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Originally Posted by Imolator
Just looking at the top 50 cars ranked by sales here:
http://www.caradvice.com.au/363733/t...-2015-to-date/
The Focus sit at 48 with 4087, the Pulsar at 47 outsold it with 4101 and even the geriatric Lancer at 36 with 4858 shows the Focus a clean pair of heels.
It really shows with results like this just how on the nose with the buying public Ford has become.
Surely Ford has to do something soon to turn results like this around. |
For some years I've always thought that the Ford Europe mainstays, the Focus and Fiesta, were great cars and well-built as well. Europeans are always very good at getting maximum space and practicality out of a small package. The previous Focus was particularly good.
But lately Focus and Fiesta seem to have gone the poky Asian direction which is bad news because the Focus class is a family car in Europe and even the Fiesta is used by small families.
These two reviews comparing class top sellers summarise the ways things have gone:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/ford...ctavia/1337975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YqNl4sI_oM
Note how the reviewer couldn't fit the baby stroller in the boot of the Fiesta and how the Fabia's boot is as big as a Focus's.
The general message seems to be that the Fords are great cars to drive, which is fine if you're a young, single revhead, but they don't stack up as practical, roomy cars. (And the VAG cars are also great to drive anyway.) For a European car that's a seriously lost plot.
I had personal experience recently when we were shopping for a second small car for the wife. It was down to Fiesta, Polo and Fabia. I couldn't even get into the driver's seat of the Fiesta to drive it (I'm 1.9 tall), the whole car was just so stupidly squashed and tiny. She chose the Fabia - which I have no trouble getting into.
Another shot in the foot by One Ford?