{"id":23777,"date":"2019-05-15T09:09:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T13:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=23777"},"modified":"2019-05-15T09:09:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T13:09:48","slug":"payne-how-mustang-dominates-muscle-cars-and-fords-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/payne-how-mustang-dominates-muscle-cars-and-fords-future","title":{"rendered":"Payne: How Mustang dominates muscle cars \u2014 and Ford’s future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pontiac\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Mustang is the king of muscle-car sales.<\/p>\n

Credit a striking new design, affordable sticker price and relentless introduction of thoroughbreds\u00a0like the 526-horsepower 2019 GT350 that I just flogged around M1 Concourse’s Champion Speedway. It sounds like a T. rex gargling razor blades and looks like your dreams.<\/p>\n

But Mustang isn\u2019t stopping there. The iconic pony has transcended its retro roots to become a brand ambassador to 146 countries \u2014 and a new generation of electric-vehicle buyers.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Sports cars) is a really important segment for us, we\u2019ve been in it for 55 years. But globally last year we sold 113,000 Mustangs. This is one of our strongest brands and it\u2019s important that it\u2019s around for the next 55 years,\u201d says Amy Marentic, who holds the newly created title of regional product line manager for Ford’s Mustang, Bronco, Raptor\u00a0and GT.<\/p>\n

Her responsibilities\u00a0signal\u00a0the importance of touchstone models as the automaker transforms into an EV and SUV maker (to complement its F-series truck franchise).<\/p>\n

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