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Old 08-30-2023, 05:31 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
There used to be a Ford and a Chevy dealers here. Then the Ford closed up and left. Then the Chevy stopped being a dealership and became an independent mechanic shop and used car dealer.
Now that Ford is focusing (no pun intended) on the Mustang, the SUVs and commercial vehicles ranges, it's quite a PITA for professional drivers. A similar issue happened in my country after 2019 when Ford ceased local manufacture of the Super Duty and the Cargo. A handful of former dedicated truck dealers remained selling cars, SUVs, Rangers and the recently reintroduced Transit vans, and keeping aftersales support for the larger trucks. At least the physical structure of those shops allows for an easier servicing to the Transits and Rangers, which are all imported, as the Transit is assembled in Uruguay and the Ranger is made in Argentina.
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