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17 Facts About Ford Australia

1.

At that time, Ford Australia Canada was a separate company from Ford Australia USA.

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2.

On 31 March 1925, Ford announced that its Australian headquarters were to be at Geelong, Victoria.

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3.

The first Australian-built Ford was a Model T launched in June 1925.

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4.

In 1934, the company released a coupe utility based on the US Model A Ford Australia "Closed Cab Pickup Truck" that had been produced for six years from 1928.

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5.

Ford Australia was one of Ford's five product development centres globally.

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6.

In 2009, the parent Ford Australia company, seeking to avoid the Chapter 11 bankruptcy that had already befallen General Motors and Chrysler, began abandoning overseas projects.

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7.

On 23 May 2013, Ford Australia announced that it would leave the Australian market after 88 years due to uncompetitive manufacturing costs and lacklustre sales.

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8.

Ford Australia had two main factories, both in Victoria: located in the Geelong suburb of Norlane and the northern Melbourne suburb of Campbellfield.

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9.

Ford Australia produced the Territory SUV, which ended production in 2016.

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10.

Ford Australia was designated as one of five full-service Regional Product Development Centres, specifically for the Asia Pacific and African regions.

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11.

Ford Australia Laser was produced in Ford Australia's plant at Homebush West in Sydney, from 1981 until September 1994 when the plant closed, after which they were fully imported from Japan.

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12.

Ford Australia dropped the Mondeo in 2001, arguing at the time that the segment of the market in which it competed was in decline, but in 2007, it announced that it would introduce the new Mk IV model in Australia.

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13.

Ford Australia manufactured more than four million units between 1960 and 2016, and topped sales charts on many occasions.

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14.

Ford Australia produced a range of full-size luxury cars alongside the Falcon for most of its production history.

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15.

Ford Australia Fairlanes were often preferred vehicles among politicians and businessmen.

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16.

In 2007, Ford Australia announced it would be cancelling further production of the Fairlane and LTD beyond the 2007 model year, citing falling sales and an uncertain future in the full-size luxury market.

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17.

Between 2004 and 2016, the Ford Australia Territory had been built on the same production line as the Falcon.

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