Tag: Ford Australia
Ford Australia selects Merrifield for major distribution centre
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One of Australia’s largest automotive parts distribution centres will open at Merrifield Business Park in late 2021, with leading Australian developers MAB and...
Ford Australia gets new CEO
Ford Motor Company has announced the appointment of Kay Hart as President and CEO of Ford Australia and New Zealand, effective July 2.
The 40-year...
Hundreds of local businesses to take part in 2016 Victorian Manufacturing Showcase event
Today, Minister for Industry and Employment Wade Noonan will open the 2016 Victorian Manufacturing Showcase event, which is being held for the first time...
Supporting the transition and diversification of automotive supply chain companies
A roundtable event attended by Victorian State Government representatives and representatives from the automotive supply chain companies was held on Friday to discuss how...
Applications open for round two of MNIIF
Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane has announced that round two of the $24.5 million Melbourne's North Innovation and Investment Fund (MNIIF) is...
Ford turns Australian HQ into R&D hub, moves sales operations to Richmond
Ford has announced that it will transform its Broadmeadows headquarters in Australia into an exclusive product development campus and move its sales, marketing and...
Ford Australia posts lowest sales figures in 48 years
Figures from the Federal Chambers of Automotive Industries revealed that Ford Australia sold 79,703 vehicles in 2014 – its lowest tally in almost half...
Ford unveils Australian-designed Everest SUV in China
Ford has unveiled the first ever Australian-designed and engineered car in Beijing, China, reports Perth Now.
The new Ford Everest family-sized four-wheel-drive – which is...
$1.1m MNIIF grant to create 23 new jobs in Broadmeadows
The Victorian Coalition Government, in partnership with the Federal Government and Ford Australia, has announced funding assistance to Broadmeadows-based food manufacturer Colonial Farm to...
Ford Australia to retain development and design hub
In line with Ford Australia’s planned exit from manufacturing after the final production of the "Falcon" in October 2016, the Motor Report News has posted the...
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