Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 3m 22d Gender: Male Posted 08/03/11 07:21 AM Share Posted 08/03/11 07:21 AM I don't understand either, they get a good discount. I think it's 20% or 22% of a new car, how many people work at ford so you do the sum of lost sale's. make's you wonder hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 18y 5m 19d Posted 08/03/11 07:43 AM Share Posted 08/03/11 07:43 AM Workers get paid for down days fyi. This is not new news. The irony is this time last year we were running 6 day weeks.Ford sales are up across the range on pretty much every model except whats built here (falcon and territory).More Hiluxes get sold a month than falcon sedans - I like to blame marketing, and they think they're doing a good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ras351 Member 219 Member For: 16y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 08/03/11 07:53 AM Share Posted 08/03/11 07:53 AM The most embarrasing stat is that the Expensive Daewoo Cruze now outsells Falcon. I think public perception is the issue along with $1.50 a litre fuel costs. There are way too many A-B commuters who couldn't give a f*ck about Aussie engineering nous and go and buy a bland white or silver Toyota. Then the 'Euro' snobs who trash talk aussie cars every chance they get but quietly dismiss or overlook their own cars faults. It also doesn't help when Ford US won't recognise and back the product and allow it to be the global RWD platform. Gives me the sh*ts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 3m 22d Gender: Male Posted 08/03/11 07:53 AM Share Posted 08/03/11 07:53 AM bunna, is it really marketing though, at least he get's paid which is good. my sister can stop yelling at him to get a new job. and what section of ford do you work at. maybe you should apply for a marketing job there. and do the big knobs really care whats happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EGOXRT Guests Posted 08/03/11 07:55 AM Share Posted 08/03/11 07:55 AM The soccer field at Ford is full of stock as is the other holding yard, sales must be going great guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 18y 5m 19d Posted 08/03/11 08:16 AM Share Posted 08/03/11 08:16 AM I'm in manufacturing too champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 08/03/11 09:04 AM Share Posted 08/03/11 09:04 AM They're was always going to be a lull after the 50th Anniversary models finished. They were great value but being a bit selfish, I'm glad they're finished. An extended run would have hurt resale. Then you had series 2 Late model camira come out, fuel skyrocketing, people losing jobs, etc. So, perhaps it's a timing thing.Other than the above, the FG has gone a bit stale in the market IMO. The VE is 2006 release yet it's 'fresh' again with a superior tech pack (standard sat nav, etc) and redline option. Again being a selfish *beep*, I'm happy for 2011 Turbos to be identical to mine. However, I think series 2 FG needs to happen. New wheels, premo sound standard (piss off the puss screen) and to compete against redline, a brembo option on Turbo models. Do that with say leather for 2 grand (same as redline price) and I'll pre order one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobramad Member 824 Member For: 19y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/03/11 12:57 PM Share Posted 08/03/11 12:57 PM For what it is, FG is a more than competitive product when compared with the VE's, however we are experiencing a massive shift towards SUV's like Cruze and RAV's, with their sales up around the mid 30's percentage wise. As was said previously, Hilux hammers Falcon, but we are not comparing apples with apples. Consumers tastes have shifted away from big sedans and what will always hurt both Falcon and Commodore. Ford remain profitable, but Im sure Im not alone in saying that their Advertising Dept are total Shoite..displaying little imagination and courage. Bottom line is all manufacturers need to shift units and Ford aren't helping their tenuous position at all with such a lame effort from their own people. Every vehicle sold new soon becomes someones near-new purchase and keeps the whole industry ticking over with respect to spare parts and (cough cough..) servicing and accessories. Expensive Daewoo may be selling their own soul with the cut-throat discounting, but theres no denying that there are many more Crumpadores roaming the streets than Falcs. I do agree that its a lot deeper issue with regards to sales than just fuel economy.. I sincerely hope Ecoboost works well for all our sakes and keeps punters in the venerable Falcoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 09/03/11 03:42 AM Share Posted 09/03/11 03:42 AM Well I saw the new GT on the cover of Motor mag today. The Allan Moffat. Not a HO. Fark me I still have a horn. Get rid of the stripe and AM sig and that is the best looking Car full stop. It's in Red an has BBS look alike mags. Just pure horn. Almost made me want to buy the mag. Still might. As for the AMGT mmm yes and no. Yes because I think I could keep it std. Wheels and all. It really does look that good. Not sure on the running LED's. Just not a fan of them. But yeah Yeeeeeeeehaaaaa that is a fine looking car. Best GT ever ... you bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 18y 5m 19d Posted 11/03/11 06:40 AM Share Posted 11/03/11 06:40 AM Aftermarket or another mag chop up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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