tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11693538.post111197954935294641..comments2024-02-19T05:14:41.739-05:00Comments on The Auto Prophet: Mum and Dad, Send Quid Quick!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108992620883563299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11693538.post-1112583920513336612005-04-03T22:05:00.000-05:002005-04-03T22:05:00.000-05:00The profit does wind up in the same place. Howeve...The <I>profit</I> does wind up in the same place. However, Ford is thought of as an American auto company (that is the core business), and it should be careful about protecting the home plants. <BR/><BR/>Ford has UAW obligations in the US, so cutting production here may be more financially destructive than cutting production in the UK.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108992620883563299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11693538.post-1112578628678271022005-04-03T20:37:00.000-05:002005-04-03T20:37:00.000-05:00I see your point about stealing sales from Lincoln...I see your point about stealing sales from Lincoln and Mercury and Volvo, but doesn't the money end up at the same place? Do you think Ford cares if they get 50K for a LR3 rather than a Volvo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11693538.post-1112073068415906152005-03-29T00:11:00.000-05:002005-03-29T00:11:00.000-05:00Mr. Anonymous,Let me begin by saying that I have n...Mr. Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Let me begin by saying that I have nothing against my British cousins in the industry, and I have no wish for any of you folks to lose your jobs.<BR/><BR/>Ford has already been moving towards parts sharing between Jaguar, Land Rover, and Aston, to some extent. Land Rover's new engines are modified Jaguar pieces.<BR/><BR/>The problem I have with Land Rover is that I suspect it cannibalizes sales from Lincoln (and now Volvo) who are also in the luxury SUV business. Granted, they don't make anything like the Range Rover, but the LR3 and Discovery compete with the Navigator, Aviator, and XC90, at least in price.<BR/><BR/>Unique brand qualities are mostly found in styling, and tuning. Those can always be kept separate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108992620883563299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11693538.post-1112057252354700022005-03-28T19:47:00.000-05:002005-03-28T19:47:00.000-05:00How would you suggest that those companies that ge...How would you suggest that those companies that get spun off into a single company retain their unique brand qualities? As a Land Rover employee I think that the luxury SUV market will only continue to grow, I also think that Ford see's this, demonstrated by their influx of millions of dollars into the Land Rover nameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com