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| name = Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
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| industry = [[automotive industry|Automotive]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1925}}
| founder = [[Henry Ford]]
| location = [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond, Melbourne]] (Head Office)<br />[[Broadmeadows Assembly Plant]] (Asia Pacific Engineering Centre)
| key_people = Andrew Birkic ([[President (corporate title)|President]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
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| parent = [[Ford Motor Company]]
| products = {{unbulleted list
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ford.com.au|ford.com.au}}
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'''Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited''' (known by its trading name '''Ford Australia''') is the Australian subsidiary of [[Automotive industry in the United States|United States–based automaker]] [[Ford Motor Company]]. It was founded in 1925 as an Australian outpost of [[Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited|Ford Motor Company of Canada]]. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford in the US. [[Henry Ford]] had granted the manufacturing rights of Ford motor vehicles in the British Empire (later the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]) to Canadian investors.
Ford Australia's first products were Model T [[car]]s assembled from [[Complete knock down|complete knock-down (CKD) kits]] provided by Ford of Canada. Of the many models that followed, the best known was the [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Falcon]] produced from 1972 to 2016, originally a [[United States|US]] model introduced in Australia in 1960 and eventually adapted to Australian requirements and road conditions.
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===Early developments===
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| image1 = TModel launch Geelong.jpg
| alt1 = Ford Model T launch in Geelong.
| caption1 = [[Ford Model T]] parked outside the
| image2 = Ford geelong construction.jpg
| alt2 = Ford assembly line under construction in Geelong
| caption2 = Ford Australia plant under construction in [[Geelong]] in 1926.
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On 31 March 1925, Ford announced that its Australian headquarters were to be at [[Geelong]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]. The first Australian-built Ford was a [[Ford Model T|Model T]] launched in June 1925. The improvised production line was in a disused Geelong wool storage warehouse while work was under way on a factory several miles away, in an area later renamed [[Norlane]].
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=== End of Australian production ===
[[File:Ford stamping plant Geelong.jpg|thumb|Ford Australia stamping plant in Geelong was closed in 2016.|right]]
In 2009, the parent Ford company, seeking to avoid the [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] that had already befallen General Motors and Chrysler, began abandoning overseas projects. By about July 2009, Ford Australia had received permission from Detroit to add a new small car to its Falcon production line. 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. The carmaker's annual financial report, for the previous year, showed a loss of A$141 million (£90m/US$136m) after tax for the 2012 financial year. This followed a loss of A$290m in 2011 and a total loss of A$600m over the preceding five years. As a result, 1200 staff would lose their jobs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ford Australia to stop|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/23/ford-australia-stop-making-cars|location=London|work=The Guardian|date=23 May 2013}}</ref>
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== Models produced ==
Ford Australia started by assembling Model Ts. As Ford introduced new models, they were assembled in Australia. During World War II, Ford Australia ceased producing cars to commence military production to support the war effort.
After World War II, Ford recommenced assembly of imported Ford models. Initially, they assembled the UK sourced [[Ford Pilot|Pilot]], then a range of British cars, including the [[Ford Prefect|Prefect]], [[Ford Anglia|Anglia]], [[Ford Consul|Consul]], [[Ford Zephyr|Zephyr]] and [[Ford Zodiac|Zodiac]]. Ford also assembled the Canadian Ford V8.
=== Hatchback ===
The [[Ford Laser]] was produced in Ford's plant at [[
[[File:1989 Ford Capri (SA) Turbo convertible (21263643993) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Ford Capri (Australia)|Ford Capri]] (1989–1994)]]
=== Mid-size ===
Mid-size cars formerly assembled in Australia included the [[Ford Cortina]], [[Ford Capri|Capri]] and [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Escort]], from the UK. These were adapted for the Australian market: for example, from 1972, the Cortina was available with the option of either a 3.3-litre or 4.1-litre six-cylinder engine, and the Escort could be offered across the range with the Cortina's 2.0-litre motor. In 1977, lack of capacity required the Cortina wagon to be assembled in [[Renault]]'s (now long since closed) Australian factory in [[Heidelberg, Victoria]].
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The Cortina's replacement, the [[Mazda 626]]-based [[Ford Telstar|Telstar]], was initially assembled in Australia. In 1989 the Telstar sedan was replaced by the locally assembled [[Ford Corsair]] which was essentially a rebadged [[Nissan Pintara]]. When Nissan shut down its Australian manufacturing operations in 1992 the Telstar nameplate was reintroduced, and as before it was a rebadged and respecced Mazda 626. In 1995 the Telstar was dropped in favour of the [[Ford Mondeo|Mondeo]], imported from [[Belgium]].
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 [[Ford Mondeo
=== Large car ===
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=== SUV ===
[[File:2016 Ford Territory (SZ II) TS AWD wagon (2018-09-28) 01.jpg|thumb|[[Ford Territory (Australia)|Ford Territory]] (2004–2016)]]
Between 2004 and 2016, the [[Ford Territory (Australia)|Ford Territory]] had been built on the same production line as the Falcon. The Territory (technically a [[crossover SUV|crossover]]) had regularly been the most popular SUV in Australia.<ref>[http://www.overlander.com.au/vehicle_tests/index/full/232/4WD-Of-The-Year-2005 4WD Of The Year 2004 – Vehicle Tests – Overlander 4WD Magazine – Australia's leading four wheel drive magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611132249/http://www.overlander.com.au/vehicle_tests/index/full/232/4WD-Of-The-Year-2005 |date=11 June 2008 }}</ref>
== Vehicle range ==
=== Current
{{updated|10 February 2024}}
* [[Ford Mustang]]
* [[Ford Puma (crossover)|Ford Puma]]
* [[Ford Mustang Mach-E]]
* [[Ford Everest]]
* [[Ford Ranger (T6)|Ford Ranger]]
* [[Ford F-Series|Ford F-150]]
* [[Ford Transit Custom|Ford Tourneo]]
* [[Ford Transit Custom]]
* [[Ford Transit]]
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* [[Ford Pilot]] (1949–1951)
* [[Ford Mainline]] (1952–1959)
* [[Ford Customline]] (1952–1959)
* [[Ford Prefect]] (1939–1961)
* [[Ford Custom]] (1949–1962)
* [[Ford Zephyr]] (1951–1962)
* [[Ford Consul]] (1956–1962)
* [[Ford Anglia]] (1939–1967)
* [[Ford Galaxie]] (1964–1972)
* [[Ford Landau (Australia)|Ford Landau]] (1973–1976)
* [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]] (1970–1981)
* [[Ford Cortina]] (1964–1982)
* [[Ford Meteor]] (1981–1987)
* [[Ford Bronco]] (1981–1987)
* [[Ford Corsair]] (1989–1992)
* [[Ford Capri]] (1969–1972, 1989–1994)
* [[Ford Telstar]] (1982–1994)
* [[Nissan Patrol#Fourth generation (Y60; 1988)|Ford Maverick]] (1988–1994)
* [[Ford Probe]] (1994–1997)
* [[Ford Taurus]] (1996–1998)
* [[Ford Festiva]] (1991–2000)
* [[Ford Laser]] (1981–2002)
* [[Ford Cougar]] (1999–2002)
* [[Ford Ka]] (1999–2003)
* [[Ford Econovan]] (1980–2004)
* [[Ford Explorer]] (1996–2005)
* [[Ford Courier]] (1973–2007)
* [[Ford Fairlane (Australia)|Ford Fairlane]] (1967–2007)
* [[Ford Territory (Australia)|Ford Territory]] (2004–2016)
* [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Ford Falcon]] (1960–2016)
* [[Ford Edge#Second generation (CD539; 2015)|Ford Endura]] (2018–2020)
* [[Ford Ecosport]] (2013–2020)
* [[Ford Mondeo]] (1995–2000, 2007–2020)
* [[Ford Focus]] (2003–2022)
* [[Ford Fiesta]] (2004–2022)
* [[Ford Escape]] (2001–2023)
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Ford Australia is a major sponsor of the [[Geelong Football Club]]. The sponsorship agreement was first signed in 1925, making it one of the longest sporting sponsorships in the world.<ref name='Sponsorship'>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ford.com.au/about-ford/sponsorship/geelong-football-club/ |title= Ford and Geelong Football Club |date=18 October 2022 |publisher=Ford Australia |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>
In August 2023, Ford Australia announced a major partnership with [[Basketball Australia]]. As part of the multi-year deal, the Ford logo will feature on the jerseys of the [[Australia men's national basketball team]] and the [[Australia women's national basketball team]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.australia.basketball/news/3625968/welcome-to-the-team-ford |title= Welcome to the team, Ford! |date=11 August 2023 |publisher=Basketball Australia |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>
Ford Australia is a partner of [[Deakin University]], funding the Ford Australia Women in STEAM Scholarship.<ref name='Sponsorship'/>
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