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The Australian car market is (roughly)1.25% of the Global market. Of which 2/3rs is Left hand Drive.
Ford head office aren't gunna lose Too Much Sleep over some little RHD outpost at the Bottom of the Globe. Despite what platitudes they Spew. They will keep sending Us; Rangers Mustangs & Transits while ever We keep Buying them, & Whatever RHD Vehicles they Think We Might Buy/Deserve.. And that's just the way It Is, IMHO.. |
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interesting vehicles coming in the next few years. |
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Don't forget Ford Aus should have access to the new shared Van options with VW.
From what I can work out it means we should have a Ford version of the VW Caddy which opens up some fun options, being that the new Van is based off the new Golf platform. Ford is also working on a 1 ton Van as part of the program also. I haven't seen any news on where that is going but are interested if anything cool is developing there.
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Ford have had a VW caddy equivalent for years, the Transit Connect.
Wouldn't expect a shared one any more likely to get here.
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There's no word on Transit Custom - Crafter tie up but I bet something is in the works.. Transit Connect becomes a Caddy because Caddy gets access to VW MQB EV toolkit and AV tech. |
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![]() I've got leaked footage of Ford USA's board meetings with the CEO determining company strategy: |
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In case anyone is interested, I didn’t see the need for a new thread for this, they’ve painted over all the Ford signs at the Geelong plant this week. Was actually a little shock to the head seeing all the signs gone.
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But in saying that, Ranger is Fords second most profitable model. |
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The site has been handed over to Fortek now, and the Product Engineering offices separated from the manufacturing plants.
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Trouble is,on most points he is 100% on the money.Sometimes you just have to take the blue tinged glasses off and look clearly at the big picture
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Mount the Borg Warner over the rear axle, maybe put a carton or two there as well, you'll be sweet and the ute a bit more balanced than my revvy, thrashy, bouncy workmobile.
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Edit: last 15 years of the US companies in Australia have been a fascinating resource of how not to run a business. Ford has survived which is good, and has seen off old rival Holden. We've seen merry go rounds of CEOs, model names, pricing strategies; we've seen Jeep soar like a comet and go down in quality control flames. The bit where the GM executive told Australians they would have to be educated to FWD in the Commodore was classic hubris before a terrible fall. And Ford survived in spite of it all. If it were me, and I could get Dearborn to sign off, I'd develop a separate line and import & convert America's strength: F150, Expedition, Explorer etc - to add more ute and SUV in massive size to the already successful Ranger and Everest.
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4th highest seller atm. If Ford are failing, then what are the other 50 odd car brands doing so wrong?
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As we see electrification of vehicles increase I suspect the ability and design and build them in both RHD and LHD will increase along with cost savings. Hopefully this see a bigger range of Ford cars for Australia in the years ahead.
I think Ford are here for the long haul and afre transitioning well to bring an importer. So long as they can improve their marketing they have great vehicles to work from. |
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As we see electrification of vehicles increase I suspect the ability to design and build them in both RHD and LHD will increase along with cost savings. Hopefully this sees a bigger range of Ford cars for Australia in the years ahead.
I think Ford are here for the long haul and are transitioning well to being an importer. So long as they can improve their marketing they have great vehicles to work from. |
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The latest Auto Expert epistle will get a mixed reaction too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgVY...ertJohnCadogan
My sympathies to the non-enduring Endura owners.
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