VFacts Feb 2024

[Trendseeker]

Originally Posted by Sprintey

Thanks Franco it looks like they will be OK. If Bronco is on same platform (or Bronco Sport?) just bring that here and go square and American (build it in Thailand if you want) and bring the hybrid, Ford will have sales across the range a bit more.

Ford Australia says “no” to Bronco.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/whats-...medium=partner

[Dr Smith]

Originally Posted by Trendseeker

Ford Australia says “no” to Bronco.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/whats-...medium=partner

But then again when has Ford Australia ever said yes when asked previously in such circumstances. Unlike Holden which used to drop "hints" all the time whether they eventuated or not it understood media stories kept your name in the public's mind. Some still don't know Ford employs more than any other importer in Australia by a long margin.

I just had a thought, what if for a month the engineers at Ford Aust took over sales and marketing and product planning and the sales team were given a month off...what would we get....

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

But then again when has Ford Australia ever said yes when asked previously in such circumstances. Unlike Holden which used to drop "hints" all the time whether they eventuated or not it understood media stories kept your name in the public's mind. Some still don't know Ford employs more than any other importer in Australia by a long margin.

I just had a thought, what if for a month the engineers at Ford Aust took over sales and marketing and product planning and the sales team were given a month off...what would we get....

No RHD Bronco was ever developed, so that’s a hard no.

Actually, interest in Bronco is starting to fall away in the US, seems like everyone that
wanted a Bronco has one now and the remaining sales are regular buyers looking for
one at a good price or small cash incentive. Higher interest rates are slowing up the
desire to buy a premium lifestyle vehicles.

I don’t think Ford AUS will really consider Bronco for Australia, they see it as
simply trading a good easy Everest sale, something it doesn’t have to do without
asking those buyers to pay $30,000 more to get the RHD bit done, few will want it
over say, a big honkin F150….

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by jpd80

No RHD Bronco was ever developed, so that’s a hard no.

Actually, interest in Bronco is starting to fall away in the US, seems like everyone that
wanted a Bronco has one now and the remaining sales are regular buyers looking for
one at a good price or small cash incentive. Higher interest rates are slowing up the
desire to buy a premium lifestyle vehicles.

I don’t think Ford AUS will really consider Bronco for Australia, they see it as
simply trading a good easy Everest sale, something it doesn’t have to do without
asking those buyers to pay $30,000 more to get the RHD bit done, few will want it
over say, a big honkin F150….

They just need to put Bronco bits on/under an Everest.
Plenty of people spend big coin on 4wd wagons, no reason why they wouldn't on an offroad focused Everest.

[b0son]

Originally Posted by jpd80

I don’t think Ford AUS will really consider Bronco for Australia, they see it as simply trading a good easy Everest sale

Why Everest and not Wrangler?

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by b0son

Why Everest and not Wrangler?

You mean the rubbish brand that sell a handful of cars in Australia (Jeep) ?