One Ford not working : Ford design chief

[au2000]

Only "one ford" product I'd be interested in the future is the mustang, however a xe jag, Alfa giulia also appear on the future wish list above it

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Moby Vic

Of the US automakers, only Ford has consistently striven for a "world car" since the Model T was marketed as "The Universal Car." GM and Chrysler never tried.

Previous Ford efforts have included Fiesta, Escort, Mondeo/Contour/Fusion, and Focus.

We have a big market here. For about a century it was easy to profit from domestic sales only.

GM have tried it. The camira was their world car.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_J_platform

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

GM have tried it. The camira was their world car.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_J_platform

That makes me sad for the world.

[MethodX]

Gemini?
Wasn't that their earlier world car....? a bit of a better one

[Sprintey]

Originally Posted by au2000

Only "one ford" product I'd be interested in the future is the mustang, however a xe jag, Alfa giulia also appear on the future wish list above it

Falcon ----- XE.
Territory ----- F-Pace.
There's a Ford Australia succession plan for those who love RWD/RWD biased AWD

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Everyone else other than the US has had global languages for ages...I dont know why they think they are so special. Global cars work, you just narrow the margin for error, but if you do it right its the only logical strategy.

Conversely if you get it wrong, you are screwed everywhere. You just cease to exist in a particular market category. Its a high risk game.

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by aussie muscle

Quote:
Originally Posted by Syndrome View Post
Stupid septics.


it's old australian lingo (nicknamed with a rhyming word). Yank rhymes with Tank, then someone added septic (tank). so Septic = American.

yeah, stupid i know.

How the yanks have taken us over and wiped out our identity. We are now having to explain what septics means in Australian slang on an Australian forum.

[Nu66et]

I think you and aussie muscle must've missed the sarcasm of reply

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by MethodX

Gemini?
Wasn't that their earlier world car....? a bit of a better one

Ahh gemini, the things weigh about 500kg and are rwd. Repower them with any modern engine and they are a weapon. If only someone would come up with a modern interpretation of it.

[Davehoos]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Ahh gemini, the things weigh about 500kg and are rwd. Repower them with any modern engine and they are a weapon. If only someone would come up with a modern interpretation of it.

YES YES YES YES YES.
doesn't mater if the bloooootoot don't work-because the nbn isn't.

[Davehoos]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

GM have tried it. The camira was their world car.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_J_platform

Camira was a great car-in another part of the world.

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

Yeah the ones losing $100's of millions of dollars.

Apparently they're supposed to ignore old fashioned business ideas like "being profitable" and "selling volume" and instead just keep making cars that don't sell.
Apparently also for reasons someone said in comments a while ago, that: "But I can't afford a brand new car and what am I supposed to look at in years to come second hand??", as if companies care about second and third hand buyers in a decades time....

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

That is one hiddeously ugly pos.

Agreed. Toyotas are overrated and generally ugly pieces of ****. They do absolutely nothing for me.

[Sprintey]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...riff/93906064/ Ford CEO reacts to Mr Trump's threat of 35% tariff on Mexican imported small Fords into the States. On topic as when One Ford was planned, this kind of political risk did not exist.