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23-01-2007, 03:13 AM | #11 | |||
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I really can't find any good reasons why a small, mismanaged, backyard operation like FPV should take contol as a global performance arm for Ford when they already have a more capable division like SVT. The root of this issue lies in the mentality that Ford have had that if the segment is predicted to contract or change then it becomes all too hard for them to attempt to compete in and the result is that they walk away from it or ride it out with a pruduct with minimal investment. A secondary issue is how they cope with success once they get there. Typically when a Ford product becomes a leader of a segment cost cutting comes into play almost immediately and the sales slowly fall back down to earth. They have always been their own worst enemy. |
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