Comments on: Ford axes local Focus plans

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:40:18 +0000

The wheels magazine sitting next to must be telling lies about how they got thier AFM Calias from Melbourne to sydney on one tank.

oh and Tomas79,
stick a big enough fuel tank on somthing it will go anywhere, your also forgetting Prado has two of them, lets see it make it there on 73L’s of fuel.

By: DesignEng©™

DesignEng©™ — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:52:09 +0000

J&H,
My Holden dealer source reckons that they are selling plenty fo Cruze’s.

He also admitted that most also are back in for warranty work within the first two weeks.
He’s hoping that the early quality problems are not an indication of on-going long term problems. (Actually he’s panicking about it).

By: JEKYL & HYDE

JEKYL & HYDE — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:51:13 +0000

direct injection,

the ve’s fuel tank may be stated at 73ltrs,but ask ANYBODY who’s got one,and run up the “very low fuel” warning light,the tank takes 80 ltrs.

your also comparing a 6 to a 8 cyl car,and the afm cost’s nothing extra(except a hp/nm drop)so why not.

cruze crap…maybe a you???it will be interesting to learn how its selling,my feedback is very well

By: Farmer

Farmer — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:41:54 +0000

Congratulation to Rudd’s green policy, we will no longer have manufacturing and engineering in this country. Free trade is opening the doors for cheaper cars but we will no longer have the automotive industry here in Australia. Since 1985 Australia has been going backwards in manufacturing due to the removal of the tariff. Thanks Rudd we will all be “GREEN FARMERS”

By: Rym

Rym — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:19:01 +0000

Ford didn’t just lose focus now… it was lost a long time ago when their “focus” was on local and not a global trend, continuing the path of low tech American cars until the writing was on the wall. Both ford and holden has been woken up with a bucket of cold shower. Let’s see if they could now atleast focus on high efficiency automobiles from now on.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:17:16 +0000

Obviously there are 2 of me on here!

By: Rowiti

Rowiti — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:01:43 +0000

The article states the The Verve is the basis for the next Focus. The Verve concept was the basis for the new Fiesta not the Focus. The Focus/C Max are based on the Iosis MAX.

By: Rowiti

Rowiti — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:43:04 +0000

Mumble Duck Says:

Oh, well, at least the Cruze will be built in Australia, like Holden said.
No competition with australian small built cars then….hey?

Right up until it’s dumped for not being viable. It’s a joke 5 years out of date.

By: aj555

aj555 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:36:00 +0000

Smart move. Focus(pardon the pun) on your strengths – large cars and import the rest. Let some other Ford overseas plant carry the large cost and risk of. As an importer of small cars the risk is the carrying cost of the stock.
I can’t get my head around a Holden’s business case to produce small cars – at least with the large its Ford v Holden, with the small cars it’s Holden v Mazda,Nissan,VW, Mitsi,Hyundai,Subaru,Honda, Suzuki etc.

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:34:31 +0000

Thomas……………wake up as your too sensitive and tightly highly strung! I did say I can see your point and get over it which is hardly attacking you!