the most “innovative” thing you’ve managed to do in the last 20 years is rebrand Buick
… then you simply have no excuse anymore to exist at all.
Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
If you’re one of the largest and oldest car manufacturers in the world and the most “innovative” thing you’ve managed to do in the last 20 years is rebrand Buick into a young family brand, then you probably need some good competition.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 3 days ago
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Well they wouldn’t if not for that hefty bailout by the American taxpayers that they got back in 2008.
Tiger666@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Ford was the only one not to take a buyout, FYI.
Ford wouldn’t survive BYD either, though.
Greed rules the Western world.
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
In September 2009, Ford entered into an agreement with the Department of Energy and borrowed $5.9 billion
www.freep.com/story/money/cars/…/5526413002/
They still hadn’t paid it back in full in 2022.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 2 days ago
P.S. Actually the average american would be benefited from that
Ford has been busy corporate decisioning itself into irrelevance for decades now. The only reason Ford is even still around is the F series.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 days ago
GM, maker of horribly shitty cars, and yeah, the Corvette, we know.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Don’t forget the courage to not support CarPlay/Android Auto … just stupid.