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Originally Posted by Syndrome
I don't see how this is possible. Not only is all the tooling gone but even Tier 1 suppliers like the one I worked for no longer exist (even the buildings have been demolished). So it will need to be rebuilt from scratch.
Then you have the problem of a 20 year old design which does not meet current emissions and crash test requirements.
And the AU was the most polarizing Falcon which got smacked by the Holden VT and VZ. So it is not a winner. Better chance of success building brand new XW and XY Falcons.
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Again, it's really good to have a read through these wrap ups of the AU and VT - did you know AUs were outselling Holden in the high series cars (Fairmont and Ghia) right from series 1?
https://www.shannons.com.au/club/new...-dirty-tricks/
https://www.shannons.com.au/club/new...e-sedans-ever/
It goes to show that with the right spec (frustratingly, this was the initial concept before marketing sat on it - higher spec, full
IRS, make it be seen as a cut above, price it higher) the AU concept was a winner. By cheapening the base models, denying them the better styling, they missed the move from 'fleet' to 'user-chooser' when it could have ended significantly better.
These higher sales concerned Holden quite a bit. Also, utes outsold Holden, and the squarer ends on Fairlanes and LTDs did pretty well.
I like the idea of a new XW btw