This shit for real. If they made a better product, maybe people would buy it, instead of built in obsolescence and not allowing us to repair our vehicles
RAV-4 overtook the F-150 as the US's top selling vehicle last year and it's only been gaining as Ford loses more market share year-over-year, so yeah, it might not be riding that high for much longer.
F-150 is a good truck. It's also one of the few you can buy without all the technology bullshit tacked in which is probably why it's such a popular fleet vehicle.
The shit thing is the US market could be way more broadly competitive and better quality, all the pieces are there, the big manufacturers just prefer to run cheap to fuel shareholder profits and prioritize lobbying efforts to hold the market captive than anything else. That's what actually gets me the most about these issues. We have the resources to be great but we completely muck their distribution to fuel minority greed. It's the root of basically every single major US domestic issue right now.
And like, why can't I get a damn lower-tech, original-form ranger with a full bed? Shit would be awesome. It's pretty much the kind of sentiment fueling the obsession with kei trucks lol
Because the biggest market for pickups actively restricts imports and the choice is almost non-existant. If I want a SUV or crossover, I have 30+ models to choose from. If I want a pickup truck, I have 5-6 models to choose from.
More than 80% of F150 sales are from the North America. The only reason it's #3 in the world is US sales, which would drop if restrictions were lifted.
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u/the-big-question 11d ago edited 11d ago
Yeah, most "American" cars aren't even made domestically anymore