Yet another chapter has closed on
Australia’s motoring history, as
Ford screwed together the final Falcon Ute at its Melbourne factory at 2:45 p.m. today (12:45 a.m. EDT).
The Ute’s death marks the end of a line that stretches back to February 1961 and includes seven generations and over 467,000 vehicles. Ford Australia will hang onto the final Falcon Ute, a white XR6. The Ute’s death comes just a few months before the Falcon Sedan’s execution, slated for October 7,
Motoring reports. The Territory SUV will also get the axe before year’s end. Once that happens, Ford’s 90-year history of
Australian production will end.
The Thai-built
Ranger pickup takes the Flacon Ute’s place in the Australian market. According to
Motoring, it’s already Ford Australia’s best-selling model.
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