In the last 12 months the Ford Ranger achieved 63,356 registrations, overtaking the Toyota Hilux on 61,111 units registered to become Australia's best-selling new vehicle in 2023. It's the first time in 28 years that a Ford vehicle has taken the title of Australia's best-selling vehicle.
The Australian automotive market has achieved an unprecedented milestone, breaking all-time records for new vehicle sales in 2023. A total of 1,216,780 vehicles were delivered during the year, the previous highest sales result of 1,189,116 was achieved in 2017.
Australia’s automotive industry delivered 86,878 vehicles during February 2023 - a 1.8% increase (1538 units) on the same period in 2022 (85,340) during the same number of selling days (24), making 64.1 vehicle sales per day. “This is the best February result since 2019.
Automaker Ford has applied for a patent to develop technology that would enable vehicles to repossess themselves if their owners have missed payments.
General Motors is joining the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), a coalition of companies including Ford and Google, aimed at shaping standards for scaling up the use of virtual power plants (VPPs).
Mercedes-Benz and Ford are the latest manufacturers to confirm their exit from Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The three-pointed star revealed the news via its Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm during a presentation detailing its third-quarter results.
Most people will associate the late Queen Elizabeth II with her official state limousines from Daimler, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley but her choice of personal transport varied from practical and mundane to luxurious and powerful.
Ford Australia has confirmed that it will cull its full hot hatch line-up, with time now ticking before the Fiesta ST, Focus ST, and Focus ST X disappear from dealerships by the end of the year.
Ford has filed for trademarks for electric versions of its smaller Maverick and Ranger pickup trucks, possibly to be called the Maverick Lightning and Ranger Lightning, like its F-150 Lightning.
Ford Australia has issued a recall for selected Focus and Fiesta variants over a potential fire risk stemming from an engine oil separator issue. The recall concerns Focus and Fiesta models built between 2019 and 2022. The brand says the recall impacts a total of 691 vehicles.
