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Originally Posted by samurai

Have in mind that Mustang facelift deliveries started, new models should usally end in a sales bump

Originally Posted by Bongos2U

Yep...and Ford is probably having fire sales for the outgoing '17 Mustang to clear dealer lots.

Yes. We're going to take a hit here for a while as mustang refresh has begun deliveries.

Let's see how long their new-model sales push lasts.

Ford has just raised mustang gt pp1 prices $4000 with the refresh!

That's gonna hurt sooner or later, and the 2019 Camaro refresh is coming this summer, only months away.

Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

It's not nearly that bad from a profitability standpoint...the car is built in a shared plant with a shared platform (that meets crash-test standards). 4th gen had all those issues and more.

But we can safely assume they are thinking hard about how to increase sales.

$4000 mustang gt pp1 price increase is going help level the playing field, combined with a decontented 2019 SS at a competitive (to mustang gt w/ no pp) entry price.

Originally Posted by Chazzz

I seriously question if Chrysler will ever replace the rapidly aging Charger/Challenger as they were due for redesign in 2018 and it has now been put on hold until possibly 2021. Adding to this is the fact that the Charger/Challenger/300 are the only remaining passenger cars in the entire Chrysler/Dodge lineup. They are rapidly converting all their car plants to SUV truck and Jeep production. Keep in mind the current Challenger made its debut all the way back in 2008 and that's two years before Gen5 Camaro! Talk about dated, but yet overall sales numbers have been competing with Gen6. What the Challenger is getting for its decade old design in 2018 is a refresh a new AWD six cylinder model more special edition packages and a wide body hellcat with more room for bigger tires that might be able to handle all that power.

The Maserati (owned by FCA) Ghibli is the basis for the next Challenger and Charger.

The Dodge Challenger and Charger will move to the Maserati Ghibli’s platform for 2021.

The Challenger and Charger will remain on the aging Chrysler LX platform for a few years longer, with an updated version of the cars due in 2019.

The vehicles will then undergo a complete redesign for 2021, at which point they will move to the Ghibli’s platform.
The Ghibli is loosely based on the full-size Maserati Quattroporte, sharing aspects of its suspension and steering.
It’s not clear how much of the equipment used in the Ghibli will carry over to the Challenger and Charger.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...-platform.html