Europe is trending to requiring more buttons per the link below. Yeay!!!
Here is an idea. Build a long lasting vehicle requiring few repairs while thinking less about return to stockholders, lower the CEO’s compensation, and drop the stupid gimmicks unless they can be purchased a la carte like in the older days (not requiring them in upgraded packages). For a 2024 Expy, if I want a basic interior color (black) in the Ltd trim, I must go up to the stealth package with the big screen.
Oh, maybe that’s why nearly every Toyota and Lexus is sold even before it is built, but our Big 3 are awash in unsold vehicles. And compare depreciation. I want to keep Americans working, but maybe Americans working for Toyota in TN or for BMW in SC is acceptable. Those brands are not perfect, but Ford is getting further away from perfect every year.
Just to put this into perspective, I have owned Fords continuously for the last 35+ years, and mostly 2 at a time. Only 2 second cars were not Ford in those years.
But now I just don't have the trust in Ford like I used to. I wish that would change.
Excuse me while I go tend to another recall on both of my Explorers…
The Euro NCAP wont' give cars with touchscreen controls a 5/5 safety rating starting in January 2025, instead the agency says buttons, knobs, and stalks are safer when driving.
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