Comments on: Was an Exit Ford's Only Option? https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/australia/was-an-exit-fords-only-option/ News and views about cars in Australia Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.5 By: Stephen Bastian https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/australia/was-an-exit-fords-only-option/#comment-5291 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:12:15 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=7050#comment-5291 The whole Australian Car Industry could be saved by a stoke of the pen. If the Federal Government only allowed input tax credit on Australian built cars, Australian manufacturers would have an immediate 10% price advantage against imported cars when selling to any business that is registered for GST.
Such a change in legislation would not effect the price of cars sold to private buyers, so everyone would be a winner – The Australian Car Manufacturers and the Federal Government who would keep the GST on imported cars still purchased by business.

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By: Bob Heffernan https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/australia/was-an-exit-fords-only-option/#comment-5285 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 07:50:18 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=7050#comment-5285 Being a Ford owner for over 55 years it is a sad day ,I bought a new Ford this year to last me out, But the UNIONS killed the motor industry off and will do the same.to a lot more industries and jobs. There is only one cure OUT WITH THE UNIONS.

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By: Ron Taylor https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/australia/was-an-exit-fords-only-option/#comment-5284 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:07:12 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=7050#comment-5284 The writing has been on the wall for a number of years that Ford and Holden were exiting – they were just extending it by trying to gouge even more money from the real workers in AU with further grants and tax breaks.
There has been an increase in overseas models appearing in dealerships (and new branded dealers) soaking up market share for a number of years and obviously you don’t do that to your own business unless it fits with your ultimate strategy.
They have been planning for some time for a seamless transition to imported models – which at the end of the day is most probably a good thing for the consumer.

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By: Eddie SMART https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/australia/was-an-exit-fords-only-option/#comment-5283 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:03:20 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=7050#comment-5283 Perhaps now the BLOODY UNION bosses will realise what they have done. Enough was never enough, the cost of production in the motor car industry could not be sustained in todays real world. RIP

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