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Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

A few years back, I would have said that GM was likely to outlast Ford in our market, and we saw how that turned out.

Of course that was before the Ranger, which is the only thing keeping open the Blue Oval Dealerships.

But the world has apparently gone mad, and Australia is following as fast as it can.

There have already been companies pledging that within a few years they will only sell EVs, and clearly our dear politicians are headed down that path, and bugger the consequences. It's easy to imagine that within a few short years it ill be impossible in Australia to buy a new car that isn't pure Electric. And those measures are going to also cover light trucks, and will destroy Ranger Sales.

Ford does make other good cars, including Hybrid, PHEV, and planned all-electric versions. But they've clearly got no interest in selling them here. Australia is an increasingly irrelevant market, and one in which Ford has no advantage or protection.

If it wasn't for the likelihood of getting shot, or randomly beaten by police, I would think of retiring to America.

American governments will increase their protection, allowing Ford and GM to remain competitive, and the Same with the EU.
Developing Nations, such as Thailand, also protect local manufacturing including Ford, plus their markets are growing and unlike Australia they won't cripple their economies with woke green bullshit.

It will be interesting to see how outrageously expensive the new PHEV is, but I would not be surprised if it is FOA's swansong.
Afterall, there are really only two possibilities. Either i will be an expensive dud, or it will be a great car in which case FOA will refuse to stock or market it.

Dazz - you need to update your phrase at the bottom of the posts, maybe '2025 - The Trumpire Strikes Back' or something similar