Raptors being sold in China via direct sales method…

[Kodyray72]

So it appears F150 Raptors are going to be sold in China this year and will be sold thru a new direct sales method (aka bypassing dealerships) So they get to have gen 3 raptors with no potential for dealership markups while over here in America we get the shaft. Not cool IMO.

https://fordauthority.com/2022/03/chinese-ford-f-150-raptor-will-be-sold-directly-to-customers/

 

[ironpeddler]

I can almost guarantee you that the mark-up on these vehicles being sold direct from Ford will blow away the mark-ups that you may see from a dealership here in the states. These Raptors sold directly to China will be at least $100k+ if not more. I wouldn't be surprised if they were $110/120k. Just think about a freight cost to get one to China from the US, gonna be thousands of dollars.

 

[GordoJay]

What do you want to bet that one will be bought by an outfit that immediately clones it for domestic sale?

 

[smurfslayer]

Great for them because they don’t have to worry about the CA emissions, so they’ll get the full bore, Earth F*cker variant with no emission controls whatsoever.

Real ***** move, Ford. You’re not making commitments to deliver trucks to American citizens. Very, very poor corporate citizenship and shameful.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Sounds like Ford is testing the waters and this is more of a Pilot project to see how well it goes over in China, I think I read 200 f150 vehicles this year? It also mentioned that you can buy direct from Ford already the Mach-E? Is that in USA only, I don't see that option up here?

 

[Rep732]

They did "clone" the raptor already

https://fordauthority.com/2020/09/c...d-f-150-raptor-ripoff-called-the-big-general/

 

[Kodyray72]

They did "clone" the raptor already

https://fordauthority.com/2020/09/c...d-f-150-raptor-ripoff-called-the-big-general/

Looks a GTA5 version of the raptor lmao

 

[Rep732]

It's absolutely hideous

 

[spizike9]

They did "clone" the raptor already

https://fordauthority.com/2020/09/c...d-f-150-raptor-ripoff-called-the-big-general/

Looks nothing like a Raptor. Has 13th Gen front end with a Sierra body.

 

[Rep732]

Agreed its nothing alike