Ford Australia: Difference between revisions

| 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]])

| parent = [[Ford Motor Company]]

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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ford.com.au|ford.com.au}}

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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.

| image1 = TModel launch Geelong.jpg

| alt1 = Ford Model T launch in Geelong.

 

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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 [[Flemington, New South Wales|Flemington]] in Sydney, from 1981 until September 1994 when the plant closed, after which they were fully imported from Japan. The Laser was replaced by the [[Ford Focus]] in 2002. It is currently{{When|date=July 2022}} offered in sedan and hatchback variants with a 2.0L engine, which is one of the market leaders in sales. The [[Ford Fiesta|Fiesta]], a global Ford product, has also been offered between 2004 and 2022.

=== 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]].

 

=== SUV ===

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>

 

 

=== Former vehicle range ===

* [[Ford Fiesta]] (2004–2022)

 

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