gimmicks-to-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-58441 jim Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:10:47 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/08/24/ford-cars-need-gimmicks-to-sell/#comment-58441 They need to put gimmicks in while they're design teams try to figure out how to create a car people will buy. The lead time for a design to be built is something ridiculous so until then these are just stopgap measures. They need to put gimmicks in while they’re design teams try to figure out how to create a car people will buy. The lead time for a design to be built is something ridiculous so until then these are just stopgap measures.

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