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5 March 2007 posted in Hatchbacks 34 views
Ford Fiesta XR4 launches in the land of Oz Click image for hi-res galleryAll the B-car hubbub this weekend centered around the nifty new Mazda2, which should come our way two years from now. At Australia's Melbourne International Motor Show, h ...
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15 December 2006 posted in Concept Cars 6 views
Ford outright denies four-door Mustang rumors, announces Interceptor Concept Well, that went by quickly.In a statement released today, Ford sumararily denies that they are developing four-door or wagon variants of the iconic Mustang 2+2. In their press release (posted after th ...
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15 December 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 2 views
Ford Australia denies Mustang platform development Wednesday, Autoweek and other online publications made the assertion that when Ford debuts its supposed Mustang sedan and wagon variants in Detroit, that the underpinnings would be based off of develo ...
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31 October 2006 posted in Marketing/Advertising 4 views
VIDEO: More Ford Australia Fun More TV commercial fun from Ford Australia, this time in the form of a spot for the FPV BA GT, a performance Falcon that was produced from 2003 - 2005. Sure the music's a mite hokey, but the old schoo ...
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7 May 2006 posted in Sedans/Saloons 11 views
Ford Australia investment could spawn next Crown Vic As we reported earlier today Ford's Australian arm has announced a big investment that includes aid from the Australian government. It will result in the development of an engineering and design "cent ...
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7 May 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials 10 views
Ford Australia gets government bailout The Australian government is taking a much softer line than our own administration it seems as Australian prime minister John Howard has just announced that his adminstration will be providing Ford Au ...
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11 February 2006 posted in SUVs 9 views
Ford Territory Turbo pops up down under [Click pic for larger version]We’re not saying that if Ford could produce a vehicle like the Territory Turbo here in the States then its problems would instantly evaporate, but there would certa ...
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9 July 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 10 views
The Australian Ford FPV MkII GT-P File this one under "cars we wish were sold in the US". And while you're at it, also file under "excessively clumsy alphanumeric names". While SVT flounders in Ford's home market, the Ford Performance ...
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7 June 2005 posted in Trends 7 views
New Focus for Australia before U.S. We just ran across some news from Down Under concerning the pricing of Ford Australia's new Focus, which just happens to be the brand new Focus that everyone else in the world besides us get to enjoy. ...
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