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09-05-2019, 09:16 PM | #1 | ||
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Will this ever happen? Factory right hand drive for Aus?
Obviously if they can cost it out in the $70 -$90 k range I would say they would sell like hot cakes. (Maybe I’m being a little cheap on my estimate but hey). Surely Ford Australia have been considering this?? |
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09-05-2019, 09:21 PM | #2 | |||
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09-05-2019, 10:02 PM | #3 | ||
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Why would they do that when they can build a Ranger for $5,000 and sell it for $75,000.
Those figures are exaggerated, but still you get the point. |
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09-05-2019, 10:11 PM | #4 | ||
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Even if they sold a 1000 a month here (extremely unlikely) it still is a drop in the ocean compared to the 70000+ they sell a month over in the US.
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09-05-2019, 10:13 PM | #5 | ||
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10-05-2019, 03:07 PM | #6 | ||
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Yep, they won't interfere with their cash cow by introducing more complexities into the truck plants by making some in RHD, when it would make up such a tiny % of daily production. The numbers won't be enough to justify the work getting it done.
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10-05-2019, 04:39 PM | #7 | ||
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I can see why it wouldn,t be practicle if Aust was the only market but there should be a sizable market with other countries as in South Africa, Britain and a lot of Sth East Asian countries also being RHD.
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Not really, UK for one example would tax these SUV/truck type vehicles very high on running costs compared to their smaller vehicles. |
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10-05-2019, 06:06 PM | #10 | ||
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Maybe if ford decided to build them in Thailand or China. As long as they American built I doubt they would ever build them in rhd.
Having said that, I thought the same about mustang. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Tooling up for RHD would be millions, the amortisation would rule out any chance of it based on sales volumes. It won’t happen, ever, guaranteed, unless it is an EV which has minimal moving bits that need tooling from LHD to RHD |
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10-05-2019, 06:44 PM | #12 | ||
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They have done it before I believe they were made in Mexico.f250 though
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10-05-2019, 09:16 PM | #16 | |||
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would probably come as flat packs with some assembly required at home. I could imagine Ford's help line, "I'm missing a wheel"....mate, they all do that.... Some will identify with this..... Last edited by jpd80; 10-05-2019 at 09:24 PM. |
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10-05-2019, 09:59 PM | #17 | |||
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10-05-2019, 08:39 PM | #18 | ||
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Why did they build a RHD Mustang but can't for F trucks? Is it just because it's a hero car, more simpler or another reason? It has me confused
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RH F150 would lucky to add 1% to its production figure. Which do you think would be a better investment in?
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10-05-2019, 10:47 PM | #20 | |||
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We have converted Camaros, Rams, Silverados here everywhere for stupid money. No local competition now either. I said in another post I saw a RHD converted F-150 Raptor SVT the other day in ****en Canberra of all places. That would of cost a bomb |
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11-05-2019, 02:08 PM | #21 | ||
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The numbers would suggest it would probably work. Cars like CX9, Pajero, Patrol etc are primarily made in RHD for pretty much Australia, and would probably be far less profitable and sell in lesser numbers than a factory RHD F150.
The issue facing GM and Ford is the sheer volume of pickups they sell in LHD. A GM exec had a good term for it why they don’t build RHD Silverados, and he called it ‘scar tissue’. All Silverados would have to have some adjustment or carry some extra welding/stamping or hole punching to accomodate factory right hand drive units on the assembly line. When you are selling 60,000 trucks a month even a slight design or engineering accomodation for right hand drive, will definately add up. |
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11-05-2019, 02:15 PM | #22 | ||
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They couldn't sell enough to keep the Ford execs happy last time, even when they where assembled here, why does anyone think things are any different now......?
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10-05-2019, 09:51 PM | #24 | ||
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Ah Dilbert. Just when you found someone who doesn't has a clue, they double down on stupid and then blame those whose said it would not work out in the first place for not making their stupid idea work
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11-05-2019, 03:27 PM | #25 | ||
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When they stopped producing Falcons and Territories, Ford could have keep the Plant for doing what is happening now with the RAM to convert F Series, Explorers and Expeditions.
There are a lot of Sales to be pinched from Toyota who laugh at everyone else every month. At the end of the day it seems a profit could be made. RAM have added more shifts to keep up with demand.
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11-05-2019, 06:55 PM | #26 | ||
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Who would buy a ranger if you could have an F150??? V8.....
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11-05-2019, 10:14 PM | #27 | ||
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11-05-2019, 10:21 PM | #28 | ||
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People who want them can already get them through aftermarket conversions. There's no reason for Ford to fork out on RHD development for a diminutive market.
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12-05-2019, 08:38 PM | #29 | ||
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While ranger numbers are high in Australia, ford won't risk their sales with the F150, I get jpd's post re numbers and factories, but I think mustang being a lower sales number at 10,000 per month verses F150 at 100,000 per month but wouldn't the development cost be spread over say 100,000 sales make it easier to absorb compared to mustangs 10,000?
I think Australia's taste for 4x4 duel cabs that a factory converted F150 would do well,
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14-05-2019, 05:17 PM | #30 | |||
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The other issue with F truck plants is as I said before, they are flat biscuit with LHDs so even finding RHD build allocation means giving up LHD builds for a more complicated truck needing more off line space for assembling slightly different dashes, retraining workers and working out spacing of builds- one in 100 or 1 in 200? |
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