Ford assumes sole responsibility for FPV

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Not sure on this but a possible scenario could be:
1) when new models are released like SZ and FGII, those costs would present immediately as internal financing
2) any previous arrears on FG and SYII might or would have to be written down as part of that financial reporting.
3) any large Capital expenditure on R & D normally underpinned by budgeted sales would also be impacted

Yes their large 'loss' posted this year was the result of R&D costs that had been carried forward year on year and had to be realised.

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by FPV GTHO

The dry dumped block that went into the GT was only seen as a rush job in 2003 for the centenary celebrations. They didn't do a wet sump until the 2013 GT500.

The 2007 GT500 used a wet-sump 5.4 up through 2012. And the block changed from iron to aluminum (American spelling) for 2010 (or maybe it was 2011).

The 2013 model uses a 5.8, not a 5.4 (but it is based on the 5.4 architecture, not the new 5.0 architecture).

[RASER]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

If that revenue doesn't generate profit then whats the point. Its useless.

Its a simple fact that no manufacturer will spend half a billion dollars creating a new car at Falcons price point for it only to sell 1000 or so a month. Its 100% unfeasible, unless by some miracle they have some sort of export plan for it, or they switch to a global model for production.

The original plan for FG to be sustainable with the money spent on it was 3500 a month. Its light years from that now.

Are you guys running a book when it will break the less than 1000/month?

[SpoolMan]

Originally Posted by RASER

Are you guys running a book when it will break the less than 1000/month?

Sales figures can be discussed in the appropriate thread, try Pub Forum.

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[jpd80]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

Yes their large 'loss' posted this year was the result of R&D costs that had been carried forward year on year and had to be realised.

Exactly and even though that was made clear in the statements that that was the case, the press turned it into another Falcon death spiral story.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Exactly and even though that was made clear in the statements that that was the case, the press turned it into another Falcon death spiral story.

Dont forget that in 2010 and 09, they made profit...on the back of the FG launch.

We might see 2012 as another profit?

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Dont forget that in 2010 and 09, they made profit...on the back of the FG launch.

We might see 2012 as another profit?

Paying out so many redundancies will more than likely put an end to that. Big dollars there. Not to mention months and months full of down days.

You can't make money when you're paying people to stay home.