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I guess Ford isn't really in a good position right now (globally) and are looking to consolidate where they can. In addition, I cannot say I am very confident with the current leadership group at Ford right now.
I think there is more to the VW partnership than what is being said right now. I guess we'll just have to wait.
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There was much talk here when manufacturing ceased that it was great all the engineering/design remained, we can hope it will but we will see. The Asian countries will sell loss leaders until they eliminate domestic competition and then re-price. Ask yourself, are performance RWDs or handling SUVs cheaper now that our manufacturing is gone? The dual cabs cost a small fortune too. 27K onroad base Corollas!!! Aussie designers, keep hitting the ball out of the park (Ranger, Territory) at a reasonable price and the work will keep coming. I've heard stories of how domestic IT workers are sacked, their replacements are useless, then they subcontract their old jobs at a much higher rate to fix the stuff ups...
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But these jobs are going back to the US. So what's Asia got to do with it?
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Hmmm........More 'restructuring'!!!!
![]() Did'nt think it would last.....I drove past the 'engineering' site around the back of the old Broadmeadows factory during my last job for a job. Quite a few new Mustangs in the car park there was from what i could see. |
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on the surface at least it makes sense. to the bean counters. by consolidating all body-on-frame work into one platform globally they can use modular architecture components an theoretically engineer F150, Ranger, Explorer etc more simply and cheaply.
Unfortunately I really don't think Ranger and Everest can ever be a scaled down F-series, and if the Yanks think they can they will be rudely awakened when the cars don't sell. After all if we are being honest apart from the V8 engine the Mustang is a pretty average car with crappy plastics, bad paint, poor panel fitments and lots of squeaks and rattles. F150 may sell big in the US, but everywhere else in the world it's a niche car. What really hurts is that if the goal was to consolidate the design, I honestly believe that the Australia team could design a much better F150 than the Yanks could on a Ranger. Still, it's a done deal. Nobody was ever really gong to listen to a few hundred people over here when it came to a global restructure. All we can do now is try and somehow make the best of it. it still hurts, but after a few days of consideration.... nah, who am I kidding. it still hurts. |
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Some interesting posts in this <2 year old thread that might be worth reflecting on for some....
https://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11463015
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It was hard to be passionate and push when everything was so geared towards cost saving and just trying to stay afloat. Ive even been toying about applying to come back but I made a call at the time to leave the state to play in a big hole. The head is OK with the decision but the heart is another thing. Its sad, I hope something else comes of it soon. Good Luck.
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From what I know of the history the Yanks thought they could replace the XY Falcon with a scaled down Torino, the Aussie design team went over and showed them exactly how out of proportion this would have been - they got approval to "do it their way" and the result was the XA. Then there was Geoff Polites pitching the Territory program to them, and surprise, surprise managment thought it looked better than the Freestyle. FOA engineers and designers are top notch. If only the company was Australian owned and funded with Australian capital, and with someone like Geoff at the helm...
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I wonder wether it's a case of because they are no longer doing passenger vehicles, bar Mustang, they have a lot of idle engineers needing work. |
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