Light reading

[JPFS1]

Some light Reading...

[jpd80]

Thanks JPFS1, I found this passage interesting:

At a different location, Ford’s only Australian plant, located in Broadmeadows, Victoria, had been operating at well below its full capacity for a number of years and was only operating one shift when the global recession hit in 2008, despite it having the capacity to operate three shifts per 24 hours. As such, the decision was made to slow the production line by 30 per cent and reduce its workforce proportionately. The local management developed this solution independently of its US headquarters, although approval was required to fund voluntary redundancy packages which included lump sum termination payments calculated by reference to years of service. This was in accordance with the enterprise bargaining agreement between Ford and the unions covering workers at the site.

In Australia, Ford has concentrated on its flagship model, the Falcon, for many years. It also manufactures a four wheel drive vehicle, the Territory. As part of the Australian government’s ‘Green Car Initiative’, Ford Australia secured agreement from its US headquarters to produce the Ford Focus small passenger vehicle in Australia. However, Ford later changed its policy and instead offered to produce a new, economical engine for both domestic use and export markets at its Geelong plant.

A leaked diplomatic cable from 2008 published in Wikileaks, however, quoted the CEO of Ford Australia, Martin Burela, as being ‘very worried about Ford’s future in Australia’ and stating that the company might stop making cars in Australia now that the Falcon was ‘in danger of becoming obsolete’ (Roberts, 2011).

Thank goodness Ford is sticking with Falcon, ute and territory for the moment,
I wonder how much of that is due to the nice upswing in production due to Diesel territory.

[JPFS1]

hope the link works for you guys.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_H...01BQmhlR1NZeVk

[GTP-03]

A lot of gear will be getting manufactured in china and india, makes Ford Aus seem like a drop in the ocean when you throw europe and america in the mix

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Thanks JPFS1, I found this passage interesting:



I wonder how much of that is due to the nice upswing in production due to Diesel territory.

I think this is the key to Falcon's survival at the momment.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by GTP-03

A lot of gear will be getting manufactured in china and india, makes Ford Aus seem like a drop in the ocean when you throw europe and america in the mix

In a way, that is good for us as we stay off the radar in terms of negative costs.
As JPFS1 has said previously in another thread, FoA's engineering section gets paid like a consultant
so FoA derives valuable income from this area in order to fund projects considered strategically important.
Sometimes the big picture on Falcon-territory is missed regarding how much business activity it generates for FoA and FAPA.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by GTP-03

A lot of gear will be getting manufactured in china and india, makes Ford Aus seem like a drop in the ocean when you throw europe and america in the mix

but ford australia comes under Ford Asia-Pacific....


So basically, there are three ford global sectors...

[JPFS1]

Global Manufacturing presentation