With Ford having already ceased production last October, and Holden, Toyota set to do the same a year on, the Australian motor-manufacturing industry is by-and-large condemned for the scrapheap. That hasn’t stopped the vast supplier chain, which relied heavily on those carmakers for survival innovating to the point now where […]
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Last Ford Falcons sold at auction, Sprint fetches over $120,000
The final Ford Falcon FG X models have been sold at auction, with the highest bid going to the XR6 Sprint special edition. Ford’s last-ever Falcon models rolled off the production line last week. Although the actual last models won’t be sold at all instead going to a museum, the […]
Australian Holden Cruze production comes to an end
Not to miss out on the limelight beamed on Ford Australia today, production of the Holden Cruze in Australia stops today as well, at Holden’s Elizabeth plant in Adelaide. This brings an end to local production of the model since it began in 2011. While the Commodore will go on […]
Ford Australia signs off auto manufacturing after 91 years
A poignant moment in Australia’s manufacturing history as the last ever Ford Falcon completes production, drawing the Broadmeadows and Geelong manufacturing facilities to a halt for the first time in 57 and 91 years, respectively. 600 former employees are now left to consider their futures as a further 160 transition […]
Last Ford Falcon & Territory roll closer to extinction
Another image of the final ever Ford Falcon has emerged on a Facebook fan page, joined ominously by its Territory SUV brother. The final cars will apparently finish assembly by 9:30am Friday morning, October 7. The cars will bring much sadness to Ford fans around the country, with the XR6-based […]
Ford Australia produces last I6 & V8 engines
Pictures of the last 5.0-litre ‘Miami’ supercharged V8 and last ‘Barra’ 4.0-litre inline six ever to be built at Ford’s Geelong plant are circulating social media, ahead of the planned October 7 shutdown date. This means all the engines destined for final allocation of Falcons and Territorys are built and […]
Saying goodbye to LPG with Falcon/Commodore – why isn’t it a popular fuel?
LPG is a locally-sourced fuel which is dwindling into insignificance now that the abolition of government incentives and subsidies has condemned it to sales extinction. A cursory look over the sales charts reveals total LPG vehicle sales (including passenger, SUV, light commercial) are dropping. During 2014, 2932 vehicles were sold […]
Porsche Australia supports Northern Territory’s unrestricted speed zones
Porsche has entered the discourse surrounding the Northern Territory’s hotly-debated open speed limits, accusing the NT government of taking a “nanny state approach”, according to the company’s local public relations boss. The comments came following a proposal to reintroduce a 130km/h speed limit on a 320km stretch of the Stuart […]