14-11-2008, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DanielXR8
The Commodore platform is a relatively new platform that is used overseas and is also exported from Australia as complete cars, making any green initiative far more viable, over many more units sold. (ZETA PLATFORM HAS BEEN CANNED)
The Falcon is an older platform sold only in Australia in ever smaller numbers, making any investment, much harder to justify. (ALSO SOLD TO NZ)
Really the Commodore is in a stronger position when you are talking about a US car company looking around at what to chop. Doesn't mean the Falcon isn't good, but Ford US, absolute determination to never let Falcon be exported, always mean't it had one foot in the grave. Ford management is Falcons biggest problem, not this journalist. (GREAT TO BE SOLD OFF TO KEEP THE IMPORTANT US OPERATION RUNNING)
Dan
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