Most people don't want simple sedans like Corollas anymore.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and Kia still do good business in compact cars.

Here are the top 25 sellers in the US for this year:

compact sedans/hatchbacks

#23 Nissan Sentra 125,741 units sold

#12 Toyota Corolla 179,983 units sold

#11 Honda Civic 185,225 units sold

midsize sedans

#7 Toyota Camry 234,426 units sold

caranddriver.com - Bestselling cars

What does Ford *want* to sell?

#16 Ford Explorer: 160,929 units sold (being outsold by the Civic, Corolla, and Camry)

In Farley's mind, he could sell a lot more Expolorers, and make a lot more profit, if people couldn't go down the street and buy small sedans from other companies. He already dropped the lower priced Ford models to try to force people into Explorers, but he knows he is losing former loyal Focus and Fusion buyers to Toyota and Honda. So, the typical "JC" response is to use the government to eliminate the competition.

Steve