Comments on: Alex Taylor: Ford Says No Thanks To GM, Chrysler Offers

By: John Horner

John Horner — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:39:45 +0000

“Ford isn’t even close to being out of the woods yet.”

No argument with you there.

By: windswords

windswords — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:31:19 +0000

With all due respect, I think this is another WAR with quotes like “According to a knowledgeable source…”

But here is a better quote from the story because we know the source (but not the actual name): “At a regional dealer council meeting in Florida last week, one dealer announced that Ford would not be able to continue as a manufacturer by the end of next year, and added that he expected government assistance to kick in if the company should falter. The automaker quickly moved to distance itself from the unauthorized comments.”

And “Its recovery plan looks a little skimpy. According to a dealer, the Lincoln-Mercury franchise will shrink to eight vehicles by 2010 – three for Mercury and five for Lincoln– from 11 today.”

Ford isn’t even close to being out of the woods yet.

By: Robert Farago

Robert Farago — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:37:29 +0000

EEGeek :

Gonna be one of those days. I can feel it in my water.

Sorted. Thanks!

By: EEGeek

EEGeek — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:01:50 +0000

The bottom hyperlink is an error, I think. At first I missed the top one that points to the CNN article.

By: blkstne

blkstne — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:54:34 +0000

Ford(with Mazda help)actually has decent cars that can compete with the Toyota/Honda/Hundai vehicles. Ford could be in a really good position if it can weather the storm just a little while longer.