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Focus in China
« on: June 21, 2017, 11:40:10 am »
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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2017, 12:01:55 pm »
Oh, that can't happen because according to Smart Electric Ford is toast   :rofl:
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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2017, 12:47:54 pm »
But they dropped out of the trans Pacific pact. How does that work.
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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2017, 01:11:06 pm »
Quote from: Rupert on June 21, 2017, 12:47:54 pm
But they dropped out of the trans Pacific pact. How does that work.

China never was in the TPP, so it has no relevance.
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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2017, 12:42:53 pm »
Bold and brave move! Not sure I'd want to buy a Chinese Focus....


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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2017, 09:18:00 am »
    The US dropped out of the talks surely. Anyway I don't think that the quality would be any different...why would it.
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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2017, 09:41:51 am »
Quote from: Rupert on June 23, 2017, 09:18:00 am
    The US dropped out of the talks surely. Anyway I don't think that the quality would be any different...why would it.

Chinese factors can produce high quality stuff (my iPhone 6, for instance) and absolute crap (EMPI parts for my air cooled VW).
If Ford wants the Chinese auto plant to build a high quality car they will.  If Ford wants the cheapest cost per car possible the Chinese will do that too, and the end product will be a piece of crap.
I wonder which way Ford will go.... ::)
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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2017, 10:14:31 am »
Quote from: 84im on June 23, 2017, 09:41:51 am
Quote from: Rupert on June 23, 2017, 09:18:00 am
    The US dropped out of the talks surely. Anyway I don't think that the quality would be any different...why would it.

Chinese factors can produce high quality stuff (my iPhone 6, for instance) and absolute crap (EMPI parts for my air cooled VW).
If Ford wants the Chinese auto plant to build a high quality car they will.  If Ford wants the cheapest cost per car possible the Chinese will do that too, and the end product will be a piece of crap.
I wonder which way Ford will go.... ::)

hard to say!...we will have some indication after we see what happens with the Ford EcoSport - from India.

Interesting to see how Ford is clearly opening up space in NA for more trucks/CUVs though...perhaps they are expecting the Focus to be a slow mover?
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Re: Focus in China
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2017, 11:22:50 pm »
looks like the Ford Focus will take a year break :-O....Fields seriously :censor: everything up.

http://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-focus-production-north-america-will-cease-year/
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