Short YouTube discussion (hosted by Chris Collins and others) reporting that Ford is adding thousands of jobs to expand production—notably ~3,200 jobs at Dearborn and ~1,100 in Missouri—and prioritizing electric and high-margin models (Mustang Mach-E, Bronco Sport, Lightning, E-Transit, Maverick). The speakers also note an industry pricing shift: the share of vehicles listed under $30,000 has roughly halved in a few years, average MSRP is described near $50,000, and average monthly car payments have reportedly risen from about $600 to roughly $900.
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Dealer friendly Ford.
Dealer friendly Ford. Stop sell friendly Ford. They're in the news again. What do you think it's for?
It's a recall. They're closing a plant. They're taking the ability to sell electric away from the dealers.
Yeah, none of that.
Come on.
Ford is adding thousands of jobs to turbocharge production as the auto industry rebounds. The industry is on, on its track back is what the article says. So they're Putting, yep, adding 3200 jobs at their Dearborn plant, 1100 jobs in their Missouri plant. But literally they're doubling, tripling, quadrupling down on the Mustang Mach E, that like SUV electric thing, the Bronco sport suv, which I think is going to be also electric Maverick small pickup, which I think is still ice. And then the lightning.
And then they're little. They have like this thing called a Transit E Transit, which is like a sprinter, like, but much smaller. Very, very popular with like delivery companies and stuff like that. So they're gonna, they're literally just putting all their eggs in those baskets and they're adding people and they're, they're gonna go full steam ahead. Next one is automakers have changed their strategy on pricing. They've abandoned like the entry level or starter car is what it says. And, and it's raising prices of the average of the purchase. And essentially.
The amount of vehicles listed that are priced under $30,000 is half of what it was just a couple of years ago.
I think that's going to come roaring back.
Oh, the economical car. Yeah. Yeah. Do you want to just take a guess?
What do you think the average MSRP of a car is? 34, 48, 205.
Oh, I'm way out.
Almost $50,000. I heard this the other day that the average car payment used to be 600 bucks and now the average car payment's 900 and change. So, I mean, you just do quick math like if you're buying, if you're buying it and you finance 50 grand, that's a thousand dollar payment.
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