Ford India

robbo/region15 · 09-09-2011, 02:19 PM

Interesting Article,pity they hadnt Injected $US 2 Billion into Australian Operations.....

http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbu...mplex-in-india

**GasoLane** · 09-09-2011, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by robbo/region15

Interesting Article,pity they hadnt Injected $US 2 Billion into Australian Operations.....

Not a logical business move, for the same reason that every time we ring an Australian multinational company we get an Indian call centre employee on about $5 an hour.

**Polyal** · 09-09-2011, 02:33 PM

Yeap, but in saying that remember Australia is AP's R&D Hub if the last few releases are anything to believe.

**DJR-351** · 09-09-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by robbo/region15

Interesting Article,pity they hadnt Injected $US 2 Billion into Australian Operations.....

They will get better returns in India, for the market they are aiming at Ford would have to be mad to do that here.....

xr8lover · 09-09-2011, 02:45 PM

golly gosh!, Apu will be over the moon!

GT-GTF · 09-09-2011, 02:46 PM

Two points:

1. I can't believe they left their run into India & China so late
2. It would have cost them triple the price to build a similar factory here with our assortment of red tape and taxes

Kieron · 09-09-2011, 05:04 PM

and here's the model they will be building -

HUNTER8 · 09-09-2011, 05:54 PM

Least it will come with a free Nokia mobile phone.....

**Fordman1** · 09-09-2011, 06:56 PM

Laugh as much as you like

Manufacturing is heading to that part of the world, and they'll be building Fiesta and other product for local consumption.

We could only dream of manufacturing investment like this in Australia.

robbo/region15 · 10-09-2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Barraxr8

Laugh as much as you like

Manufacturing is heading to that part of the world, and they'll be building Fiesta and other product for local consumption.

We could only dream of manufacturing investment like this in Australia.

Last decade ,Blundstone moved there Gumboot mfg operation over from Tassie,they stayed here in Vic for a couple of years then sent it all off to India.

Would Ford send Geelong & Broady both off to India.....................have a think about it...

burnz · 10-09-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by robbo/region15

Last decade ,Blundstone moved there Gumboot mfg operation over from Tassie,they stayed here in Vic for a couple of years then sent it all off to India.

Would Ford send Geelong & Broady both off to India.....................have a think about it...

hasn't blundstone been a tassy operation since 1860'S or their abouts?"?

i have never heard of them being mainland or otherwise...

robbo/region15 · 10-09-2011, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by burnz

hasn't blundstone been a tassy operation since 1860'S or their abouts?"?

i have never heard of them being mainland or otherwise...

Yes ,an Aussie Icon for sure!
The Gumboot operation was moved over here in the last months of 2000,i know as i was Site Operations Manager,Mfg.
They had to kill off the most expensive freight cost in the World ie;Bass Strait.Gumboot ops were seperate from the normal Boot style.There still in Hobart[i believe]

mr smith · 10-09-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by burnz

hasn't blundstone been a tassy operation since 1860'S or their abouts?"?

i have never heard of them being mainland or otherwise...

Manufacturing long gone. I dont buy their stuff any more. Their web site is very deceptive.

http://www.news.com.au/business/blun...-1111112844771

**DJM83** · 10-09-2011, 09:56 AM

Im glad i bought a well built Ford before it all goes pair shaped.

fou_bleu · 11-09-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Im glad i bought a well built Ford before it all goes pair shaped.

Please explain how the cars will be built worse? It'll be the same machines, measurements, everything - give or take some particular materials.

Also, your Focus isn't that great compared to it's generations competitors anyway...

Typical prejudice...

pottery beige · 10-09-2011, 10:04 AM

do they make cars as good as they make taxi drivers........

2011G6E · 10-09-2011, 04:50 PM

The local ABC radio had a discussion one night with a motoring editor and he rattled off a list of manufacturers who have, or who will very soon, set up shop manufacturing cars and bikes in India. It was amazing...everyone from Ford to Chrysler to prestige makers and everyone inbetween. Then the bike makers started, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda, etc, even, amazingly, Harley Davidson!
Our sons little Suzuki Alto has a sticker on the door pillar near the latch that says it was made by some mob in India. Good little car too.

Keepleft · 10-09-2011, 05:56 PM

India is a booming place; educates her women, teaches english, has one quarter of the worlds computer programmers, and with 350 plus years of Brit administration behind her - will be an ally in the years ahead. Fifty to seventy years out - probably our key trading partner; Her population will expand-still, China's will be on the wane, demographic prediction I read anyhow.

Don't have a problem with India. Some Indian states still have speed derestriction (//). She has been busy funding new expressways, many thousands of kilometres of them since 2000.

Bossxr8 · 10-09-2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by robbo/region15

Interesting Article,pity they hadnt Injected $US 2 Billion into Australian Operations.....

http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbu...mplex-in-india

They invested $1.8 billion about 5 years ago building the new Product Engineering offices and new facilities at the Proving Ground.

I bet they regret doing that now, since its all gone downhill since they did it.

jpd80 · 10-09-2011, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

They invested $1.8 billion about 5 years ago building the new Product Engineering offices and new facilities at the Proving Ground.

I bet they regret doing that now, since its all gone downhill since they did it.

Huh?
FoA announced that $1.1 billion would be spent over 10 years starting in 2006.
Results:

Figo for India
T6 Ranger
T6 SUV
SZ Territory
FG II Falcon
Small Car for China
Assisting other divisions with engineering support..
Design prework for post 2015 Falcon...

How much more engineering work do you want ?

Bossxr8 · 11-09-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

Huh?
FoA announced that $1.1 billion would be spent over 10 years starting in 2006.
Results:

Figo for India
T6 Ranger
T6 SUV
SZ Territory
FG II Falcon
Small Car for China
Assisting other divisions with engineering support..
Design prework for post 2015 Falcon...

How much more engineering work do you want ?

The engineering side is doing very well, I wasn't reffering to that, but the manufacturing side of things which underpins pretty much the whole operation has been a different story lately, hopefully not too much longer and it will get better.

Wthout local manufacturing the whole engineering side starts to become shaky, they both need each other to survive surely.

And it was a $1.8 million investment in PG and PD facilities and E8 programs. The other programs weren't counted in that. If you can find a press release from the time it will show that.

**Polyal** · 10-09-2011, 09:50 PM

^^what the falcon hasnt done too well (last couple of months ok) but from what I hear PD is still good for another 5-10 years easy. It was a smart move, Australia is just to much of a PIA for manufacturing.

pottery beige · 10-09-2011, 09:56 PM

sad to say but we're stuffed as far as manufacturing goes.....

ILLaViTaR · 11-09-2011, 02:18 AM

Makes sense as most new falcons are sold as taxi's.

Gobes32 · 11-09-2011, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ILLaViTaR

Makes sense as most new falcons are sold as taxi's.

I think you will find that Taxi operators tend to buy them at auction. Second hand.

**DJM83** · 11-09-2011, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ILLaViTaR

Makes sense as most new falcons are sold as taxi's.

Not many falcon taxis up here

**buggerlugs** · 11-09-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Not many falcon taxis up here

Yeah, you don't seem to see them anymore. They all seem to be small little buzz boxes now..........

2011G6E · 11-09-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by buggerlugs

Yeah, you don't seem to see them anymore. They all seem to be small little buzz boxes now..........

In Rockhampton they have a lot of Prius taxis...trust me, you will have fun trying to fit four average sized blokes in one of them after a night out...especially when one is a huge Kiwi...I can still hear Nigel, squidged into one rear corner, saying loudly to the driver "What udiot thought it'd be a good idea to huve one of these little shutbuckets as a taxi?!"