Vfacts october 2012

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by DASH GT

With FG being over 4 years old now they should have a fair amount of the original R & D repaid which makes me think at $28,990 for an ecoboost they should be able to break even. The sad part is however the I6 is probably cheaper then the Ecoboost!!!

Either way I'm sick of them gutsing XR6 for $32,990 and still wanting $37,990 for XT's!!! its ridiculous! XT has to be cheaper to manufacture then XR6!!

What would be the point of a $28,000 Falcon?
Cutting another $8,000 off an already discounted Falcon would require building maybe five times as many cars.
What happens then is that everyone else benefits except Ford stuck with making a heap more cars for no extra profit.

A better plan would be to build Mondeo hatch locally with imported 2.5 I-4 and Auto or manual gearboxes via Ford North America.
I see that as a great way to offer the Aussie buyers a Camry alternative without sacrificing Falcon in the name of a sub $30K vehicle.


Does anyone have sales figures for Utes?