- As noted previously (see: The Australian production has dropped by half since 2004), the Australian production is doomed to disappear in the medium term.

- Ford has confirmed this forecast by announcing this week that it would close permanently in October 2016 its two plants in Australia.

- Local production is no longer viable, said the manufacturer, who invoked the high production costs, the strength of the Australian dollar, a very diverse market resulting in the low volume per model as well as the losses that Ford has had in the country.

- The carmaker produces vehicles in Broadmeadows (in the state of Melbourne) and engines in Geelong (in the state of Victoria). Ford, who produced its first vehicle in Australia in 1925, will stay present the country as an importer.

- The vehicle the most produced by Ford was the Falcon that has been seeing  a dramatic drop in sales for a dozen years, as its competitor at GM (Holden) the Commodore.

- In Australia only three carmakers are still present (GM, Ford, Toyota), Mitsubishi stopped its production in 2008.

 Data source: File #101 - Worldwide production detailed by models