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What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 2:21 pm
by Mike Nel
Years ago you could walk into Ford and they would have a vehicle in every segment.
Fast forward to 2022 and you are limited. Very limited.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:29 pm
by Johannes
Mike , you drive Toyotas , why the sudden interest in Ford ?? Toyota letting you down ?
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:18 pm
by Mad Manny
Ford is concentrating on the only thing they are good at.
Building F-Series trucks.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:37 am
by Ricof4e
Mike Nel wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 2:21 pm
Years ago you could walk into Ford and they would have a vehicle in every segment.
Fast forward to 2022 and you are limited. Very limited.
This seems to be an international issue.
The other day I drove past the dealer who sold me my Ford, and he had about 12 used vehicles on the lot, but only two new cars - both single cab Rangers.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:38 am
by jakeslouw
Guys, the days of putting stock on floors just so that maybe some punter buys it are over. Stock control between dealers is difficult, demo vehicles are a loss maker, and you also open yourself up to stock theft.
Go read up about JIT supplying.
https://www.wikiaccounting.com/ultimate ... production.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:53 am
by Mike Nel
Johannes wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:29 pm
Mike , you drive Toyotas , why the sudden interest in Ford ?? Toyota letting you down ?
Not at all.
It's just interesting to note that they are discontinuing a lot of their smaller vehicles.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:00 am
by jakeslouw
Ford announced the reduction in small vehicle production a few years ago already.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:29 am
by Mad Manny
What Ford actually said is they would start transitioning to SUV's.
So they've scrapped their sedans & hatches.
But being Ford, they forgot to launch the SUV's.
Toyota, however, has launched the Starlet, Urban Cruiser & Corolla Cross.
So the Toyota SUV line up now covers:
Starlet
Urban Cruiser
Corolla Cross
RAV
Fortuner
Prado
LC300
Not that the Starlet is really an SUV...
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:56 am
by Ricof4e
Mad Manny wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:29 am
What Ford actually said is they would start transitioning to SUV's.
So they've scrapped their sedans & hatches.
But being Ford, they forgot to launch the SUV's.
Toyota, however, has launched the Starlet, Urban Cruiser & Corolla Cross.
So the Toyota SUV line up now covers:
Starlet Suzuki developed
Urban Cruiser Suzuki developed
Corolla Cross Developed by LGTBQ
RAV Developed by mature LGTBQ
Fortuner
Prado
LC300
Not that the Starlet is really an SUV...
Nor is it a Toyota....
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:06 pm
by Mike Nel
One would think that Ford would share VW platforms for small vehicles seeing that they share a platform for the Bakkie
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:32 pm
by jakeslouw
Ricof4e wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:56 am
Nor is it a Toyota....
Indeed. Half of the "Toyota" line-up is Suzuki.........
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:36 pm
by Mad Manny
In SA the Toyota Rumion, Starlet & Urban Cruiser are re-badged Suzuki's.
The Agya is a re-badged Daihatsu Ayla...
In the UK, the Suzuki A Cross is a re-badged RAV Hybrid.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:08 am
by Disco Nic
In what world is the Starlet a SUV? It’s not even a CUV…
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:45 am
by Ricof4e
Disco Nic wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:08 am
In what world is the Starlet a SUV? It’s not even a CUV…
Jy skryf so sleg want jy lees so sleg
Manny did post that the starlet is not really a suv.
Re: What the EFF is going on with Ford SA?
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:10 am
by FWM
I think, but I am normally wrong..
Ford is discontinuing current small cars to replace them with either hybrid/electric cars.
But its still not clever to make your model line up smaller without replacing with new models.
Also small affordable fuel efficient cars are currently the way to go worldwide.
Ford also decided to discontinue the Bantam. The best selling small bakkie in SA. Go figure..
They are going to suffer big time.