So would they be cutting that cost to you as the dealer and the MSRP remain the same so that margin now becomes the negotiating point between you and the customer?
No. Lower the MSRP and true cost the same.
So would they be cutting that cost to you as the dealer and the MSRP remain the same so that margin now becomes the negotiating point between you and the customer?
You already explained it. They mark everything up so much that they're almost guaranteed to make a profit, no matter how sideways development or sales goes. They can't visualize it, or calculate it any better than you or I can. They just make sure their SWAG has enough safety factor to remain profitable.
When we do a new product program, it's insane how we low ball our expectations so when we're done we can say what an awesome job we did at beating those expectations.
Well the fusion sport actually was pretty nice. But a fusion st with better suspension and bigger brakes would have been great.
The really sad thing is that the interior of the 2020 FiST is really nice. I'm not sold on the engine, but it's still a shame we won't be getting it in the US.
Lol, I thought he was a foreign guy. Like the previous head of the GT500 program.What is FOB
My definition is clearly not the same as how you are using it.
Jamal Hameedi is about as American as someone can get. Letting him walk for Jaguar/Land Rover was just another dumbass mistake of Ford "leadership". Jamal should be director of Ford Performance global.Lol, I thought he was a foreign guy. Like the previous head of the GT500 program.
Jamal Hameedi is about as American as someone can get. Letting him walk for Jaguar/Land Rover was just another dumbass mistake of Ford "leadership". Jamal should be director of Ford Performance global.
Nope, let a quality guy walk and keep a moron like Jim Hackett at the helm..
I meant the guy before Jamal, it was a vietnamese guy, he was the guy after John coletti, basically the retro gt500 guy. Then it was Jamal, the trinity gt500 guy. LolJamal Hameedi is about as American as someone can get. Letting him walk for Jaguar/Land Rover was just another dumbass mistake of Ford "leadership". Jamal should be director of Ford Performance global.
Nope, let a quality guy walk and keep a moron like Jim Hackett at the helm..
Oh, Huy Thai-Tang? Chief engineer of the S197? According to Google he's Fords chief product development and purchasing officer.I meant the guy before Jamal, it was a vietnamese guy, he was the guy after John coletti, basically the retro gt500 guy. Then it was Jamal, the trinity gt500 guy. Lol
Yes we are talking about FOB. An acronym that each of is interprets as a different meaning. The way someone put it earlier, not many of us had heard of, "friend of bill".Oh, Huy Thai-Tang? Chief engineer of the S197? According to Google he's Fords chief product development and purchasing officer.
I think you buy Ford stock today.
Call me crazy, but I bet it jumps $2-3 next week...just a hunch.
I might buy 10 shares. At least I can light up the company as minority shareholder when they do stupid shit.I think you buy Ford stock today.
Call me crazy, but I bet it jumps $2-3 next week...just a hunch.
Nah, wont have anything to do with the GT500.Are they releasing track info next week?
We'll see!20-30% bump in one week for a stodgy old car stock? This isn’t Tesla.
As much as all of us performance guys dislike what they are doing I think you are right, they are looking at the bigger sadder picture.I think you buy Ford stock today.
Call me crazy, but I bet it jumps $2-3 next week...just a hunch.
Performance vehicles will never drive a manufacturer. It’s the cars and trucks they can sell 500k units of that is there profit gain. Yes hot performance cars are a ton of fun but they are expensive and impractical for normal usage.As much as all of us performance guys dislike what they are doing I think you are right, they are looking at the bigger sadder picture.
I think you buy Ford stock today.
Call me crazy, but I bet it jumps $2-3 next week...just a hunch.