Raptor Article - Page 2 - Ford Forums

Aussie Pete · 11-08-2001, 15:19

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Originally posted by JEM
All this sucking up to US MANAGEMENT is BS!!! Geoff should be handed a signed blank cheque, he knows what will work in AUS, not some CEO sitting in his leather recliner over in the US.

Yeas, true on the product front. But someone has to approve it because at the end of the day to make sure the shareholders' money is protected and put to good use. There is a limited bucket of money and the Ford high end management has to decide where that money is best applied. Reality my friends!

FM · 11-08-2001, 15:20

Nah we just don't like the way Ford US suits use & abuse Ford Oz mate. America's like a sister country to us.. :s5

JEM · 11-08-2001, 15:41

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Originally posted by rallyman

Just remember that if it wasn't for the US management, there'd be no 250kW engines in the new T-Series, thus no 220kW in the XR8s! In this project, I believe they pretty much handed Polites a blank cheque and just "Just go ahead and do it" as they realised how much street cred the Ford vehicles lacked compared to competitors (ie. Holdens in particular).

ok, maybe I was a bit harsh in saying that its BS..but what i'm getting at is that US management should trust the judgements of Ford Oz management a bit more.

I hope their attitude of "Just go ahead and do it" will apply to more than just the T-SERIES project.

Don't forget the money that Ford Oz would spend on developing a new car would be spent developing an engine and the like in the US. We are chicken feed compared to them, but our product could be said to be quite a bit better which shows that the guys over here a doing somethging right.....

XR8220 · 11-13-2001, 16:57

Another "Raptor waiting Approval" article from The Age

http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...X81PKJYTC.html

HSE2 · 11-13-2001, 18:01

Great it looks like we might be hearing more good news shortly!