Ford to Shut Australia Plants After Nine Decades on Costs

The Ford Falcon, part of Australia's landscape for half a century, is driving into the sunset. Next year's model will be the last, its fate sealed by Ford's decision to axe manufacturing at its

Iconic Falcon to cease production in 2016. A model that did significant damage to the Falcon brand the regrettable AU. It was a move many tipped as being inevitable Ford pulling the pin on Australian manufacturing operations. After years ...

One of Ford's most popular car models in New Zealand will stop being made once manufacturing ends in Australia. The US car giant confirmed today it will close its manufacturing operations across the Tasman, with the loss of 1200 jobs. The Falcon, ...

There's a tradition among U.S. automakers to shut down factories for two weeks in early July for what's called the model-year changeover that's when routine maintenance is performed as production of current vehicles ends and next year's models ...

It has been more than 20 months since Ford launched a new model in India with the last model launch being Fiesta in 2011.There was a 17 per cent decline in Ford India sales last year at little more than 77,000 units.However, Joginder Singh, president and managing director, Ford India is confident that the new compact sports utility vehicle EcoSport will provide the right boost to Ford's sales in India. Singh spoke to Swaraj Baggonkar. Edited excerpts.When do we see the launch of EcoSport?The ...

Ford Motor, aiming to boost output of key models, is scaling back its annual summer shutdown to one week from two weeks at 20 North

Ford Motor Co. announced yesterday that it will move production of its Fiesta subcompact from Mexico and India to an existing assembly operation at Rayong, Thailand, in an apparent move aimed to free-up space for an unnamed model(s). Rayong is ...

Ford plans to produce a new model of Ford Transit Connect in Valencia, with the cost of the project estimated at 419.9 million euros.

The company which had embarked on a strategy -- One Ford -- taking a single global approach on its overall business, is looking to replicate from what it has done with other markets like Brazil and China.