October 7, 2016 maked the end of an era for the Australian motor industry as Ford ended 91 years of manufacturing in Australia by closing its Broadmeadow factory.
Around 600 Ford workers from both the Broadmeadows and Geelong assembly plants lost their jobs as the close of its factory doors signalled an end the US automaker’s manufacturing of its trademark cars in Australia. Ford workers held a special function to farewell the last vehicle made at the Broadmeadows plant; a blue XR6 which…
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