Originally Posted by
TokyoBeBop
why are you trying to keep your point by posting UK market Focus' to make your point about U.S. market Focus'?
First of all, they don't have to re-engineer anything to replace anything with
inferior/cheaper parts. there are numerous factories in China as well in Taiwan that can replicate their parts using
cheap materials to bring production costs for some markets. This has been a common practice with GM and Ford cars.
Sorry man, that's total crap.
After 6 years and 85,000 trouble free, hard earned, autocrossed, and track-day tested miles, I can tell you...if my SVT Focus has inferior parts, then so be it, I'm more that happy with my inferior parts, as they have never let me down.
But, its that kind of rumor-mill BS that gets spread about domestic cars that is in part hurting domestic sales. Absurd claims like that are unsubstantiated and totally false.
Whether its a Flex, a Focus, or a Mustang, Ford builds a good and solid car. Their recent JD power rankings prove it. I'm going to get off my soap box and stfu now.
Ford brand quality improves faster than industry average in 2008 j.d. power and associates iqs.(Company overview)
Article from: Albawaba.com Article date: June 28, 2008
Summary: Ford Motor Company wins 10 vehicle honors, including three top segment performers. Ford brand has shown continuous improvement in this study since 2004. Mercury moves ahead of Honda on quality. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales for Jan-May grow by 32 per cent in the Middle East. Jeddah, 28 June, 2008 Co Ford brand vehicles improved in quality at a rate faster than the industry average, according to a customer-based initial quality study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. The Ford brand was also the only full-line brand to show continuous improvement since 2004.