Tag: Ford Australia
Towbar manufacturer Westfalia Automotive awarded a $3m grant
Westfalia Automotive Australia P/L has been awarded a $3 million grant to help the company expand its local operation and create new jobs.
The grant, awarded...
Santos and GDF Suez terminate floating LNG project
Santos and GDF Suez have abandoned their multi-billion dollar plan to develop three natural gas fields offshore Australia by utilising innovative floating liquified natural gas (LNG) technology...
Two MNIIF grants to expand manufacturing jobs in Campbellfield
Campbellfield’s Kitchen Innovations and Premier Extrusion are the recipients of two grants from the Melbourne’s North Innovation and Investment Fund (MNIIF) in the amount...
Ford Australia sacks 250 workers at Broadmeadows and Geelong plants
As many as 250 Ford Australia workers will lose their jobs at the Broadmeadows and Geelong manufacturing plants come 20 June, as the company...
Ford remains committed to Australia
Ford Australia has further strengthened its reputation as a design hub for the US car-making giant, as hundreds of local Ford employees have invested...
Koko Black project promises to open more than 100 new jobs in northern Melbourne
Premier Denis Napthine, Australian Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane, Victorian Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett and Ford Australia President and CEO Bob Graziano yesterday...
New investment creates 36 manufacturing jobs in Geelong
The Victorian Coalition Government in partnership with the Federal Government and Ford Australia yesterday announced a $1.2 million Geelong Region Innovation and Investment Fund...
Moreland-based PMI receives $2.6M grant from MNIIF
Moreland-based printing business PMI will be receiving a grant worth $2.6 million from the $24.5 million Melbourne’s North Innovation and Investment Fund (MNIIF) program, which...
Ford may shut earlier than 2016
Ford Australia revealed it may cease manufacturing operations in the country earlier than announced, citing recent changes in trade protection and weaker demand as...
Ford to axe around 300 jobs in June as sales slump
Workers at Ford’s Geelong and Broadmeadows plants are facing 300 job cuts come June as the car maker prepares to cease local manufacturing from...
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