I will reply to my own post as I found the following on MSN website. Looks like the executive at Ford, making the decisions, is no automotive expert at all but someone that isn't at all familiar or experienced in the Automotive field unlike his counterpart at GM who continues to bet on a full diverse product line.
I, personally, feel Ford is making a bad mistake and I feel for the employees that work at the plants making the car lines that will be obsoleted or killed. One even wonders if there is a backup plan to reverse the decision or if Ford is taking a Russian roulette move with a six-shooter loaded with five shells.
Ford's possible outcome ---- Total failure
Again I can understand Ford considering the Taurus as a move to eliminate a car that didn't quite perform up to expectations but in eliminating the LTD from production Ford gave other competitors, especially Dodge, a great advantage in the competition for service vehicles such as taxis and specifically police cruizers. Then again many police organizations are moving to trucks and SUVs to replace the older standard type police cruisers such as the LTD or the Impala. When gas prices do go back up as expected those Ford Fusions that are hybrids will be in great demand but no longer be on the market. Too many times a person with no experience in the business their put in control of makes horrible decisions that ends up killing the company yet the person responsible escapes with a golden parachute and no negative effects from their horrible decisions.