[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by Polyal

People are also assuming that Fords Engineer sector is safe too.

Perhaps there is a reason why they only hire 6/12 month contract basis now.

Its really sad and I give kudos to GM for atleast giving the Commodore a fighting chance by attempting to integrate it with there global plans. For x,y and z reasons Ford NA from the outside seem to have not made much effort.

Id be interested to hear what Mullaly has to say, they have all been very quite on the topic and when they do spit something out its very cliche.

This is a bitter pill for Ford fans...there is nothing really slated for work past 2016 with anything really.

Originally Posted by KIWI-1

Many in the industry have called it that for years.

Biggest problem with imports is the stuff that gets stripped out of the Australian version... like $5 metal beams behind the bumper.

At the risk of sounding like a smartass, Ford (as a global concern) has bigger issues to worry about at the moment than a ****ant little car making operation at the bottom of the Pacific. Like sorting out Ford Europe's mess for starters - the Australian motoring press think Ford Australia is in dire straits - they need to look outside our little goldfish bowl and take a look at what is going on in Europe - there is some painful restructuring ahead for Ford Europe, and it has to happen if the operation is to remain a going concern. Kinda like what is happening here at the moment.

I don't think we are too far off from hearing about Ford's global large car strategy. Now that they've got all their ducks in a row insofar as global small cars, Fiesta, Focus etc and now Fusion/Mondeo, the large car is next. Whilst it is true that the large car segment has shrunk to a shadow of its former self, Ford has identified that it is still an important sector in the APA region as well as globally, and they have determined it is a sector they want to be involved in. Ford Australia is involved in this...to what extent, remains to be seen. There is also the other matter of some testing and production processes of FoA being aligned with Ford of Europe for some strange reason...