BlueOvalPrint Member 15 Member For: 19y 3m 12d Posted 27/06/08 03:38 AM Share Posted 27/06/08 03:38 AM Hi all. Was just wondering what Ford will do now that South Pacific Tyres (who supply Ford with all the tyres for the Falcon and Territory) are closing their Australian plant? Stay Aussie made by transferring to Bridgestone or take supplies from nearby overseas GoodYear/Dunlop factories in China/India etc. ? Of particular interest is that apparently the rubber used on the FG was developed around it - will this have an impact on how the car rides/handles once production stops in December?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 27/06/08 07:48 AM Share Posted 27/06/08 07:48 AM The news story I watched on this issue said it was 6 times cheaper to make tyres in India and China now, then here in AUS. What farking next will go.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/06/08 07:50 AM Share Posted 27/06/08 07:50 AM Can’t believe the limited amount of coverage this has got. Is the same amount of people losing their jobs as announced by both Ford and Expensive Daewoo but it obviously doesn’t “sell as many papers”.I’m actually surprised they’ve managed to hang in for as long as they did, doesn’t make it any easier to swallow, but still think they have done well.Free trade is going to be the death of this country. These idiots that are attempting (albeit poorly) to run this place need to wake up and smell the roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTec TEAM BA Donating Members 1,755 Member For: 20y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: North of The Bridge Posted 27/06/08 02:40 PM Share Posted 27/06/08 02:40 PM 6 times cheaper to make tyres in India and China nowand I bet you the price will not reflect that change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 27/06/08 02:58 PM Share Posted 27/06/08 02:58 PM I might have got one of the last sets of goodyear fi's made in aus then I was actually suprised to see the nade in aus on them when I got them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daav Member 93 Member For: 17y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: hillside Posted 28/06/08 01:19 AM Share Posted 28/06/08 01:19 AM that's some bad news for the workers, my dads been there for 30 yrs, theyll be closing at the end of the year and moving to china although I dnt think it will affect the car manufacturers because there are still 2 plants left in aus, brisbane and adelaide.cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 26d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 28/06/08 07:59 AM Share Posted 28/06/08 07:59 AM Well Victa went the other day.. Australia = grab a bargan...Wish we would stop selling out this country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 7m 11d Gender: Male Posted 28/06/08 08:14 AM Share Posted 28/06/08 08:14 AM funny thing... I was ordering stuff from china & it's gone up 20% since last year because of their massive inflation + low $US.I give that bubble 15 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-WING Member 811 Member For: 21y 1m 28d Location: BRISBANE Posted 28/06/08 10:40 AM Share Posted 28/06/08 10:40 AM I didnt hear about Victa I'll have to buy a honda in protest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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