Scary roomer: Call your dealer. Keep Expy. FoMo..Don't make a big mistake forcing small cars on everyone .
A completely all-new Expedition was due for the 2012 model year, which means it would have been launched late in 2011. Not anymore, as those plan have been shelved.
A reskin of the outgoing Expedition (known internally at Ford as the "U324") is still possible, as Ford’s older product plans show the alphanumeric code name "U324(2)" listed for 2013. For now it seems the current (third) generation will soldier on.
I hope Ford get it together and keep Expy. The best SUV on the road.
From Autoblog: July 2010 sales report
Something you can't see in our table below is what appears to be a developing shift away from small and mid-size cars to trucks and CUVs in the marketplace. Blame the shift in consumer tastes to pent-up demand for utility vehicles, higher used car prices and, as always, lower gas prices. Still, we can't help but cringe at the site of large vehicles, be they trucks, SUVs or CUVs, selling well, knowing that gas prices are cyclical and another spike in the price of oil could be right around the corner.
Here are just a few examples that illustrate the shift that might be happening in consumer taste towards larger vehicles:
Honda Civic: -25.5% (23,231)
Honda Pilot: 45.4% (9,570)
Toyota Prius: -29.2% (14,102)
Toyota Sequoia: 50.5% (1,233)
Ford Focus: -29.4% (15,417)
Ford F-Series: 38.9% (50,449)
Nissan Cars: -3.7% (44,343)
Nissan Trucks/SUVs: 51% (28,230)
Honda Odyssey: 37.8% (9,711)
Toyota Sienna: 41.5% (10,381)
Chrysler Town & Country: 18% (8,083)
A completely all-new Expedition was due for the 2012 model year, which means it would have been launched late in 2011. Not anymore, as those plan have been shelved.
A reskin of the outgoing Expedition (known internally at Ford as the "U324") is still possible, as Ford’s older product plans show the alphanumeric code name "U324(2)" listed for 2013. For now it seems the current (third) generation will soldier on.
I hope Ford get it together and keep Expy. The best SUV on the road.
From Autoblog: July 2010 sales report
Something you can't see in our table below is what appears to be a developing shift away from small and mid-size cars to trucks and CUVs in the marketplace. Blame the shift in consumer tastes to pent-up demand for utility vehicles, higher used car prices and, as always, lower gas prices. Still, we can't help but cringe at the site of large vehicles, be they trucks, SUVs or CUVs, selling well, knowing that gas prices are cyclical and another spike in the price of oil could be right around the corner.
Here are just a few examples that illustrate the shift that might be happening in consumer taste towards larger vehicles:
Honda Civic: -25.5% (23,231)
Honda Pilot: 45.4% (9,570)
Toyota Prius: -29.2% (14,102)
Toyota Sequoia: 50.5% (1,233)
Ford Focus: -29.4% (15,417)
Ford F-Series: 38.9% (50,449)
Nissan Cars: -3.7% (44,343)
Nissan Trucks/SUVs: 51% (28,230)
Honda Odyssey: 37.8% (9,711)
Toyota Sienna: 41.5% (10,381)
Chrysler Town & Country: 18% (8,083)
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