Ford closure marks an end but also the beginning of a new era. Ford Australia will produce its last car ever this morning, with pictures of “The Last Falcon Sedan” appearing on a Ford Facebook fan page.
Nine.com.au reports that the car is expected to be finished at 10 am at Broadmeadows, as the company ends its Australian manufacturing operations today. It produced its last engines at Geelong last week.
About 580 workers will finish their jobs with the factory shutdown today, marking the end of 91 years of production in Australia. The Geelong factory opened in 1925, and the Broadmeadows site in 1959.