should we believe \"LIMITED PRODUCTION\" ???
i have two questions.
i have heard from an online acquaintance who owns an original GT40 and has contacts inside Ford, that they might build whatever it takes to meet demand.
since i don't believe demand is more than 3,000-ish units in the US, if they primarily sell here they'll be on target to the rumors.
here's question one re: volumes:
has Ford actually said publicly anything about these hard numbers? for sure they've bandied words like "limited production" but have they actually offered up serious numbers themselves - or have they just babbled at the media and they've fashioned these numbers?
and here's question two, a business question:
as a publicly traded company whose ultimate legal responsibility is to its shareholders, if the GT is a profitable vehicle (which it most probably will be) and worldwide demand is for roughly 10,000 vehicles, isn't it fiscially irresponsible to not build those cars? if demand is 5,000 vehicles and they only build 3,500 total, isn't that fiscally irresponsible?
i have to assume that this is why the viper still exists: it was a halo car to begin with, but lo and behold, the damn thing was profitable! clearly its halo effect is much less now, but they still build 'em and people still buy 'em!
for comparison, Ferrari builds more or less to manufacturing capacity. unless they built a new manufacturing line or moved f-cars into the maserati facilities, they're basically "maxed out" as far as annual production is concerned (maybe they could put another 500-1000 cars out if they really tried hard - who knows). but Ferrari isn't public so they don't have to answer to the Italian SEC et. al.
thoughts?
doody.
i have two questions.
i have heard from an online acquaintance who owns an original GT40 and has contacts inside Ford, that they might build whatever it takes to meet demand.
since i don't believe demand is more than 3,000-ish units in the US, if they primarily sell here they'll be on target to the rumors.
here's question one re: volumes:
has Ford actually said publicly anything about these hard numbers? for sure they've bandied words like "limited production" but have they actually offered up serious numbers themselves - or have they just babbled at the media and they've fashioned these numbers?
and here's question two, a business question:
as a publicly traded company whose ultimate legal responsibility is to its shareholders, if the GT is a profitable vehicle (which it most probably will be) and worldwide demand is for roughly 10,000 vehicles, isn't it fiscially irresponsible to not build those cars? if demand is 5,000 vehicles and they only build 3,500 total, isn't that fiscally irresponsible?
i have to assume that this is why the viper still exists: it was a halo car to begin with, but lo and behold, the damn thing was profitable! clearly its halo effect is much less now, but they still build 'em and people still buy 'em!
for comparison, Ferrari builds more or less to manufacturing capacity. unless they built a new manufacturing line or moved f-cars into the maserati facilities, they're basically "maxed out" as far as annual production is concerned (maybe they could put another 500-1000 cars out if they really tried hard - who knows). but Ferrari isn't public so they don't have to answer to the Italian SEC et. al.
thoughts?
doody.
