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Back in 1984 Holden dropped it's luxo barge Statesman and Caprice range. They also announced the demise of the Holden six engine in a couple of years to be replaced by an imported six.
Both of these decisions proved to be mistakes because the end of the WB meant that Ford had the LWB luxury segment all to itself. The imported 6 was a good idea at the start but then the dollar plunged against the Yen so the imported engine became a costly proposition.
Move forward 23 years & Ford are handing over the LWB luxury market to Holden and they have announced the end for the Falcon 6 engine to be replaced with an imported engine.
They say history never repeats but it seems to. This time the government are helping the demise of Aussie cars by dropping import tarrifs instead of raising them
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Ford is going bust in its parent companys all over the world!!!
Looks as if we will have a new Aussie car soon.
LOL maybe Aussie made Volo v8's
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shame,cant wait for the limited edition 6cyl turbos to come out just before the end,id say there maybe a few killers coming out before the end :)
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now correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Aussie 6 one of the best engines in regards to power and economey in the Ford world inventory? If so wouldn't it be better to keep the production and development of this motor going and find some overseas Fords
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Paul I agree with you 100% Are we going to see Falcons fitted with 160kw Explorer V6's? The same should go for the Fairlane/LTD find an overseas market for those as well. This is what Holden did with their engine plant they just built lots of Camira typ Edited by user Saturday, 21 July 2007 2:34:31 AM(UTC)
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Jim,
I think old Bill Bourke would be rolling in his grave if he could see how one person, ironically from his own homeland, has come in armed with a bean counter brain and no real vision; in one stroke of a pen killed off the long wheel based fords and
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It's simple economics. It is cheaper to import an already compliant engine rather than spend a heap of cash on the existing one to bring it up to Euro IV specs. Ford only sell approx 5000 Falcons and Territories (combined) a month (less the V8 Falcons sol
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And a continuos response to the US Ford guys was why didn't they offer anything like t |
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hey dudes i'm not a ford guy but it sucks .
I've always being told if it ain't broke
don't fix it
why line the the big blokes pockets for something
you the people don't wantjust a thought
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Here's an article that might help people understand better the reasoning behind Ford's move to import engines. Ford's Winning Way Forwards Words - Joe Kenwright http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2747626.aspxIn the long run, the end for Ford's
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OK some fair points. But why of why has Ford headquarters never looked at the Aussie inline 6 to
go into some of it's other models, including some of the
other car manufacturers Ford has ingested over the years.
The Aussie 6 really is a fantastic eng
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So what happens when the Aussie doller falls on its arse again like it did a few years ago..got down to .46USD to 1 AUS.
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"Meanwhile in Geelong and Broadmeadows, Ford has struggled to fund panel changes for a unique Australian Falcon that sells only in Australia and related markets. It has been forced to go it alone on redeveloping an inline engine that won't fit in any of F |
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For a FWD Falcon to sell it would be a tall order as it would have to be a better car than the 380 or the Aurion which don't sell in big numbers because they drive the wrong wheels.
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