Mark B. Morrow Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I was surfing the Ford Australia site and noticed that the Falcon/Fairmont prices rance from around 35k -47k (AUS) including GST. What would those prices translate in to as $USD. If Ford could duplicate the tooling necessary to build US versions here as JPD80 has suggested, what would those cars sell for. If it is possible, it might be an answer to Mercury's role in the Ford line or as a Panther replacement for RWD fans. The Aussies sure have some really cool cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) LINK $1 U.S. dollar is equal to about $1.27 Australian dollars. A $35,000 to $47,000 vehicle in Australia would be $27,500 to $37,000 here. Suggest you use Crown Victoria / Taurus and Fusion prices as a more accurate guide. We also have a lot more inbuilt profit due to lower production runs as well as the 10% Goods and services tax. Holden, until recently used to offer large fleet buyers 40% discount off retail and still made a profit, they have now reduced this to 20%. Be aware Ford probably does the same. You really can't compare apples with apples. an example: In uSA Mazda RX8 = USD$27,000 In Aus, Mazda RX8 = AUS $60,000 or USD$45,000 So there's either higher profit margins or we just can't count!!!!! There's no Import duties (Tax) as we have had a "level playing field" for nearly 15 years. There's a luxury tax of 25% that comes on at AUS$57,000. Might seem strange to you but we use our road taxes for other more important things like hospitals, schools and Medicare, our national health system. Edited December 4, 2006 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 At what price point does the luxury tax come into play when purchasing an item? (In other words, how much do you have to spend where the luxury tax is activated?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 At what price point does the luxury tax come into play when purchasing an item? (In other words, how much do you have to spend where the luxury tax is activated?) Vehicles above AUS$ 57,000 attract an additional 25% Luxury tax. Consider this, Ford AUS sold the Taurus Ghia in 1996 for AUS$43,000 the same price as the local Fairmont Ghia. The Taurus was viewed as odd ball, Ford AUS struggled to offload the 10,000 forced upon it by its US parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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