July Vfacts. Ford 3rd again

[Dr Smith]

Originally Posted by csv8

Toby Hagon on ABC Motor Torque said " Ford are doing nothing to promote Focus or the Escape. He wouldnt be suprised if they were gone within a year. Only Puma, Everest and Ranger for Ford Australia"

How on Earth could Ford promote a vehicle when local dealers have no idea on when it will be built. Is anyone going to hand over a deposit on an order with no feedback on when it will arrive? In our case we had an expected delivery around Feb '21 and then eventually "no information at all" once the semiconductor issue become more widely known and Covid shutdowns across Europe closed many brands manufacturing plants and their OEM suppliers. What company will advertise all year knowing they couldn't supply?

Only yesterday I received an sms giving me a build date and local arrival for a 19 December 2020 order. I'm also led to believe Ford have about 80 more Escape orders than builds allocated to them for the rest of this year.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by csv8

Toby Hagon on ABC Motor Torque said " Ford are doing nothing to promote Focus or the Escape. He wouldnt be suprised if they were gone within a year. Only Puma, Everest and Ranger for Ford Australia"

That comment was intended to draw out a response from Ford,
they’re not dumb enough to fall for such an obvious bait……

[Smoke Pursuit]

I believe Focus will go but Escape will stay.



There's no money in Focus and competition is too fierce.



We may however still get niche ST as per Fiesta although Im not sure how you support that volume.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by csv8

Toby Hagon on ABC Motor Torque said " Ford are doing nothing to promote Focus or the Escape. He wouldnt be suprised if they were gone within a year. Only Puma, Everest and Ranger for Ford Australia"

Toby Hagon

He's a gutter journo. Always has been.