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Ford to close manufacturing operations in Australia, slash 1200 jobs

Source: Webindia123 | May 23 2013, 6:40am CDT

Ford will close its manufacturing operations in Australia and 1200 workers will lose their jobs in October 2016. Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano said that the company would shut the Geelong engine factory, costing 510 jobs, and the ...

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Ford Finally Pulls The Plug On Australian Manufacturing

Source: The Truth About Cars | May 23 2013, 6:20am CDT

Both the Broadmeadows assembly plant and the Geelong engine plant will close in 2016, resulting in a loss of 1200 jobs. Declining sales of the Ford Falcon, and the expense of retooling Geelong to build engines that are complai ...

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Rob Ford: Councillors, media want answers on crack issue

Source: CBC News | May 23 2013, 6:03am CDT

Newspaper editorials and members of city council are expressing frustration over Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s silence about allegations he was captured on video smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. Last week, the Toront ...

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Ford to end Australia production

Source: Auto Express | May 23 2013, 5:50am CDT

Ford has announced that it is to stop building cars in Australia from October 2016. The move was signed off last night, and will see the firm’s manufacturing plant at Broadmeadows in the north of Melbourne, and its engine plant in ...

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Source: Ottawa Citizen | May 23 2013, 5:49am CDT

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Toronto’s had enough. Time to rein in Rob Ford

Source: Globe and Mail | May 23 2013, 5:11am CDT

You’ve got to say this for Toronto’s mayor: He’s put us on the map. Normally, Toronto gets about as much air time in the U.S. media as the Peruvian anchovy harvest. But these days, everybody who watches late-night TV knows his name. “I have bad news for ...

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UPDATE: FORD will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1200 jobs. Ford Australia President and chief executive Bob Graziano said the company made a loss of $141 million after tax ...

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Ford to shut down Australian production by 2016

Source: Russia Today | May 23 2013, 4:50am CDT

The Ford Motor Company has decided to wind down production in Australia after 85 years. The car maker says the closure of two plants and the loss of 1200 jobs is because of production losses and the small market. “Manufacturing is n ...

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Ford to close two production plants in Australia

Source: New Statesman | May 23 2013, 3:18am CDT

Ford Motor Company is planning to close its two production plants in Australia by the end of 2016, primarily due to high business costs in the country compared with Europe and Asia. The automaker, which began production in Australia ...

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Ford to stop making vehicles in Australia in 2016

Source: MSN India | May 23 2013, 3:12am CDT

The decision was the result of local manufacturing being “driven by increasingly challenging market conditions Ford announced today that it will cease making vehicles in Australia in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country i ...

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US car giant Ford Motor will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years of making vehicles in the country. About 1,200 workers are expected to lose their jobs from the Broadmeadows and Geelong plants, in Vict ...

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Not long ago Hyundai was busted reporting false fuel economy claims. If consumer Reports is to be believed, Ford a find itself right next to Hyundai catching grief for unrealistic fuel economy claims. According to Consumer Reports, the mileage it was able to achieve with a new 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid was significantly less than Ford claimed.

According to Consumer Reports, it was only able to measure 35 miles per gallon in city driving, 41 mpg on the highway, and 39 mpg overall. All Consumer Reports notes that those economy numbers are impressive, the numbers are far short of what Ford claims.

Ford claims the vehicle is good for 47 mpg on the highway, in the city, and combined. Ford says that other drivers have been able to achieve higher than rated fuel economy. The automaker also reports that driving style and other factors can affect fuel economy.

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