3 Epic Auto Failures
3 Epic Auto Failures
It is relatively easy to identify success stories in auto history. The Model T, the Mustang, the Corvette, Camaro, and others. Yet, there is a strike out for every home run and a fumble for every touchdown. Here are three of the classic missteps in automotive history.
Ford Edsel
Produced fromย the 1958 through the 1960 model years, the Ford Edsel was a beast in many ways. It was almost ten feet long and weighed about 4,500 lbs. It had a big, hungry looking front grillย with a giant Edsel โEโ logo in the center. Theย station wagon edition was an even bigger abomination. Ford needed to sell about a quarter million to break even,ย but sold less than 120,000. The automaker lost about $350 million producing the car, which sounds horrific. It is even worse in todayโs dollars, translating to about $2.5 billion. Ouch.
American Motors
American Motors was formed in the mid 1950s as the result of a merger of Nash Kelvinator and Hudson Motor Car Company. It hung around for three decades but always seemed to be a day late and a dollar short with โinterestingโ models like the โGremlinโ, โJavelinโ and the โPacerโ. ย The pacer sold more than three times as many Edsel in its five year run from 1979 to 1984 but it wasnโt near enough to save AMC. IThe company went buh-bye in 1988.
Yugo
Looking back, itโs almost hard to imagine the brand lasted from 1985 to 1992 in the U.S. The idea seemed reasonable. A brand new car Americans could purchase for a couple thousand dollars. It claimed to get great mileage, and while it wasnโt attractive, it was unreliable. Parts could routinely fall off, and leaning against it could create dents. Made in the former Yugoslavia, the car was, quite frankly, a disaster. The last Yugo was produced in Serbia in 2008. It is unknown how many are still drivable in the United States. Some claim none of them were ever suitable for the road.
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