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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Ford stopped selling sedans because they couldn't build good ones to outcompete the Japanese and SK brands economy wise or German/Japanese luxury and performance wise. It isnt because people want worse gas mileage.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Ford sold many of the bestselling global sedans. They stopped making them because the profit margins are higher on SUVs.

https://www.theautopian.com/the-ford-focus-was-once-the-best-selling-car-on-the-planet-now-its-dead/

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

No they didn't. Your link, that you didnt even read, qualifies things immediately with Ford's total sales in the EU only. In reality, the best selling sedan, in both the US and world, has been Japanese every year for the last several decades.