Ford Australia
Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known by its trading name Ford Australia) is the Australian subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company. It was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford USA. Henry Ford had granted the manufacturing rights of Ford motor vehicles in the British Empire (later the Commonwealth), to Canadian investors.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Founder | Henry Ford |
| Headquarters | Richmond, Melbourne (Head Office) Broadmeadows Assembly Plant (Asia Pacific Engineering Centre) |
Key people | Andrew Birkic (President & CEO) |
| Products | Automobiles, pickup trucks |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
| Parent | Ford Motor Company |
| Website | ford.com.au |
Ford Australia's first products were Model T cars assembled from complete knock-down (CKD) kits provided by Ford of Canada. Of the many models that followed, the best known was the Falcon produced from 1972 to 2016, originally a US model introduced in Australia in 1960 and eventually adapted to Australian requirements and road conditions.