[Shotimes] (OT) Forbe's article about Ford

[Mark Kelley]

That is good!  It's the kind of common sense thinking Ford needs right now.

On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 17:28:15 -0500 "Don McKinnon (AST)"
<dmckinnon@asttechlabs.com> wrote:

> I really like this article!
> http://www.forbes.com/columnists/2002/10/29/cz_jf_1029flint.html
> 
> "The way to fix the problem is to build a
> better Taurus. Keep it longer, but
> get more powerful motors. Your engines are no
> match for the competition, and
> you need a punchier four-cylinder for Taurus,
> too. "
> 
> and...
> "Meanwhile, rear-wheel drive is coming back
> into vogue, and Ford, which has
> the only rear-wheel-drive big U.S. sedans in
> production (the Ford Crown
> Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis), could take
> advantage of this fact. But
> instead of turning these into competitive
> products, the automaker is happy
> to let them age and sell the Fords to taxi
> drivers and cops, and the Mercs
> to geezers like myself. "
> 
> Don McKinnon
> 95 MTX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf
> Of Mark Kelley
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:04 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) Forbe's article about
> Ford
> 
> 
> We've all heard the bad news about Ford.  This
> Forbe's article points out
> some of the strengths of Ford:
> 
> http://www.forbes.com/home/2002/11/04/cz_jf_1104flint.html
> 
> I find it interesting that some of the
> observations made in the article are
> the same as some observations posted on this
> list.
> 
> Mark
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