Ford Culls Mondeo. - Page 3

vztrt · 18-09-2018, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Other than the fact that no one is buying them?

I’m not sure what I see less of on the roads, Kia Stinger, or the ZB. I’ve seen maybe 2-3 of each.

This makes me proud to see that us Australians aren’t the suckers car manufacturers think we are. We won’t buy a trash Camry competitor just because they slap a Commodore badge on it, nor will we pay SS and XR prices for a third world Kia sports sedan just because it’s an apparent replacement for them.

So in your eyes the Camry is better then the zb?

Bossxr8 · 18-09-2018, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

So in your eyes the Camry is better then the zb?

I reckon the Camry looks better. Hate the low nose on the ZB. And the fact it looks like an Astra sedan.

ZB is probably a better drive though.

Sprintey · 26-09-2018, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by malazn mafia

The latest model camry is so terrible looking, looks like an uglier, bigger version of the nissan pulsar. They'd have to offer a negative or zero interest rates for anyone to consider driving such a monstrosity

Shh! Don't give them any ideas! They are mad enough to try!

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Originally Posted by NX74205

Ok, so at what point do the sales numbers point to a model that's "struggling"? Where is the threshold?

128 a month in a country of 25 million?

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Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

The problem is that Mulally's "One Ford" was billed as a Global approach, when in fact it was a foolish attempt to return to Ford's xenophobic origins. If something doesn't sell in America, it gets axed.

It really did a number on Ford Australia's production. Ford Brazil got to keep their unique to market models I seem to recall. If you look at how Toyota develops models like Yaris and Corolla/Auris, they develop heavily for different regions, to the extent that 2 separate Corolla platforms exist, and you get weird & wonderful variants like AWD Yarii.

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Originally Posted by HO 3

All current passenger and utility platforms are on borrowed time.............the car manufacturing industry realise this, consumers have been slow to catch on though.................
Cheers Mock

Now this is interesting. Care to expand? Anything to do with the electric/autonomous revolution on the horizon, and projected 70% decline in all auto manufacturing and personal car ownership?