• Forbes.com, Friday, January 27, 2012 10:47 AM

Forbes columnist Joann Muller offers a tonic for somnolence in this piece on why Ford had better stay awake at the wheel. She says that while on the surface Ford is going strong, there are potential problems. The Fiesta, Ford’s smallest car, "had a decent first year, but it’s already fading," she writes. "In the last two months of 2011, Chevrolet’s new Sonic handily outsold the Fiesta, which is among the highest priced in the segment. Ford ended the year with 126 days of supply but she says that’s typical for December. Dealers generally like to have 60 days’ supply or less."

She adds that the Focus was outsold by the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Chevy Cruze and Hyundai Elantra in 2011. "Now there’s a glut: 89 days’ worth."

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