Trouble At Ford

[Dagabond]

If I eat Banana's a get the 's....

Work resumes at Vic Autodom sites

• From: AAP
  
• November 07, 2012 1:47PM
  

WORK has resumed at troubled auto parts maker Autodom's Victorian sites, shoring up a supply of components to Ford.

Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) members met the company's newly-appointed receivers upon returning to work at 7am (AEDT) on Wednesday, AMWU assistant Victorian state secretary Leigh Diehm said.

Autodom Ltd's 170 Victorian workers were back at work indefinitely, he said.

But with the receivers' work just beginning, it was unclear when the group's 400 employees across Victoria and South Australia would know if their jobs were secure long term.

"The receivers have only been appointed yesterday so they've still got a hell of a lot of work to do," he told AAP.

"We're not out of the woods yet."

The receivers will look to restructure the Autodom group and may split it up into individual companies with a view to selling them, a move the union supports, Mr Diehm said.

Autodom's South Australian operations resumed on Tuesday, averting a shutdown of local car-maker Holden.

Ford and Holden have guaranteed Autodom's debts after talks with the company, its administrators and banks.

Both the car producers had faced a shutdown due to parts shortages after Autodom closed its seven factories and stood down 400 workers last week.

Upon taking charge of the group on Tuesday, receivers Keith Crawford and Rob Kirman of McGrathNicol said they were confident there would be minimal disruption to both Ford's operations in Melbourne and Holden's assembly line in Adelaide.

Mr Diehm said the administrative process could take weeks or months.

The union will meet receivers again early next week to keep them updated.

"The doors are open indefinitely at the moment, but we need to work closely with the receivers to make sure they stay open," he said.

Autodom has said a downturn in demand for new cars is to blame for its troubles.

From word I heard, Ford have a controlling interest in the company and have bailed them out....

[bionicxr6t05]

Also Expensive Daewoo helped with the bailout I believe

[ms700]

So does that mean if I put DRL's and chrome on a FG I'll finally get laid?

think it might take a smidge more than that.....

[Buf-Phoon]

If I eat Banana's a get the 's....

I get constimated

[Nomis]

Thought that I should add a little about some of the issues with the VE. Firstly see how much it costs to replace a fuel pump. The Falcon has an inspection cover plate under the rear seat. Late model camira is a diff cradle, tank out jobbie, unless you want to cut a hole in the floor. Some major issues with V6 VE include thermostat housing located on the back of the engine. Transmission out job to replace a $12 thermostat. Rear main seals are failure prone, and timing chains letting go are not uncommon. The V8 has problems with lifters failing, and the PSM (powdered sintered metal) rods are as weak as piss.

In the bush, the farmers have an old saying " You know who had a good crop, because they all bought Fords, you know who had a fair crop because they bought Toyota's, and you know who had a bad season because they bought Commodores".

Cheers

This info is not true. early VE had cover plate but because the mra is below the highest point of fuel tank people were removing them with too much fuel and ruining interior But CAN be removed without dropping subframe! Just losen the front 2 bolts and it slides out. Also makes the body more durable. As for the thermostat it CAN be done without removing gearbox! What about fords stupid diff bush/bolt that not only breaks all the time but you have to remove subframe everytime!