......Good thread. You have already sent the "embarassment" thread to the bottom of the page and will probably knock it off the front page by days end.
Kris-
Is your passport current? Do you speak Afrikkans? I would expect they will need extra quality welders at CAV. Seriously, I will not be surprised to see some of the CSX production go to SA. Hard to ignore the cost savings.
I am familiar with the products Hi-Tech (Superformance) produce and have even sent them a possible new customer to produce cars for. South Africa offers high capacity and capabilities at very competitive pricing. I beleive you will see more outsourcing for small volume products to independant manufacturers who can deliver. Ford UK has just started selling the Ford Street KA that Pininfarina is producing for them and Ford has previously used Karmann in Germany as well as TWR for small runs. TWR actually builds the Aston Martin DB7 for Aston as Hi-Tech did the Ace for AC. It's a global economy people.
Rick
