汽车行业新趋势:纯电气化受消费者青睐 A special preview for members of the media at the annual Chicago Auto Show is a chance for manufacturers to show off their latest and greatest products about to enter the market .
But what is notable about this year ' s show is what some manufacturers aren ' t showing off - new sedans . So over 10 years now , there has been a consistent movement of customers in the United States and around the world ,
but even more so in the United States , moving away from sedans , more traditional passenger sedans into more utility vehicles . Joe Hinrichs is president of Ford Motor Company ' s Global Operations .
They like the ride high , the seating height , the utility of the vehicle . And now we can give them the fuel - efficiency that they used to get out of sedans .
So , that ' s where customers are going . Nearly 7 out of 10 vehicles sold today are trucks or SUVs in the US market , and will continue to go where the market is going , where the customers are .
But while Ford is giving new options for consumers , it is also taking away models of the Focus , Fiesta and Fusion cars , ending production later this year .
Well , we ' ve been planning our business to incorporate the expectation that some of those cars will go away , and then bring in new products to the market .
We have the debate a lot about is the compact SUV , the new family sedan , and in many instances you could say yes . The prominence and choices of SUVs , crossovers and trucks in General Motors current lineup
stands in contrast to its perennial Auto Show attraction in recent years : the Chevrolet Volt . The Volt was the top - selling electric plug - in vehicle of all time , but recent sagging sales have led GM to cease production of the Volt in March .
Volt was a great product for us . It had a great run - two generations , but what has happened is as the ability to produce pure electric in the kind of cost , configuration and range of what people are looking for , Volt had its time ,
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