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One thing is for certain, for Ford's sake the bronco better be as big of a hit as they think it will be. Ford is one step away from having to vacuum out the couch cushions in the waiting rooms for change.
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One thing is for certain, for Ford's sake the bronco better be as big of a hit as they think it will be. Ford is one step away from having to vacuum out the couch cushions in the waiting rooms for change.
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And Chrysler's history is full of even more firsts, dating all the way back to the 50s when they were the first to put a FM radio in a car. The Chrysler brands have pioneered just about everything from four wheel drive in vehicles that never had it before to the minivan to the SUV to the most legendary powertrains in U.S. history.
Werent they the first ones to put the transmission below the floorboards of the vehicle so the transmission didn't sit up through the passenger compartment like a Hummer
 

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Ford is currently hovering just below $6.00. GM is at $25.00 and FCA is just below $10.00. I'm not sure why Ford is lower than the others. The Bronco has a lot of sales potential. Ford is also partnering with VW to build a midsize truck. VW will be building a cargo van with Ford. I think Ford will also be first out of the gate with an all-electric, full size truck. No matter what we might think about an electric F-150, the fact is it will sell like crazy.
 

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Ok,

Because you asked.

S&P, Moodys, and Fitch have all downgraded Ford bonds to junk. Ford has a PE ratio of 0, FCA 3.25, GM 7.74 VW 6.6.
This is a problem, not as big as it sounds, but it means some financial products cant own ford bonds.

Ford has a net income of approx. 47Million against 155 Billion in revenue
GM has a net income of 6.7Billion against 137 Billion in revenue
FCA has a net income of 6.6Billion against 108 Billion in revenue
This is a big problem for Ford, they don't have a revenue problem, they have a problem with making money.

Ford has 114.4 Billion in Long Term Debt
GM has 81.4 Billion in Long Term Debt
FCA has 8.8 Billion in Long Term Debt
Debt isn't always bad (actually its often good), but in Ford's case servicing that debt (along with other issues) is crushing their financials.


Now they are undergoing a major restructuring of the company which is part of the reason they are burdened financially, but only part. The Explorer was a disaster for them, and sold something like 20-30% less units than they were expecting. They missed out on much of the upswing in the economy for various reasons, and now we may be entering recession and they haven't filled the war chest so to speak.

2019 was rough for them, they were really banking on 2020 being a good year... Well here we are....

Now they have a bunch of super exciting stuff coming down the pipeline, I have always liked Ford as a company, and this isnt meant to say they are a bad company, but they do have a debt problem.
 

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Ok,

Because you asked.

S&P, Moodys, and Fitch have all downgraded Ford bonds to junk. Ford has a PE ratio of 0, FCA 3.25, GM 7.74 VW 6.6.
This is a problem, not as big as it sounds, but it means some financial products cant own ford bonds.

Ford has a net income of approx. 47Million against 155 Billion in revenue
GM has a net income of 6.7Billion against 137 Billion in revenue
FCA has a net income of 6.6Billion against 108 Billion in revenue
This is a big problem for Ford, they don't have a revenue problem, they have a problem with making money.

Ford has 114.4 Billion in Long Term Debt
GM has 81.4 Billion in Long Term Debt
FCA has 8.8 Billion in Long Term Debt
Debt isn't always bad (actually its often good), but in Ford's case servicing that debt (along with other issues) is crushing their financials.


Now they are undergoing a major restructuring of the company which is part of the reason they are burdened financially, but only part. The Explorer was a disaster for them, and sold something like 20-30% less units than they were expecting. They missed out on much of the upswing in the economy for various reasons, and now we may be entering recession and they haven't filled the war chest so to speak.

2019 was rough for them, they were really banking on 2020 being a good year... Well here we are....

Now they have a bunch of super exciting stuff coming down the pipeline, I have always liked Ford as a company, and this isnt meant to say they are a bad company, but they do have a debt problem.
Thank you for the explanations.
I too love Ford as a brand and company. Despise Dodge for what the Dodge brothers did with Ford way back when
 

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I get the distinct impression Ford REALLY wants to create a Bronco enthusiast world just like the Jeep enthusiast world. I think that's great. Although, you don't see many people off roading-old Broncos these days. They have become just too expensive. (Which may be why Ford decided to bring back the Bronco. Clearly, the interest is there.)
 

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