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Originally Posted by Syndrome
Step 1 of the murder occurred on 23rd May 2013.
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No, it had been going on long before that, for both Ford and Holden.
When it comes to Ford, I believe the decision was made in 2009/2010 when Ford announced the reprieve for the Geelong engine plant and 4.0 inline 6. In 2007, it was announced the Falcon would switch to an imported V6 engine to save on development costs and bring Falcon into a modern era of powertrains. To renege on that plan, as well as the cancellation of the locally made Focus, well that clearly shows Ford saw no future beyond the FG and SY/SZ. So, while everyone was rejoicing that the Barra would continue on, it was a nice distraction as to what was actually happening.