After 91 Years, Ford's Australian Car Production Line Ends
An Australia-made Ford Falcon.
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Canberra, Australia (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. ended 91 years of car manufacturing in Australia on Friday, with the last two Australian car makers due to close their doors next year.
Ford Australia said it built the world's last six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive Falcon XR6 at its Broadmeadows plant in Melbourne and 600 employees lost their jobs, the company said.