It’s hard to imagine an Australia without a locally-made Ford, particularly as the nation gears up for another Bathurst 500 weekend.
Aussies grew up either Ford or Holden (never both) – and our allegiance helped define us.
Today as the last Australian-made Ford rolls off the production line at the Broadmeadows plant in Melbourne, and workers prepare to switch off the lights once and for all, a sneaky pic of “the last Falcon sedan” have surfaced on social media.
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About 600 workers are losing their jobs, many who have spent their entire working lives at the Broadmeadows and Geelong sites.
In response to the impact on the local area, Ford Ford plans to auction off the final Territory, Falcon and Falcon ute with the proceeds going to schools in the Broadmeadows and Geelong areas.
Eight of the 600 sacked workers will also have the chance to win an identical blue Falcon XR6 sedan in a staff raffle.
Ford Australia boss Graeme Whickman said the day will be “emotional for everyone”.
Social media has lit up as Ford fans and car-loving Aussies mourn the end of an era.
Ford has been manufacturing in Australia since 1925, starting in Geelong. The Broadmeadows factory opened in 1959 and Falcon production commenced in 1960.
More than 3.8 million Ford Falcons have been made in Australia over 56 years.
