Bye Bye Ford Taurus

GTO · 21st April 2005, 18:41

Ford to end Taurus Production

Not so long ago, the Taurus was the best selling sedan in the United States...beating Hondas Accord and Toyotas Camry. Now with dwindling sales, its going to be axed.

A piece of history - Most certainly!

GTO

Vulken Auto · 21st April 2005, 19:06

Ahh, miss my old finance professor's taurus. So wonder what is ford rellying on apart from mustang and f150 sales??

Samurai · 21st April 2005, 22:46

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Originally Posted by Vulken Auto

Ahh, miss my old finance professor's taurus. So wonder what is ford rellying on apart from mustang and f150 sales??

Mustangs and F150s, come one man, how can you forget Focus which is a huge success? Don't forget the SUV series of Escape, Explorer, Expedition and Excursion.

This also means Sable, it's twin from the Mercury Stable will also retire. Used to own a Mercury Sable, big car, very comfortable, great ride comfort, the seats were almost like a sofa.

Mpower · 21st April 2005, 23:01

They should probably send the dies to India. Would make a nice big cheap car. FE would suck though...20mpg

sajo · 28th April 2005, 10:18

The Taurus sales were not declining that much. They had fleet sales to keep the numbers up. The reason why the Taurus is axed because it will be replaced next year with the Ford Fusion (not the one we get here). This is a mid size car similar in dimensions to the Accord, but smaller than the Ford Five Hundred. The spy pics look promising.
What really saddens me is the fact that the extraordinary Mondeo, which ends its production cycle in 2007-08 may not necessarily be replaced by a similar car. To boost the sales, I think Ford should relaunch the Modeo in the US. In its previous avatar, the Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique was way to advanced than what Americans were used to and hence sales were negligible. Now that ordinary Americans have warmed up to European driving dynamics, the time is ripe for Ford to try and launch the Mondeo in the US.

21st April 2005, 18:41	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,540 Thanked: 309,747 Times View My Garage	Bye Bye Ford Taurus Ford to end Taurus Production Not so long ago, the Taurus was the best selling sedan in the United States...beating Hondas Accord and Toyotas Camry. Now with dwindling sales, its going to be axed. A piece of history - Most certainly! GTO
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21st April 2005, 19:06	#2
Vulken Auto BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: . Posts: 572 Thanked: 321 Times	Ahh, miss my old finance professor's taurus. So wonder what is ford rellying on apart from mustang and f150 sales??
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21st April 2005, 23:01	#4
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,732 Times View My Garage	They should probably send the dies to India. Would make a nice big cheap car. FE would suck though...20mpg
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28th April 2005, 10:18	#5
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,155 Times	The Taurus sales were not declining that much. They had fleet sales to keep the numbers up. The reason why the Taurus is axed because it will be replaced next year with the Ford Fusion (not the one we get here). This is a mid size car similar in dimensions to the Accord, but smaller than the Ford Five Hundred. The spy pics look promising. What really saddens me is the fact that the extraordinary Mondeo, which ends its production cycle in 2007-08 may not necessarily be replaced by a similar car. To boost the sales, I think Ford should relaunch the Modeo in the US. In its previous avatar, the Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique was way to advanced than what Americans were used to and hence sales were negligible. Now that ordinary Americans have warmed up to European driving dynamics, the time is ripe for Ford to try and launch the Mondeo in the US.
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