Final Ford rolls off Australian assembly line
It's the beginning of the end for Australia's car manufacturing industry. Today, the last Australian-made Ford came off the assembly line, signalling the closure of its two Victorian plants. Many workers wiped away tears - for some, this had been their lifetime job.
About Ford Australia
Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known by its trading name Ford Australia) is the Australian subsidiary of United States–based automaker Ford Motor Company. It was founded in 1925 as an Australian outpost of 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) to Canadian investors. Ford Australia's first products were Model ...
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