Brian
12-08-2005, 04:27 PM
Ford is The New Pink
<p><img alt="Ford Freestyle" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3622852316349375.jpg?0.7240535267357469" align="right" border="1" height="144" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="250"/></p>
<p>It?s official: crossovers are the new black. USA Today reports Ford Motor Company as saying that crossovers outsold truck-based SUVs for the past three months, and that the company expects that this will mark a permanent shift in buyer preferences going forward.</p>
<p>With SUV sales down 13.5 percent through November, and corresponding sales of car- or minivan-based CUVs up 14.4 percent, it?s hard to argue with Ford?s projections. Automakers are sprinting to catch up with the bandwagon - Ford is launching its Edge CUV in late 2006 (see <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000067071610/">today?s post</a>), while GM will double its crossover portfolio in the next four years.</p>
<p>There seems little doubt that CUVs are cannibalizing SUV sales. Ford says the vehicle most often traded in for its Freestyle CUV (pictured) is its own Exporer SUV.</p>
Source: Autoblog
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Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/08/ford-is-the-new-pink/)
<p><img alt="Ford Freestyle" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3622852316349375.jpg?0.7240535267357469" align="right" border="1" height="144" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="250"/></p>
<p>It?s official: crossovers are the new black. USA Today reports Ford Motor Company as saying that crossovers outsold truck-based SUVs for the past three months, and that the company expects that this will mark a permanent shift in buyer preferences going forward.</p>
<p>With SUV sales down 13.5 percent through November, and corresponding sales of car- or minivan-based CUVs up 14.4 percent, it?s hard to argue with Ford?s projections. Automakers are sprinting to catch up with the bandwagon - Ford is launching its Edge CUV in late 2006 (see <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000067071610/">today?s post</a>), while GM will double its crossover portfolio in the next four years.</p>
<p>There seems little doubt that CUVs are cannibalizing SUV sales. Ford says the vehicle most often traded in for its Freestyle CUV (pictured) is its own Exporer SUV.</p>
Source: Autoblog
</p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/08/ford-is-the-new-pink/)