Ford may have survived with Focus: Carr

[mik]

Originally Posted by GQ_Smooth

1) What kind of annual volume do you think make local production viable?
2) How much profit do you believe Ford/Holden/Toyota make selling a locally made car to a government department?

While some won't agree with me, I believe it will only be viable if we make imported competition cheaper, this policy has it's own long term issues.

Someone might be able to answer this, but I think it varies with manufacturer and the amount of driveline manufactured here, I'm thinking a car with more cheaper made imported parts that arrives on our shores in knocked down arrangement might be cheaper to build a car up than locals that have the majority of stuff made here for a small fortune.
Not forgeting a conventional layout car has more moving parts , ie falcon/commodore vs aurion front wheel drive.