![]() |
|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
The Pub For General Automotive Related Talk |
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#31 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melb.
Posts: 4,442
|
Quote:
I have to confess to something, there was one month in 2003 when BA overtook the Commodore for sales and I was driving in Brighton and stopped at the intersection with Nepean Highway. I suddenly noticed to my right the passenger sitting in lhs front seat of a Caprice was none other than Peter Hanenberger, Holden's Chair and MD....I reached across the seat and grabbed a newspaper article I had just read with pride.. and held it up against my window so he could see the headline....I think he retired at the end of that year as well. Then that weekend my golden retriever almost tripped up a man jogging along the beach...it was GP...how's that for a double... https://www.theage.com.au/national/f...04-gdwh1u.html Falcon outsells Commodore October 4, 2003 — 12.54am A year after its launch, Ford's BA Falcon has knocked the Holden Commodore off its perch. According to the official sales figures for September, the Falcon finally outsold its Holden rival. The result ended the Commodore's reign of more than 70 straight months as Australia's top selling car. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said Ford sold 7,409 Falcons last month, just 48 more than the 7,361 Commodore's retailed by Holden. However, on a year-to-date-basis, the Commodore was still clearly ahead, 64,906 compared to 55,489. Ford President Geoff Polites said it was the best Falcon result since March, 1996 and a 100 per cent improvement on Falcon sales from September, 2002. "One year after launch, the BA Falcon was September's biggest selling car in Australia," Mr Polites said. "That excellent result is validation of the hard work by everyone at Ford to deliver a car the Australian market wanted." |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#32 | |||
Ford screwed the Falcon
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 7,095
|
Quote:
Geoff was the right man for the job after the AU debacle. He knew the customer and knew the product they wanted. After he was moved it was all downhill for the Falcon.
__________________
Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#33 | ||
Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
Posts: 23,145
|
Kay Hart has just been appointed president of international market group, of which ford australia reports to / falls under. Her previous experience in australia/nz and alliances with thailand etc will be valuable in this role.
|
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#34 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 1,978
|
Was reading an old Wheels mag and saw this article of, who I think, is a true Ford Australia hero and legend. Some may find it interesting looking back- was published 2001.
![]() ![]() ![]()
__________________
2021 Fiesta ST find me on instagram @adm.history for daily automotive historical Australian advertisements. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2 users like this post: |