Why Ford will ask for a bail out

Well, not exactly a bailout, but guarantied loans backed up by money supplied by you and me.

You may remember that I speculated that Ford had a car that got over 65 mpg but probably wouldn't import it. Just a gut instinct based on the Occam's Razor of History: if confronted with two equally plausible explanations, always go with the one that assumes the maximum amount of stupidity on the part of those involved.

Bingo. Ford won't import it because they KNOW the American public will not buy it and they would have to charge too much for it. If you read a bit further, you will see that Ford really believes it couldn't make enough on each copy to make it worthwhile.

Meanwhile the out of date Focus soldiers on, with a restricted line-up and a dwindling customer base.