Ford on Track to Sell 700000 F-150s - PickupTrucks.com
Ford is taking a carefully calculated gamble on the use of aluminum. With gas prices presently lower--nobody knows how long that condition will remain--it is even more of a gamble for Ford's alloy strategy. GM and RAM both build good trucks and a lot of buyers will decide based on availability and price. Ford is on a roll and the new Raptor can't get here fast enough. Ford is becoming the performance king. Raptor, GT, GT350, Focus RS, Focus ST, Fiesta ST and Ford announced 9 new performance models by 2020 wow. No one else has this kind of line up. Oh and Ford just got done sweeping Daytona Speed Weeks. No surprise from Ford on the anticipated sales numbers, anyone should have seen this coming. In other news Ram temporarily closes truck plants to make the transition to giant chrome tailgate lettering. Ram and GM have been taking advantage of the F-150 transitioning its plants to the aluminum and they have both been aggressive in pricing and availability. Ford will have to do some discounting on the new F-150. Beebe is right. I had a Ford truck, then 2 Chevy's, and now a Ram. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
