Why Ford Really Needs Its New F-150 Pickup Truck To Succeed
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- The Ford F-150 is the single strongest selling model in the United States. It is also the product that many say keeps the lights on at Ford. While SUVs may be the talk of the automotive industry, competition in the pickup segment has been steadily growing. Ford is also becoming ever more dependent on sales of large SUVs and trucks and on North American customers. Unfortunately for Ford, its Detroit rivals are in a similar position. It also began rolling out the latest generation of its market leading and profit making F-150, which it needs now more than ever.
While the Ford Bronco made news when it returned to Ford dealerships with 2021 models earlier this year, the success of the Ford F-150 has long been important to the company's performance. As of October 14, 2020 Ford stock hovered at around $7.60 per share.
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Why Ford Really Needs The New F-150 Pickup Truck To Succeed - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Good thing the seats fold all the way down because with the high price owners will need some place to sleep.
LOL
bank owns most of them
They are gonna need that feature while their waiting to get towed
@@666dynomax the owner can dream.. for about a month.
at the gas stop it can by go Deadly if you dount have the Monney for the next fill
Yeah, Hispanic households here in Texas have like 3 trucks. The work truck, the mom truck, and the going out truck.
Don't forget the truck that pays for them all, the smuggling truck.
@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 you’re so funny.
They have silverado’s mostly.
And one stolen license plate for all 3 to share.
@@mauiboy96768 Yeah and no
Forget a chevy LMAO
I wanted to buy a new Diesel Truck to replace my older one.. Yeah Right.. A new Truck is my Years Salary.. I cannot justify a Car Payment that almost Rivals my Mortgage
Most new things are just rip offs for rich people and people who take out loans to make themselves look better but dont have money
Keep your old one. EPA killed the new diesels.
@@TheOtherBill and its an 07.5 LMM Duramax.. Yeah, im keeping her.. Dont have to move transfer tank or CB
If it's a MY2006 or earlier, even though I care about the environment and pollution, I'd still opt for it vs a newer diesel. The new diesels are far too unreliable to recommend even in 2020. If you need a newer vehicle, get a gasser.
@@imzjustplayin and for what I do, and haul. cannot do gas..
I wish they would spend less time on the luxury items and more time on making engines and drivetrains that last longer. To much throw away stuff nowadays
What? Modern vehicles last so long it’s crazy. I remember when 100k was a lot of miles. Get them repaired when stuff breaks. You driving them into the ground and never expecting to take them to a shop to get new parts or something?
@@MikeBrown-go1pc the 6.0L diesel killed my respect for ford(and we are a "ford family").Thousands in "upgrades (re-engineered parts) needed to fix known issues.
@@MikeBrown-go1pc People are willing to go for cheap cars and spend less on repairs than go expensive then once one thing breaks, the vehicle is done.
exactly... no one wants something that cant make it half as long as their last truck
The f-150 has 6 engine options and an ev is coming, hopefully one of them is reliable. I think the 7.3 in the superduty is going to prove very reliable, they may need to put it in the 150
Can't afford these expensive trucks. Y'all are driving up the prices with luxury needs. Even the base models are out of reach.
30 is way toooo much
@@mantiscity $30k is cheap. This is not the 80s, and these are not primitive vehicles.
Try 60k avg for mid size and f150 for 90k in Australia 🤣
@@mantiscity it’s a full size pick up truck, not a Toyota Corolla. Know your products lol
A ranger raptor almost costs €100k in the Netherlands if you don't remove the back seats
The problem is that the price keeps going up every year for a new car yet wages have stagnated for decades
and yet they're still selling. As long as their data shows they are still selling, they'll keep upping the price to make more profit.
@@gwot mostly to big companies.
Commercial fleets keep Ford Afloat ....
Just maybe certain industries have stagnant wages.
New Car Prices have only increased due to inflation, Infact a Toyota Camry equivalent (Chrysler Cirrus) in 1997 costed $31,000 base in todays money,
I've always loved pickups but these days their price tag is well beyond what I'm willing to pay for one.
The price tag is why I bought a RAM and not a F-150.
This article is about the role of the F-150 in Ford busines. Not about ranking the F-150 against other brands.
Ship some to Australia. We can't get enough of these style of trucks.
We would like to have some of your UTEs as well, specially the BT-50, D-Max and the Hilux.
@@ornithobiography I'm actually rather shocked that GM didn't import any Holden/HSV utes over to the States.
I don’t understand why Australia doesn’t get full sized trucks.
@@Jaxon-iu6vb neither do I. We get a few RAMS as an import. But after import duties,conversion plus luxury car tax and other on road cost it's literally double and a bit more.
I thought Ford sold their trucks in the land of Ozzz?
Crazy how many farmers there are in this country.
Haha indeed
@dachicagoan Exactly, so they can elevate their artificial status (nobody actually cares). Or you see people driving around in them with nothing ever in the truck bed. What a fantastic way to spend $40 000 +
Yes. All with empty beds but premium leather heated and cooled seats...
These are called mall-crawlers for a reason
@@DavidSantistevanVillalobos Ok.
For those, like me, who saw Jim Farley and thought to themselves, "Wow, he looks exactly like Chris Farley," yes they're related. They're cousins.
He lives in a van down by the river
Well la-dee freakin' da.
I was asking myself the same question! Thanks 👍🏼
@@lairdriver is it a Ford Transit Van?
"Then they're screwed..."
I bought a brand new 2001 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 2V engine. I still own it today. 20 years and 240k miles later, and it still runs great. These 2V engines routinely went 400k miles in commercial vehicles. I only drive it 5,000 miles a year now, so may own it another 20 years. The F150 is a great truck.
Just focus on good quality products. And treat your employees and customers well. Profits will follow automatically.
that what I'm implementing on my newly incorporated company Pereda Growth, peredagrowth.com it's been working 😊
You're describing Toyota.
@@klutz1907 Ford is pretty solid, like the only American car brand where you consistently hear good things about their products. You still see 20-25 year old ford products driving around all the time.
@@KB-bh9hp I know, from the three big american car brands (GM, FCA and Ford) i'd always go Ford
Gm sold Opel in germany they can make no profit ther, new EU "PCA" owner only take 2 Years to get ther Monney back of the invenstment in Profits, any Points?
I own three Ford's and love them since they have given me great service and requiring little maintenance due to their quality built into them.
You.must be paid by ford what sucker would own multiple fords
Let me guess you thought you got a deal when they were saying everyone's an employee.
Enjoy your fords hope you got the road package with it
Or pull a trailer behind it so you can sleep while waiting for a tow
Regular oil changes are the key to longevity. I change my own oil on my 5.4 Triton every 2-3k, I don't believe in the 5k interval.
@@chicanopowers4938 is that a Race Car?? or no i Had some car like that i lovdt it wear my first car but it has some oil leaking problems
@@cameronjuzda7246Must be a GM Sucker.
The only reason why Ford is the best in it's role, is because they have to keep up with demand and pricing. Especially because of it's tough customers who love that Bronco
@@Mark3nd no a dodge sucker and loving every moment of it. No a ford sucker being there.
Here in Canada they want 800 a month to lease a 1/2 ton mid trim with the full back seat and 4WD. Crazy.
Never knew one day trucks would be considered luxurious
Nothing showcases Americanism more than taking a huge-ass F150 to the grocery store a couple blocks away!
the F-150 isn't even that big though...
@Daksh Jhamb Trucks are a necessity for any real man, we actually do stuff. Try hauling a dead pig or deer in your Prius.
@@Omar-em7rl Bruh its HUGE. Yeah maybe not as massive as higher ends trucks that are absolute tanks but its massive.
@@silvy7394 so strange to hear it from someone else in another country, are these F-150's long beds or 4dr crew cabs atleast?
what looks big overhere are the F-250's, F-350's, F-450's especially dually models, Excursions, Expeditions, and Dodge rams 2500's or 3500's.
@@ChrisGilliamOffGrid
pickups and Wranglers are the new soccer mom mobiles they are over SUVs, Cargo Van is the new pickup, also real men can drive anything, only ppl with complexes are compeled to drive certain type of vehicles for example lifted pickups are favorites among scared manchildren and hybrids are perfect for pseudo intellectuals
Ford F150 has always been the best truck available.. period. U cannot be best selling for 42yrs+ straight without an outstanding product. Kudos Ford Motor!
The best selling means it's the most frequently replaced with another. Why do the buyers have to replace them so often if they're so reliable?
@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 Replacing a vehicle is not necessarily related to having had reliability issues, some people just want to have the latest model.
@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 B.S. I'll be purchasing a new F150 with my wife in a few years but I'm definitely keeping my old one as it's still plenty reliable. Probably gonna leave it to my step sons.
Ford must offer a very, very reliable pickup truck. Otherwise, forget about staying on top.
Staying on top? Going bankrupt within the next 5 years is not being on top.
RAM trucks are better than f150s
@@samuelfraser9199 factually the f150 is the best truck ever made. But ay you do you boo boo bear
@@ian74747 it's getting better since the last few weeks
@@samuelfraser9199 according to statistics and facts, you sir are wrong.
I'd like to hear about the product from some individual analyst than their marketting manager
Savage geese is where you should look
"Highly efficient ecoboost engine."
Wasn't there a lawsuit about them cooking their EPA estimates?
"Legendary V8s"
3V Triton: hold my beer
The ecoboost motors are a scam. I own a 3.5 and 5.0, the 5.0 makes almost as much power but at a better curve, the 5.0 also gets better fuel economy. Most importantly the 5.0 is a quality engine that is way more reliable than the 3.5
@@Blue_Flame_Raptor which year models?
@@geepuller1 both 2018s
@@Blue_Flame_Raptor I have a 2011 ecoboost and I don’t have any issues with mine, well I currently have a issue that I’m getting fixed currently. It’s caused by age and me constantly pushing the engine.
@@metalrain300 my 5.0 has 65k miles with no issues at all. My 3.5 has 15k miles and in the shop getting the turbos replaced
I LOVE FORD BUT I HATE THAT I CAN'T CHECK MY OWN TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER THE HOOD LIKE THE OLD MODELS. I'M DRIVING A 2003 MODEL BECAUSE OF THAT..
DO IT AGAIN FORD AND YOU WILL SELL MORE TRUCKS .
IT'S A PAIN IN THE POCKET BOOK TO GET YOUR TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED
you mean ford, who sells the most trucks in america, and has steadily been increasing sales year over year, needs to change things based on what you want to sell more...
Lynn Slims there’s a fill plug on the passenger side of the transmission with a dipstick on it, you just need like a 5/8 wrench
James Mastroianni
Total sales doesn’t equal a great car.
@@dickmelsonlupot7697 often no that's correct but would you say the same thing about the original Volkswagen Beetle, the Toyota Corolla or the Honda Accord? I'm sure you get my point here...
When I think of Ford I think of fluid leaks
My grandfather had F150 1975 and that was such a powerful truck! It was great.
Ford will be fine. Probably has the best future out of the Detroit 3. F-150 is it's cash cow, Mustang is it's star child and the Bronco has the writings of future fan favourite.
They definitely need to keep an eye on FCA (soon to be Stellantis) - their RAM and Jeep brands have always been competitive and unlike GM, FCA still has a significant global presence with cherished brands.
GM is seriously the problem child out of the three. I don't know if the 2008 bailout and ignition switch scandal has been a slow poison but they've got one heck of an uninspiring playbook. Their handling of global brands (the 11 that they've mismanaged/sold-off/or killed), model revivals (Blazer), halo vehicles (Camaro) and key market presence (the 4 major regions they pulled out from) is for me a true reflection of its reputation and not it's title as the largest US car maker.
Anyways, the C8 is a promising offering and the upcoming GMC EV Hummer might propell them in the right direction so I guess time will tell.
Once you said Bronco, I knew you were an idiot
I like how there is some humor at the end:
"Ford is keeping up with the ever growing electrical vehicle trend"
They made 50,000 and "sold out". 5% of Tesla, is not keeping up.
ThE V6 MakES MORe poWEr ANd iS JuST aS CApaBle.
*Reliability left the chat*
Also tin aluminum on a rainy day the cabin is loud. I know I have one and had a steel one steel was quite for sure.
@@thorpower1015 Well in Wisconsin any steel ford (used) truck has the cab corners and door sills ("rocker panels) rusted out. Ford had a real bad body rust issue.
It’s a pickup.
It need a V8 of some kind.
V6s are good for small to medium SUVs.
Any clown that says “But MUH 4 cylinder turbo” is a bozo who couldn’t afford the V8 or doesn’t intend to actually use the car for what it’s for.
Rip 3.5 liter timing chains
Unbalancing has entered the chat.
Was a die hard chevy fan, until my 2016 transmission broke apart internally at 21k miles and they didn't want to honor the warranty. My new ford has had its quirks, but taken care of no problem at no cost besides a dollar each time for the loaner.
I owned f150 2015 but i already going to get the cybertruck
Carlos m ew why
The front of the 2021 F-150 looks like a Telluride lol.
That's an insult
2021 headlight design are from the 2010 f250 superduty xl
@@Striker50_ I like the way the telluride looks.
Ford needs to cut out the dealership middleman and adopt the Tesla business model and sell direct to consumer. More profit for Ford, less expensive vehicles for us.
Before some TH-cam troll comes in to whine about how expensive a tesla is thats how automakers first start out.
All those small-town Ford dealerships provide much-needed jobs in rural America
Tesla's service sucks big time.
But Ford management is clueless
@@hcwcars1 My brother has a Tesla Model 3. He's impressed that they've made "house calls" for relatively small issues.
@@hcwcars1 in time it will get better. Dealerships aren’t that much to brag about too btw.
@@emilyuncry8933 GM is worse. See Scotty Kilmer's Channel.
at the end of August 2020 I just bought a 2019 ford f150 4x and love it
It would be great if truck manufacturers come out with very basic trims kinda like ford did until 2012 with the f 150 XL having manual locks/windows, basic stereos, and none of that 12" touchscreens or digital dash panels. It would be great for people trying to save money on a new truck, or want just a basic work truck they're not afraid to get dirty.
GM had it sowed up, till they went cheap and quality is below Chrysler. Mary Barra is a bone head.
THEY COST AS MUCH AS A HOUSE ..
@@lynnsims9533 yes, the big 3 raced to a 100k sticker price, and idiots lined up to buy. A GMC truck at 100k dollars, let that sink in.
Seriously
I dunno, the last 3 people I know who bought that Fiat truck all ended up regretting it. Seems to be hit or miss with Ram.
I caddie for Barra’s husband at a country club lol.
They already had to reduce the price on the Mach E before it even goes into production because they know it won't be competitive.
I’ll stick with my 1996 Ford F-150 XLT regular cab, short bed, 4X4, with a 5 speed manual transmission, manual locking hubs and the legendary, bulletproof 4.9 liter inline six cylinder. It has just 83,000 miles on it. I paid $4,000 for it 7 years ago. This truck will out live me.
Having a truck is awesome. My college has the worst parking ever. Having a truck means I can strap in a bike in the back, then get to campus. Instead of having to worry about the horrible circumstances of commute parking, I can just park farther away more reliably and bike the rest of the distance to class. There are alot of other, heavy uses too of course. You wouldn't understand how much you miss a truck's utility until you lose it.
well, all this was pre-pandemic of course. parking is no longer an issue now lmao
Lol they include J.D. Power when it literally is something Ford pays to play in. JD Power is literally meaningless.
Whoever “donates” to JD Power the most money will win the most awards....haha what a scam
So is Consumer Reports. They "predict" how reliable something will be? What, are they magic?
Consumer Reports sucks. They've had their share of controversy.
I ignore Consumer Reports.
Y’all need to watch some Alex on Autos.
Junk Defender Power
Don’t forget about Kelley Blue Book... if you know you know ;)
Consumers: take out loans on things they can’t afford and go into debt over little things
Also Consumers: wHy CaNt I aFfOrD tHiS?
There will certainly always be people who are financially illiterate. But if more and more people are consistently unable to pay the bills year after year, it is a systemic problem. This likely has something to do with the nation wide stagnation of wages, vs the rising costs of living. I might be spending 3 minutes writing this to a bot but whatever. I lost my job to covid anyway :/
@@asiansupport630 gtfo with its everyone else’s fault BS. it’s still very much possible to be financially fit, and the US has among the highest social mobility in the world. Replaceable jobs stagnate. Innovative jobs grow.
@@s50201 mmm your salty reply only makes me grow stronger! Why didn’t I think of that? Just don’t be poor! What great advice! Capitalism is really improving my life, I can’t wait for the evictions to be approved. Come on, reply to me. It will be funny.
@@asiansupport630 I think his smart aleck capacity went off to learn to code.
I love Ford trucks. Complete nostalgia for me. My dad always owned a Ford f150 or ranger.
I’m a proud owner of a 2002 F-150 Supercrew FX4. We took really great care of it and it has never let us down! I’m very excited about the newer trucks and hope to get one someday in the future. I may be biased, but when I get another truck, I know I can trust Ford!
I have a ford f150 and I absolutely love it....i just wished up it had more tech.... i will be planning on getting a cyber truck as a 2nd family car when it comes out.
lol
Nice joke
I hope Ford and GM can avoid bankruptcy. Their failure to innovate towards sustainable transport solutions in the face of ever increasing environmental restrictions will be their downfall.
I love my F150 it is honestly the best vehicle I’ve ever owned! I work with horses it has more than enough power for me to do what I needed to do and looks good while doing it
Very cool video thanks, me being a stroke and cardiac arrest survivor haven't been able to drive a vehicle since April of 2006, but I always wanted to get a F-150 truck of my own.
CNBC supplies me with the best infomercials ever! Love you, CNBC!
You said EV "trend" when you meant to say ev "Future."
@@cn2673 with single piece casting in Fremont, they are actually at the forefront of efficiency in production. Tesla designs their factory like circuit boards and is quickly setting the bar in this very area.
@@cn2673 EVs are the future, the only debate is the timeframe. Will it be 5 more years? 10 more years? 15 more years? But it is happening.
I agree completely evs will be the future it’s just all a timeframe
Just like DVD replaced VHS.
I like how CNBC mentioned that they are keeping up with the EV "trend" then only named the Mach-E. I actually checked their listings, they only have the Mach-E that isn't even out yet or is just coming out recently. I don't think Ford will be around for too much longer, one car does not keep a manufacturer afloat.
A good solide truck.1987 f250 Diesel..We have one here all the way up in northern Ontario.we use it to get the guys to there machines ex grapple skidders and feller bunchers.its a 4 door truck…...realy used upped but maintennace always done on it.its in -40 almost part of the winter plugged in but yes still a block of ice in the morning...it idles all day 12 hours a day for the most part…...because it is so remote and in case of imergency. season starts in september all the way to march when the ice roads start to thaw….very grulling on the equipment because spring time the roads become swamp almost but still fozen enough to go and do your 12 hours 140 km north in the bush yes travelng 140km to work and back after night shift….. with the ford f250....no eletronics to worry about dont want them.a very simple truck to work on.. open the hood and there is nothing but a motor and batteries yes two batteries in there.logging is very truck proof of what can be good and bad for trucks..iI use it as a truck and sleeping quarters sometimes only if machine brakes down at say 3 am in the morning.ford is an american product and a very proud company….would it be possible for the engineers along with ford management to maybe produce a simpler truck that most americans and french canadian can fix with simple tools all the way out in the midle of say montana or all the way up north of smoothrockfalls Ontario.im french canadian and logging is in our blood all the way up in northern Ontario.i know we have to change with time and batteries are the way to go now or soon..but i garantee ford if you come out with a simpler truck you will sell them..im sorry for the grammar errors just saying we have a good simple truck….thank you.and god bless the big usa brothers to the south.
My personal vehicle is a 1984 F150 4x4 4 speed, all stock except for slightly heavier lug tires. AC works, original paint job, and the only mod I might make this next year is to swap the gearbox out for a ZR-5 5 speed manual so I can have overdrive. After that, I have no problem keeping this thing, and repairing it as needed, for another 30 - 40 years. Whoever was in the engineering department in the early 80's did a good job. It's easy to repair, and for the price of a new one, I could rebuild this thing 50 times over, so.. I'm good!
I like the F-150 line up a lot. I've used 3 Ford vehicles for work vehicles and they have all been reliable for years. I would definitely get a Ford F or E line for a work vehicle. Oh and good editorial. (:
American companies seem to do a poor job planning long term and anticipating supposedly unlikely events. Sure oil prices are stable and low in 2020, but another oil price shock will crush truck sales, again. It’s inevitable.
Thats why they developed the 10 speed transmission, those engines are runing below 1500 rpm
@@HIDHIFDB please explain
@@BookofFuture Oil will stay low with more and more counties bringing crude to the table to sell.Electric vehicles are the here and now and growing fast,you dont want to be the country sitting on a lot of crude oil when the demand goes lower.Tin used to be in big demand many decades ago and there is little to no demand now and there are countries with large deposits of it.When a manufacturer brings a vehicle to market that is the cost of some of the best selling vehicles like a Camry,Corrola,Accord,Civic etc then its game over.
I literally got an f 150 truck ad on here!
Perfect place to put an add on this video.
XD
🤣🤣🤣
8:13 Inlines are in my opinion better that v anything. Because there is less wear on the sidewalls from the pistons rubbing against them and inlines bring your food to yo in semis.
Too bad the majority of the middle class can't afford a brand new truck from any of the auto giants
You are right. They still buy them though.
that doesnt stop ppl from buying them
@@JogBird no they just go into debt with a 72 month high interest loan
@@jojom6187 it no longer 72 months. They go up to 7 years now.
just buy a used Toyota, half price double reliability
I can understand why Americans ( and Canadians) buy these trucks. Big, powerful, luxurious, and practical. But nobody outside North America wants full sized trucks or even full sized SUV's. It's somewhat shortsighted for American brands to just give up on cars, imo.
Asian market also into biger car this few years. 7 seater SUV version of this truck, mainly Toyota and Mitsubishi
@John Holst
The truth is that Europeans cannot really afford American trucks because of the taxes on imports to Europe.
Maybe the US needs to apply tariffs on European vehicles just like those on American vehicles.
If Ford were to try and sell a truck in Europe it would be nearly 3 times as expensive as it is in the US.
@@bighands69 Yes, you're right. Taxes are certainly one factor. But also, the size of the roads make it a real headache to drive something so large. And then there's the price of gas! It's not cheap like in the States. There's also the consideration that some countries (Korea for example) add taxes based on the size of the engine and these must be paid each year. US brands are simply not set up to succeed in such environments.
@@den-iq1cv They may sell them. But nobody buys them. Just too burdensome to own the really big ones.
Very good video btw. Thank you.
Thanks for this insight into the world of Pick-up trucks. I have owned 6 full size Ford PU's over the years and for the most part I have been happy with the truck. I currently drive a Ranger Lariat that is a nice truck but missing a lot of what makes a Lariat. The Ranger Raptor is a long waited arrival to the US and it is bit confusing as to why Ford is ignoring the sale of the RR. perhaps it would affect the sales of the F 150 where there is more profit. Not sure. The new Bronco should add to the success of Ford overall. There are a lot of comments about the cost of these well equipped trucks, and it is true that the number of people that can afford them is shrinking, at least here in the US. That should also tell us a lot about the current state of the US economy. Thanks again
My 2016 ecoboost is the best truck I’ve ever owned
I'm listening to a police scanner while watching this and just heard their looking for an Black ford F150 (didn't catch what for since I just turned it on). I like those fully reclining seats though. Makes taking a nap while waiting on the wife to finish shopping a lot easier I'm sure.
I have always been a huge fan of Ford pickups and SUVs. I have one that is an assembled vehicle a 1951 body on a 3/4 ton 4×4 hiboy chassis that I built myself, a 1978 F150 2 wheel drive, a 1981 F250 4x4 with a 300ci 4.9L inline six and a 4 speed totally bulletproof, and what I call my miracle vehicle. a 1985 Bronco II that I have driven for over twenty years without having to do a single sizable repair to just maintenance. I know it's going to need some work done on it soon but it just keeps going. I have owned a lot of vehicles in my life from a lot of different manufactures but nothing has been like that one. I would really like to have a F150 lightning when they become available. but know I will never be able to afford one. so I guess I will have to be satisfied with the ones I have. not such a problem for they are very good trucks. and I will continue my love of Ford trucks for their incredible reliability and durability no doubt.
I bought a 1976 Ford F100 in 1976 ,I actually ordered it in, the price was $5800 it had the 390 FE v8 and auto transmission.Taking inflation into account that price would be $26,531.18 in 2020.It was really a great truck,no issues like the turbo turd models in 2020. The problem with Ford and others they have so much tech junk on the new ones the price is beyond a working guys budget, the only way they can get them off the lot is to offer 8 year financing, my bank financing back in 1976 was 3 yrs.Over the years I had 4 Fords pick ups, and they were super good trucks,today too many issues with the ones being built now for me.
Sitting in my F150 right now. Sitting on a Cybertruck reservation as well!
That’s the right idea...it’ll be just amazing 🤩
If they’d stop with all the gadgets they could lower the price and sell more.
Not true. Automakers, like any smart business, follow the demand of the market. People do not want cheap trucks and they do not buy cheap trucks. My local GMC dealer STILL has a 2019 regular cab base model truck with the base v6 engine sitting on its lot. This truck is the cheapest GMC Sierra you can buy and its done nothing but sit on the lot since LAST WINTER. Trucks are getting more techy and more expensive, yes, but it hasn't hurt sales, in fact, its done just the opposite as more Americans are buying trucks now than ever before. Why? Because that's what the buyer wants. Want proof? The F-150 starts at about $29,000 (which gets you a very basic, bare bones truck... we're talking regular cab, short bed, 4x2, with hand crank windows, manual locks, no cruise control, and a standard 3.3L v6 that is less powerful than the engine in the Nissan Frontier midsize pickup) but the average sale price of the F-150 is $48,000, almost $20,000 more than the base price! Beyond that, a simpler truck with a lower price means lower profits, so even if such a truck did sell better, which all available evidence suggests it would not, it would HAVE to sell better because the auto manufacturer would have to make up for the lower profit per unit sold. Believe me, if the market showed any sizeable and sustainable demand for cheaper, simpler half-ton trucks, then the auto manufacturers would be tripping over themselves to bring such a truck to the market, but that's not the case. You have to understand, cheap and simple trucks sell so poorly among private buyers that Toyota, Nissan, and Ram no longer offer a current generation regular cab work truck and GMC will likely drop there's for the Sierra's 2022 refresh, that will leave only Chevy and Ford still offering a regular cab truck, and of those two Ford is the only one that still offers the regular cab with either a 6.5' bed or an 8' bed, Chevy only offers an 8' bed. The only reason Chevy and Ford still make basic work trucks is because fleets still buy enough of them to justify their existence.
@@dave3682 The market demand is whatever the producers put out on the market. The consumers see it and ask for more. If I can get a reliable car absent of everything except HVAC & power mirrors for cheap price, I'll go for it 100 times more.
@@MarloSoBalJr What? No. Demand cannot be created, it can only be filled. Demand, even if it hasn't been revealed yet, always proceeds a successful product, otherwise the product will fail. This is why you have market researchers who are payed huge stacks of cash to go out and do research to find the demand so that the manufacturer can produce a product to fill it. So no, demand is not created by what producers put on the market because if it's a bad product that there was no preexisting demand for in the first place, it will not sell well. The people want fancy tech and toys so that's what the manufacturer gives them, not the other way around. And the proof for that is, once again, that the cheap and simple trucks that are available do not sell well among private buyers.
@@dave3682 nobody buys the thing because it has a V6 when people say they want a base model truck they still want a truck and the v6 is anything but a truck. Of course Ford is mostly V6 but they have twin turbos the GM V6 does not nobody has much use for that engine in a truck.
then people would whine about not offering this not offering that its a no win situation other than stay ahead of the other guy.
I own a 2018 f 150 and I love driving it
I have a 2011 Ford F-150 with 5.0 coyote engine and love it 🚗 🚘
R.I.P Ford sedans that we’re actually good. 🤣
Fusion and Taurus were nice cars especially the awd models.
I owned a fusion a few years ago, by far the worst and most dangerous car I've ever owned, and it was the newest and lowest milage also.
*Cyber Truck has entered the chat*
Cyber truck can’t compete when it come to a work truck
@@kanenolting5466 you'll see
@@James-dp5dn I’m sure they’ll make a hell of a mall crawler but in rural areas where there isn’t many charging stations and people buy trucks to last 20 years. I don’t think it’ll hold up
@@kanenolting5466 you have to own an electric car to understand. Charging at home is a game changer, my car drivers 350 miles before i need to charge it and i only drive 50 miles a day. Takes about 6 hours to fully charge to I charge over night, the cyber truck is supposed to get 500+ miles to the charge.
Calculate the range on a cybertruck towing 5000 pounds. Then do it in the north during winter. It's a southern California suburban vehicle.
Ngl the new fords are awesome but my 78 f100 has had the same motor for its entire life and will still run plus it’s so easy to work on and the dent side just looks awesome
The headlamp design are just soo COOL LOOKING
My favorite truck is on the video
Its crazy how many farmers and construction tradesmen are in this country
Trucks are no longer just for people in the trades.
America is that land of the hardworking men :) love to see all them farmers and tradesmen!
And the funny thing is, is we actually have a major shortage of tradesworkers. Kids are told to go to college for some worthless communications degree or what not instead of apprenticing at a trade, free of debt, building tomorrow’s world.
@@TellurdogIsayhi you could say that again
GM is savage. Placed a Silverado ad in the middle of this video.
I'm busy ng my first truck that is a 1994 Ford F-150 can't wait to drive it
Todd Eckert’s wall made me think my screen had something on it.
IKR, so distracting! I actually blew on my screen to see if it was dirt on my end
Always trolling. That kid i tell ya
See this exact video everytime a new f150 comes out
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Just got a stx so happy with it
People are complaining about truck prices going up but then gohead and by some useless suv or car for the same amount. Trucks are getting as luxurious and driving quality is also almost up to par with just regular cars and suvs. Only difference is that trucks are actually useful and practical for literally anything you want to do.
I miss when a truck was a truck, meant for work, not for luxury.
ford could bring back the E series or Econoline vans back after they discontinued them in 2014 well sort of 2015 and beyond is a stripped chassis.
It would be a beautiful van. Especially with the new 7.3l
Transit is a perfectly acceptable replacement assuming they bother to fix their glaring issues. Econoline has no business coming back, it was a lazy design.
how does aluminum fair on the coldest temp and heavy heavy snow? does the body shrink due to cold?
Problem with pickups (I've had many of them and still have one, a Tacoma) stuff in the bed gets wet or stolen.
I cured that problem by using a full size cargo van with minimal windows.
And yes, I've had SUVs too. They have their own limitations.
JD power awards?
The reason the f150 sales more than other is just because they always break down
I love my 2019 gmc sierra .. paid in full
My father still has his 1990 Aerostar LX he bought fresh from the Dealer. And its still going strong 💪. The only thing he's done to it is its common maintenance.
You must live somewhere where they don't rust. Those cars disentigrated in Canada.
Love my 2020 F150. Great truck even though it’s American made.
I’m in my late 40s and its seems like my retirement plans are falling apart due to the market condition, I’ve been looking into the last market crash andI realized a few investors made over $5million from the 2008 recession and I was wondering if such success rate could be achieved in this present market.
Yes, if you go short against the market you’d make such success.
First thing to do is follow up on market trends and choose the right assets
Even with the right technique and assets some investors would still make more than others, as an investor, you should’ve know that by now, nothing beats experience and that’s final, personally I had to reach out to a tutor/market analyst for guidance which is how I was able to grow my account to $250,000 in 3months, withdraw my profit right before the market crash and now I’m buying again
Please, could you pass along your tutor's contact info?
My tutor is Agatha Christine Robinson, the easiest way to get in touch with her would be to search her and connect with her through her personal website.
Like it or not it had been said that todays crew cab trucks are essentially the current minivans for families. Id like a base model crew cab myself with the stock v6 f150 to grab lumber,move furniture and occassionally light towing.
10:55 spot that great taste in music
"nO qUeStIoNiNg Of ThE sTrEnGtH aNd DuRaBiLiTy Of ThE aLuMiNuM vErSiOn Of ThE f-150", *laughs out loud*
Its actually pretty durable, I rammed into a shopping cart today and it didn't even leave a scratch
@@Blue_Flame_Raptor Not sure if this is sarcasm, or your an actual owner, sounds like the demographic they have been aiming for, the squeeky clean $55K club
@@5_colquhoun703 Not sacarsm that's a real story. I'm genuinely impressed with the aluminum. I have 3 fords with aluminum bodys and 2 steel
@@Blue_Flame_Raptor Well then I won't tout too much, but I remember the 🌊 of media attraction of complaints due to its week points compared to steel, perhaps you're not a hardcore work truck user? As a side note, I was actually impressed by the carbon fiber chevy beds 😱
@@5_colquhoun703 I actually use my trucks as trucks, the one I am talking about gets used daily to haul dirt, rocks, stone and pallets of sod. The bed has held up amazing. The paint is kinda beat up around the top edges from loading things but the actual structure is good as new.
The current F150 is a competent truck, but the interiors are almost agrarian compared to the RAM models. Ford is also very stingy when it comes to equipment as well. The XLT and Bighorn/Lonestar are priced similarly, but the latter has more standard features.
Performance > interrior
This video is so well made.
The Ranger is step in right direction but people need a subcompact, maybe hybrid pickup too with 1000 mi range. It’s really simple to enlarge the gas tank to get to 1000, then advertise it, like a gimmick but that gives an edge over other rivals.
Ram interior is still miles ahead of the competition
less then a minute I started watching it! lets go!
Were we going
Every time I click on theis channels videos I get laxative commercials!!! I don't have issues going thank you !
People complaining about the prices lol, did you know the F-150 is one of those vehicles that depreciation is very slow and they keep their values for a longtime compared to a sedan. Plus you can lease one and then buy it if you want so it’s never an issue. Plus the F series is one of the most reliable cars out there
The new bronco will be their ticket
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Nostalgic eye candy... Not a game changer.
They really messed up when they stopped making sedans, the Ford Fusion and Focus were selling very well, now sedan buyers will be running to Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai. Ford always gives up on their cars and let's the quality of them dissolve instead of improving their models and standing by them....they have no loyalty to their own products the way Toyota has stood buy the Camry and Honda stood with the Accord, even when sales weren't the best Japan kept the product selling and improved....Ford destroyed the Taurus in 1996 and made it a joke they never recovered from that....once the best selling vehicle in America now it's gone.
They weren’t selling well, which is why they were discontinued.
They weren't selling cause they weren't reliable. Thing breaking left and right. I work at a ford dealer
@@residentevil9894 i heard about the transmission problems with the focus and Fiesta and water pump issues with the v6s, but were the Fusions junk? I was just wondering sir. I actually thought they were decent vehicles.
Ford is stopping production of cars because they are almost bankrupt. The future is electric and Ford knows they are behind and maybe missed it. They are trying to squeak out whatever cash they can from SUV's and trucks, but ultimately all efforts will be futile if they cannot produce an electric vehicle that competes with Tesla. This is likely their catch 22. They know they need to go electric but they do not have the know-how of how to do it well enough. Remember Ford, GM both were bankrupt in 2008 and were bailed out then, which was the first year Tesla was in existence.
If we take history as an example, when major industries are disrupted, it is typically from outside the industry. For example, Nokia did not create the iPhone. Apple made the iPhone and at the time was not a phone maker at all. Now Nokia is not around and Apple is one of the biggest manufacturers of phones. Same thing with Blockbuster and Netflix. Same thing when Ford entered the market of horse transportation.
GM's CEO is open about the future being electric and they actually have some stuff on the way. Unfortunately a free market economy doesn't care about brand or the past. The Market cares about better technology and cost. EV's are the future whether anyone wants it or not. Tesla is here. Other car makers will either compete or they will be gone.
@@spencerpeterson8477 What your saying definitely makes sense and I do agree with most of it, but my issue with for is that instead of improving the quality of the product and bringing in top notch engineers they often scrap the car or rename it with the same low quality engineering. Now to me the Fusion was a really good car that sold pretty well especially among corporate fleets and we know American car companies depend or rental fleets and civil service vehicle sales...but if you look now there's more imports supplying fleet vehicles...Hertz has more Toyotas now then ever before when at one point you could only get a Ford a Hertz...I think they should have just improved the cars. Mr. Peterson you definitely made a valid point with the electronic vehicles Ford is way behind.
Pick up trucks, especially current new vehicles, are the best cars anyone could ever need. You've got space to carry 5 passengers. You've got massive cargo bed where you can throw anything from dirt and gravel to furniture from IKEA. And in the end, with the level of luxury goodies current top of the range pick ups have, you can enjoy on a long journey or take your wife to an opera. A perfect car.. The only person who wouldn't want one is somebody living in a crowded city like New York but for anyone else - pick up is the way to go baby.
I have always loved Ford and Chevy trucks since my first 63 F-100 stepside. I Bought a Ranger in 93 and drove it 5 Years. Sold it to my uncle who drove it another 11 years. I will get another 5 years from my 97 F-150 and will replace it with a Hybrid, unless Ford or Chevy come out with a full electric.