tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/05/13 11:05 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:05 PM According to Wheels the end is near...Seriously hope they've ballsed this up. Either way I'm sure the 'official statement' won't be great news. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Member 142 Member For: 16y 9m 5d Posted 22/05/13 11:07 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:07 PM The ABC news just reported briefly that the AMWU has said that Ford is stopping production. It was only a brief report but it sounded like that production was going to stop rather suddenly. Hopefully not the case. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 22/05/13 11:08 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:08 PM Official announcment any minute. 2500 jobs buf reports Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronburgundy I love gooold member Donating Members 1,222 Member For: 16y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne (west) Posted 22/05/13 11:09 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:09 PM Does this mean our FGII XR6Ts just went up in value??!!Sorry, silver lining Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Member 142 Member For: 16y 9m 5d Posted 22/05/13 11:09 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:09 PM Media conference at 9:15. Possibly 2500 job losses. Terrible news. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/05/13 11:16 PM Author Share Posted 22/05/13 11:16 PM (edited) Will make things a sh*tload harder for Expensive Daewoo too as they share a lot of common component manufacturers/suppliers.I guess it's always been inevitable but it's still an absolute bloody shame.edit...apparently they are going to release a statement soon, media conference later on. Edited 22/05/13 11:19 PM by tab Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 22/05/13 11:18 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:18 PM (edited) You forget it's Tony Abbots faultsee work choices gst leaping all about. FFSnext Edited 22/05/13 11:20 PM by Buf-Phoon Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 22/05/13 11:28 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:28 PM Oh well that's big business boys Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 22/05/13 11:32 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:32 PM It'll be a lot more than 2500...the two five will be from Ford but it'll be untold from other component manufactures......Here's one we prepared earlier.http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/79999-job-cuts-where-the-hell-are-we-headed/ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 22/05/13 11:33 PM Share Posted 22/05/13 11:33 PM Dark day in the Australian manufacturing industry. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85030-the-end-of-ford-aus/#findComment-1391998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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