The Week That Was: Ford Australia To Shut Factories, New Audi A3 Arrives

The Australian automotive industry was rocked by news this week that Ford will cease production here at the end of 2016.

And while both models will be refreshed with style and feature updates in 2014, Ford Australia's unique Falcon and Territory models will soon be relegated to the history books. 

We were all expecting it, declining sales had scripted the inevitability; but that didn’t make it any easier to hear. Ford Australia CEO, Bob Graziano, did at least commit to further investment in local product development facilities.