Ford's power play: New GT, Shelby Mustang and new Raptor - Detroit Free Press
UPDATED: The Ford GT made a triumphant return today with the unveiling of a sleek and edgy supercar the automaker plans to build next year. The GT was developed over the past year by a small team, in a small room in the basement of the Product Development Center in Dearborn, said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of The Americas. Ford will make a limited number of GTs for sale in the second half of 2016. It will be a global car but the first sales will be in the U. S. , said Executive Chairman Bill Ford. Ford kept the car largely secret until about a month ago when news began to leak and spread on the internet. The GT was among a trio of performance vehicles Ford showed. The three are among the more than 12 new Ford performance vehicles coming by 2020 as the automaker has reorganized its regional performance divisions into a single global unit. Ford wants to take advantage of a 70% increase in performance vehicle sales in the U. S. and a 14% increase in Europe. "Ford shook the automotive world when it introduced America's first true exotic car in 2005," said Karl Brauer, senior analyst with KBB. Source: www.freep.com
