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Originally Posted by RPO83
Protectionism gave us a lack of choice, a lack of quality and a lack of service. There was a damn good reason why the 'Button Plan' was implemented and supported by both sides of government.
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Couldn't have said it better.
High tariffs will only introduce further inferior products to the public.
While it is bad that people are losing their jobs, a lot of this blame has more to do with the way Ford was managed not the government. Ford had numerous occasions to build cars people wanted but drove their head further into the sand. Bringing the Focus and Fiesta was a good start but simply bringing them here and relying on themselves to sell isn't going to work.
When the BA arrived it was a great leap for Ford Aus, it finally brought them up a step in terms of design and function. Still though lagged too far behind in terms of quality and service. Of course they didn't bother doing anything about it and introduced the BF and BF2. FG was supposed to be the be all and end all for the Falcon, it was a good launch but they still failed to hit the mark. where is the updated LPG systems? Diesel? Territory facelift? Can't afford to do this? Shouldn't be complaining, possibly even manufacturing here. Times have changed, Ford hasn't.