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Old 01-08-2013, 09:17 PM   #10
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Default Re: VFACTS July 2013

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the reality is there is no single car sold in australia that can justify being manufactured if it was only sold here.

The mazda3 and corolla sell 3500 to 4000 units each - big whoop ...think about how many they sell world wide each month. Back in the good old days when aussies really only had limited choices falcon/kingas and commodores could survive... But with however many brands and unlimited models and sub-categories of cars, a main steam car that sells small numbers is pointless.

The reason the falcon is over (commo prob won't be far behind it) is because they don't have a sales footprint that makes sense.
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