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Originally Posted by vztrt
Ford are worried about the VE and know they need to do something big with Orion. Some of the standards on the VE models are quite good, quality is much better on the car and the interior shows differences between the pov pack and the higher models. VE's biggest problem is people still scared over the price of Fuel and if large cars will keep selling in this country.
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Not sure how anyone can comment of standards or quality aspects as the car isnt even in showrooms yet...
Personally i think Ford will be rather relieved by what's presented (or missing) on paper...
"Mass discounting" can create the perception that the manufacturer lacks confidence in its own product to sell against its competition on its merits.
Mazda did just the opposite when the 3 series was first released, they refused to discount because they knew it was going to be a great seller and guess what, it sold like hotcakes..
Fuel figures missing is a BIG issue, they should have held the release back till they finished testing, maybe they knew it was going to be a negative in this sensitive market and didnt want this dissapointment to over shadow the release "fanfare"?