Ford to shut down plants in July, shed jobs

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Originally Posted by Joe5619

You cant be serous? Sportswagon to Holden is Territory to Ford.. Sports wagon has done nothing to Holden that Territory has not done for Ford. The only difference in Australian product between them is Cruze. Large RWD sedon, utes & WAGON sell about the same numbers between Holden & Ford!! Just becuase one car has a Commodore bagde & the other has a Territory badge makes no differnence to them coming down the production line in an Australian factory!!

No ones denying the common link between the Falcon/Terry and Commy/SW.
Both wagon varients have helped underpin the sedan, however, the reliance on Fords Decision to only produce large rwd vehicles means it has seriously hampered its viability.
Holden on the other hand can survive a downturn in the large car segment as the Cruze numbers are more than filling the void for now.

Ford turned their backs on small car manufacturing in a country that has seen a massive swing towards purchasing smaller cars.