Fuel prices seem to dictate the sales of pickup trucks which rise and fall with it. For example, the Ford F-150, which is newly-redesigned, is currently selling good enough that Ford has put in an extra production shift at its Kansas City, MO assembly plant together with approval for set overtime. The Dearborn assembly plant is also going to receive a planned extra shift. After a successful product launch, carmakers really don’t mind dealing with these kinds of “problems.” It seems that American customers have a very short memory as pointed out by the increase in sales.
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