Ford Australia has announced today its Geelong Engine Plant, which currently produces Ford Australia’s brilliant in-line six-cylinder engine is to continue production post-2010. In a further unexpected twist, it will now be engineered for Euro IV compatibility.

Ford Australia is to invest $21 million in plant and equipment, and additional engineering investment to bring the I6 [...]

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Ford Australia’s new chief executive Marin Burela, has announced that Ford’s Australian operation will be cutting another 450 jobs in Victoria - and the global economic crisis is being blamed.

Burela said that the job losses were unavoidable, if Ford was going to continue to operate profitably in Australia.

“This is a proactive step to position [...]

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As we predicted in our article last week, Ford Australia has announced that it will cease manufacturing its locally made in-line six-cylinder ‘Barra’ engine in 2010. This effectively terminates the jobs of 600 workers at Ford’s Geelong facility, however Ford has indicated that many of the lost jobs will be offset by further hiring at [...]

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Word is now out that Ford Australia are considering replacing their current in-line six-cylinder with an imported V6 mainly to ensure compliance with the Euro IV emissions laws being introduced on the 1st July 2010.

Ford are believed to be considering a number of options, including continuing with the current engine and developing it further [...]

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Ford Australia has just reported an after-tax loss of $40.3 million for the 2006 calendar year. This represents a significant profit down-turn on recent years. In 2004 Ford posted a $192.3 million profit which dropped to a still respectable $148.2 million for 2005.

Ford Australia have attributed the loss to its significant investment in the next-generation [...]

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