Ford US Will Back The Falcon

[Wonky]

http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/news-and-reviews/car-news/ford_us_will_back_the_falcon

[vicarious]

quote from article "I think that Territory has more potential to rebound than Falcon", i would have to disagree with that i think the likes of kia sorento, hyundai santa fe, and the new player mazda cx5 have better value for money.

[serial_fool]

quote from article "I think that Territory has more potential to rebound than Falcon", i would have to disagree with that i think the likes of kia sorento, hyundai santa fe, and the new player mazda cx5 have better value for money.

Weirdly enough you didn't include Holden's offering :lol:

But yes, it is good to see a Ford president squashing rumors of a Taurus coming down under and being a rebranded Falcon. The only way Ford is ever going to sell cars in Australia is to have a RWD large car, and anything other than the Falcon in heresay.

They could always increase the quality of their other offerings. They've got the small cars down pat, the Taurus would be a good addition to the range, and something to replace the Territory (which just looks weird now with the FG front on it) to something designed in this decade would be great.

One must remember that it wasn't Ford Australia being threatened with liquidation only a few short years ago...it was another local manufacturer. They could end up being the last local traditional manufacturer by default if GM itself goes under again.

[planetdavo]

Unless Ford US gives the next gen Falcon an export program in reasonable numbers it is done and dusted, no matter what the media has been told. How often does one hear of a sportsperson or an employee having "full support"......for a week until they get sacked anyway! :bawl:
No major manufacturer can support these current numbers. Unless something dramatic happens, it is economic suicide at these figures. With other SUV options available and FG sales down around Mitsubishi levels in their last couple of years, the templet is there to see. The best we could hope for is a cheap reskin of FG with off the shelf imported drivelines to pass impending emmission requirements, or a "localised" reskin of an overseas model.

[dazzrael]

Unless Ford US gives the next gen Falcon an export program in reasonable numbers it is done and dusted, no matter what the media has been told. How often does one hear of a sportsperson or an employee having "full support"......for a week until they get sacked anyway! :bawl:
No major manufacturer can support these current numbers. Unless something dramatic happens, it is economic suicide at these figures. With other SUV options available and FG sales down around Mitsubishi levels in their last couple of years, the templet is there to see. The best we could hope for is a cheap reskin of FG with off the shelf imported drivelines to pass impending emmission requirements, or a "localised" reskin of an overseas model.

I have to agree here, everything i have read regarding falcon for the last year or so has been doom and gloom, they simply do not sell enough to sustain ford continuing to build them in australia, if they export them to the US/Asia or the Middle East then maybe they might be able to turn it around, but the likelihood of that happening is pretty slim.

[Marco]

They sell enough to justify building them in Australia - what those numbers don't do is justify developing a uniquely Australian model. Toyota built roughly as many Camrys in Australia last year as Ford did Falcons, the difference being that the Camry is sold everywhere and the development cost is spread over what is probably half a million global sales a year. 20,000 Falcons a year on the other hand, not so good.

Before anyone in our red corner gets too smug, 40,000 a year is twice as good but probably still not enough either.

[duke5700]

I think the falcon would sell well in the US... its a pity they won't move it over and try.