$323 million turnaround has taken Holden back into the black

[Joe5619]

Originally Posted by BroadyFord

So what? Holden are more committed to Aussie manufacturing than Ford are. If you are a company, your main goal is to make a profit. Sure, Ford will probably make a net profit but if they can identify that they can make an even bigger profit by axing the part(s) of the company that's dragging them down then in the long-term they will.

You did not understand JPD80 comments. You are saying the only reason Ford will post a profit in 2010 is because of imported cars. This is probably not 100% true, because Ford only started to struggle on the local front from about November onwards. Ford's local products were doing very very well in the first half of 2010 with over time required to keep up with demand. (2011 will most like be a different story)

Also, not sure why you figure Holden is more committed to Australia manufacturing than Ford? Please provide me some fact for this statement & I might change my mind!!

And why does the last few sentences of your post not apply to EVERY single company on the plant??