l am a student in Florida. l am planning to buy a used Ford Focus. l am not sure whether to buy a Ford Sedan when Ford, GM are struggling for their survival. If Ford goes out of business will l still be able to maintain my vehicle by a local mechanic or some repair shop.

There should be after market parts out there even if Ford fails.
Ford has a better chance of making it then GMC or Chrysler.
Toyota, Nissan, and other car makers chances of survival is also in question. They too are in trouble in North American operations. It is just that the Big Three are getting the press here in the USA.
Right now, any car is at risk of being an orphan!

parts will allways be available for domestic cars, aftermarket companies will fill the void as parts are needed

Most parts on new vehicles r not made by the vehicle manufacturer themselves, but by other companies that supply them. The manufacturer puts these parts together & makes a car. If a car company were to go out of business, these suppliers would still be able to provide replacement parts, & other companies would also provide aftermarket versions ot the parts.

Even if a car company was to go bankrupt, that bankruptcy would be a reorganization, not a liquidation. They would still be in business.

Dealers r independent business. If the company were to close (not likely) the dealer could still exist as a private shop. Other shop can also work on ur vehicle, so u have nothing to fear there.

Do not let fear of the future of the auto industry keep u from buying the car that suits ur needs.

l would not worry their not going under the BIG boys will take a salary cut, sell their planes, their hugh gas eating suv is and even go out and buy a. small fuel saving foreign car to help keep their companies going. l wonder if l should hold my breath on that one..Also u can get most of the parts at local parts stores, scrap yards and garages stock.

When was a '57 Chevy made? 1957 of course! Go on Ebay & search for that & see how many brand new parts u can find for it.

Ford right now says that they r in the best shape of the three. They r probably right too since they missed their chance to get federal aid right away at the Congressional hearings. There would not be any reason to not buy an American car today since u can still find aftermarket parts, ur warranty must be honored by law, & the companies wo not actually die anyways, they will just go into bankruptcy & restructure.

Ford is the least likely to go under. They saw this coming several years ago and started reorganizing then. Chrysler is gone, and GM has one foot in the grave, the other on a banana peel !

just because they are in trouble does not mean they dont make reliable cars. The ford focus is a well built car with great gas mileage. First of all, they are not going out of buisness and second of all you can still go to a mechanic

yes buy it. buy american l dont care what company just buy american. toyota or honda dont count as american companies. buy it ford is not even asking for a bailout just a line of credit.