ford cars made in india
Posted by: david
20th Jan 2015 08:11pm
do people realise that ford vehicles are now made in india,what do you think,i have bought a brand new ford ecosport il.had recall after 1 week of oenership.car will take 8 weeks to repair because all parts received have been faulty
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Burnt Out Digger
The Commonwealth government has been hell bent on killing off the Australian vehicle manufacturing industry, without full and proper consideration of the ancillary benefits our nation's economy was receiving from it. Thus we have to import our cars from overseas (once Holden and Toyota cease their manufacturing operations here).
jen1
isnt it unbeleiveable, pretty soon we wont be manufacturing anything here in Australia any more.
Jonda
Oh! I am so glad I did not buy a ford when I was looking for a new car to purchase last August, I did take one like yours for a Test Drive and wasn't impressed with all its gadgets at all. It dawned on me the salesman was so interested in impressing me with the gadgets fitted in the car rather than the performance of the car.
s
That reminds me of the cars made in China "the great wall of China" I have heard that when they were imported to Victoria they were banned until some modifications were made.
They were advertised and compared against other cars by price not quality.
Now they don't seem to advertise them lately.
chocky
The problem will be with the single product and nothing to do with the country.
A-Karin
It seems a shame to jump to the conclusion that if something is made in India it must be therefore third rate.
A-Karin
It seems a shame to jump to the conclusion that if something is made in India it must be therefore third rate.
Freedomy
Everything manufacturing is near gone, because of Australias ridiculous costs. Jobs gone, people ruined because government needs pay rises.
Anonymous
have not noticed that
ninna
Car manufacturers cannot compete in price to overseas countries so can no longer survive here which causes problems with getting parts. I have a Hyundai with 6 pages of warranty repairs which started 1 week after I bought it brand new but luckily they have a fairly good supply already on the ground here. The only part I ever had to wait for was an Oil Filter of all things where I had to use genuine parts to keep warranty valid. My mechanic asked me to wait a couple of weeks while the supplier got some in & I think the delay was due to that supplier being re-branded to Moto Parts & located in a country town. It is not going to get any better due to the fact that most car parts have to be imported which takes times even once it lands with customs etc.
Rossissmellingtheroses
G'day David. For the reasons you have explained, I would not touch any vehicle made in India or China. My reasons are that quality just does not happen. It is a mindset, or a result of a mindset.
When the workers are proud of the items they produce, then they produce quality.
That is why Japanese cars generally have a good reputation & now Korea.
A few decades back, the lack of pride & generally wanting to produce the best, almost brought an end to the British automotive industry.
My only suggestion is to insist that the dealer extends your warranty IN WRITING for an additional 2 months & likewise with any further problems. Then keep the car until it drops. They are worth peanuts secondhand.
orient
I know it is so bad to sell Australian assets offshore, the "QUALITY" of cars will be so low and would not be safe to drive because it would be made cheaply and so many corners would be cut. WAKE UP AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT. India, you must be joking, will think thousand times before buying a FORD.'
'WHAT A BIG JOKE'
jester123
Well all Fords will be made overseas after next year. My Dad's Focus was made in Africa and the new Ford Focus is made in Thailand. Can't recall where my Fiesta was made but it wasn't in Australia. Lets face it, if it was Australian made they'd be a lot more expensive.
Unfortunately it's a sign of the times. Manufacturing is too expensive in Australia due to rising wage demands and manufacturing costs.
col
David The only Ford made in Aust for years has been the Falcon. All companies do what is called re-badgeing. For example the Ford Maverick from the 1980 s was a Nissan Patrol rebadged. The Holden Barina has always been a Suzuki Swift and the Holden Rodeo was an Isuzu. Toyota pretty well has it's own vehicles and small cars like Kia etc. Having worked in dealerships and spare parts expect lots of warranty work from Holdens Fords and Nissans. Live and learn. Col
Warney
Ford has always made the Territory in Australia...
wendel
A sign of the times I'm afraid. The companies can no longer survive in our country du to the rising costs of manufacturing, labour an our dollar. All cars are now made off shore.
wendel
well, that's just picky, I mean overseas!
wendel
just about, another year
weerobby
Not all yet wendel
KennethS
All cars are now made off shore.
I tghink you mean overseas - Offshore is the marine area between the 12 mile limit and extreme limit ( 200 nm miles)
Bigfoot
Hi David, I understand your problem and believe it is similar to QANTAS being serviced overseas. They have more mishaps than ever they did over here in OZ. Maybe when the Mustangs start coming in from America we might get more reliability. I just think it is such a shame that we have lost the Ford/Holden and possibly Toyota manufacturing side of things. I am not really sure what or which government has let us down on this but I hope they put this sort of thing stops before we become a second rate nation.
weerobby
Has anyone notice that Q1 the Prime Minister's car is now a 7 series BMW
weerobby
BMWs are made in South Africa so whats the problem ? Ford is the problem not having their quality inspectors in the factory. Most Holdens are built overseas by Izuzu or the old Daewoo factories. Get used to it Bro only two years to go before all cars are made out side Australia
KennethS
The fact is that the taxpayer subsidised every car made in Australia, don't know what the Ford subsidy worked out at but the Holden subsidy was over $3000 per unit - and still they lost market share.
Australians may have a fixation with Commodores and Falcons but not enough to buy them in numbers to make Australian manufacturing viable even with heavy taxpayer contributions.
If you want a good car at a keen price buy a Hyundai or Kia, both have been highly rated by "Australia's Best Cars" (Google their website), and surprise surprise, the VW Czech badge Skoda has some excellent cars keenly priced.