If you've been interested in a smaller vehicle from the Ford Motor Company—say, a Focus or a Fiesta or a Fusion, something like that—you've unfortunately been out of luck for years now. Back in 2018, when gas was extra cheap, interest rates were low and no high-tech Chinese automakers were posting up in Mexico and waiting to pounce, Ford made a certain strategic decision to maximize profits. Under then-CEO Jim Hackett, Ford famously killed all of its cars in North America except the Mustang and Ford Focus Active, which was later canceled as well.
Ford's move away from cars to focus on trucks and SUVs was called short-sighted by some critics, but it helped juice the stock price, and that is all that really matters.
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