RE: Who is Next After Stallantis And VW? Maybe Ford

I still think the single largest factor for any business is largely due to the current finacial global market post Covid. The reality is the cost of living and interest rates world wide have hurt the disposable income of would-be buyers.

Gross mismangement be it deliberate or not (another discussion in itself) by governments around the world during the Covid period have set the average 9-5 worker back years in economic terms. Countries might stuggle as a whole for a decade to pull back their economies (we are in year 2 since covid crazyness began to decrease) simply because goverments spent a 3 year period restricting individuals from maximising their earning potential while throwing out cash like it grows on trees creating increases to debt ceilings that are devaluing $ faster than individuals and businesses can keep up with.

I think the jury is still out on EV's being evrything they promise. I for one would never buy an EV. How's an EV going to work for me on a farm, or offroad miles from civilsation? EV's might be ideal for the corporate suit in the big city, but they are no match for petrol vehicles outside where farm vechicles and long distance haulers like lorries, utes, 4wd, 2 wheelers and other such vehicles dominate the vast landscape.