When America Needs A Better Idea: An Alternate Ford Corporate History

2008

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The Fiesta was redesigned, marking the company's switch from "new edge" to "kinetic" design.

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The Escape was redesigned with a stylish new body and a 6 speed automatic transmission.

2008 saw gas prices rise to over $4 per gallon as well as the economy being plunged into the worst crisis since the Great Depression. Both of these were bad news for car sales.
 
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2009

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2009 was a grim year for the auto industry. Sales were cut in half by the recession and Chrysler and GM both were forced into bankruptcy and US government bailouts. Ford however, was weathering the storm thanks to its innovative products.
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The F-150 was redesigned, gaining coil spring suspension.

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Ford brought out the Flex, a retro throwback to the old Country Squire station wagon.

For 2009, all of Ford's cars had standard electronic stability control.
 
2010

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The Crown Victoria got a new design which swapped out the old car's airy almost SUV like driving position for a lowered roofline. It was criticized for poor interior space and visibility. This car saw the first use of Ford's ecoboost line of turbocharged direct injection engines. In this case it was a 3.5 liter V6 putting out 365 horsepower.
 
2013

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The Escape was redesigned
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The Mondeo/Taurus was redesigned. By this point, sales of midsized sedans, once the bread and butter of the US car market, were in terminal decline.
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Ford brought out an MPV based on the Fiesta, the B-max.

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A plug in hybrid version of the C-Max was brought to the US.
 
2015

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The F-150 was redesigned with an 8 speed automatic transmission and a lightweight aluminum frame that made it 700 pounds lighter than its predecessor.

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The Mustang was redesigned for its 50th birthday. For the first time ever, it was exported abroad.
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The Galaxy was redesigned.

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The Edge was redesigned.
 
If Lincoln had been discontinued since 1960, does it mean Cadillac would be the only bidder for U.S. Presidential Limousine contracts since? Had Ford tried to enter the bid with full-size Ford derivatives?

Perhaps Ford could try again in the 90's during the SUV boom. 4-doors Explorer may not win the bid but Secret Service could be come more receptive to the idea over time, resulting in President Trump riding around in Ford Excursion Presidential State Vehicle rather than Cadillac DTS.
 

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If Lincoln had been discontinued since 1960, does it mean Cadillac would be the only bidder for U.S. Presidential Limousine contracts since? Had Ford tried to enter the bid with full-size Ford derivatives?

Perhaps Ford could try again in the 90's during the SUV boom. 4-doors Explorer may not win the bid but Secret Service could be come more receptive to the idea over time, resulting in President Trump riding around in Ford Excursion Presidential State Vehicle rather than Cadillac DTS.
Yep.
 
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