At What Cost? Ford Boasts About Higher Profits And Market Share With Mexican Built F-650 And F-750 Trucks

A 2015 move by Ford Motor Co. to shift production of its biggest trucks to Ohio from Mexico and stop buying their powertrains from outside suppliers has opened a new profit pipeline for hundreds of dealers and helped sales reach their highest level in more than 20 years.

Combined sales of the F-650 and F-750 rose 83 percent in the first half of the year, according to Ford. The company said it had gained nearly 5 percentage points of share through April in the Class 6 and 7 chassis- cab segment. With almost 20 percent of the Class 6 and 7 chassis-cab market, the automaker now trails only truck manufacturers International and Freightliner.

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TomM - 7/22/2019 10:18:57 AM

+2 Boost

Ford did not move them TO OHIO as it says in the Item above.