Ford Australia Stops Making Cars.

[Austin Vert]

Hi To All,

A sad day for Australians today as Ford announced it will be stopping the manufacturing of all Ford vehicles in 2016.

Ford management feels that the high Australian doller, the high cost of labour, and the lack of consumer demand, has meant making Fords in Australia has become not economically viable.

Ford Australia has been bleeding for several years to date, and the Ausralian Government has spent millions and millions of taxpayers money bailing the company out to help keep it afloat.

Another major problem for sales dying away for Ford,has been the big increase with Australians in buying large amounts of imported cars from other countries. Australia has developed a big love affair for imported cars from around the world. GM has also been suffering in this regard as well.

Many jobs will be lost, and it's the end of an era and a long association with The Ford Motor Company and Australia. Quite a tradition really.

Very sad news indeed.

Greg.

 

[T-Tom]

Indeed. A sad day for us all.

 

[caspianwendell]

Hate to hear that

 

[droptop73]

That is real bad news for all "middle class" citizens.

This "Global economy" is slowly dragging the standard of living in developed countries to third world standards.

 

[Boss1Ray]

That is real bad news for all "middle class" citizens.

This "Global economy" is slowly dragging the standard of living in developed countries to third world standards.

Unfortunately Jeff - you are right.

Ray

 

[Austin Vert]

That is real bad news for all "middle class" citizens.

This "Global economy" is slowly dragging the standard of living in developed countries to third world standards.

Unfortunately Jeff - you are right.

Ray

I think you're right guys. I think that cheap Asian and foreign labour is having a bad effect in many ways to countries like America, Australia, UK, Canada, Europe.

The local Ford Falcon is a good quality product for our local market, but the Asian imports cost a lot less to manufacture, and the quality is no better,maybe less than locally made Fords.How in the hell do you compete with that?????

Greg.

 

[will e]

Innovation. Unfortunatly people vote with their pocketbook. The value of purchasing a less expensive imported car is greater for them than purchasing a more expensive locally made car.

I try to buy local. I try to buy american when I can. I am willing to pay a small premium for it.

 

[hyena429]

Well hopefully things will change by 2016 and they decide to stay...But sounds like they could import them in and make more than making them there...It is too bad...I realy like some of the aussie fords and wished they produced some of the models here

 

[JimNiki]

I work around the corner from the Broadmeadows manufacturing plant. Very sad but in the end, all car manufacturing will cease in this country for the reasons stated above. One day the next Mad Max car will be a nice Hyundai people mover!

 

[droptop73]

That is real bad news for all "middle class" citizens.

This "Global economy" is slowly dragging the standard of living in developed countries to third world standards.

Unfortunately Jeff - you are right.

Ray

I think you're right guys. I think that cheap Asian and foreign labour is having a bad effect in many ways to countries like America, Australia, UK, Canada, Europe.

The local Ford Falcon is a good quality product for our local market, but the Asian imports cost a lot less to manufacture, and the quality is no better,maybe less than locally made Fords. How in the hell do you compete with that?????


Greg.

 


Unfortunately you don't!

 

[Don65Stang]

I saw that in the news earlier. It's a sad day down under.

That is real bad news for all "middle class" citizens.

This "Global economy" is slowly dragging the standard of living in developed countries to third world standards.

True statement!

 

[Stangrpunk72]

I think ford is also being selfish in the way its keeping the falcon from everybody and instead of bringing it to the states like how gm did the G8. they kept it down under which in my opinion does not go with fords new global theme they've come to embrace. I think the falcon would of been a more than adequate replacement for the Crown Victoria and would of made a wicked police interceptor.

 

[hyena429]

I think ford is also being selfish in the way its keeping the falcon from everybody and instead of bringing it to the states like how gm did the G8. they kept it down under which in my opinion does not go with fords new global theme they've come to embrace. I think the falcon would of been a more than adequate replacement for the Crown Victoria and would of made a wicked police interceptor.

Ford loves to do that thou...My girl in europe was driving a Ford Mondao..lol..I never heard nor seen on till then...And she use to have a Ford cosworth...Which i heard of motors for formula's called cosworth..But never a car named after one...lol..Should of heard her laugh when she seen a vw rabbit...She was like thats a Golf not a Rabbit! ...i said we got both..But originaly was a rabbit here in the states..lol