Ford Escape News

Fire risk for hybrid family SUV

By Jack Quick · 24 Dec 2025

Ford Australia is recalling the Escape Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) due to a battery issue that may cause a vehicle fire.

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Still hope for Ford Escape?

By Laura Berry · 19 Jan 2024

The new Ford Escape has launched in the Europe, but will we see it back here?

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How Ford is fixing waiting lists

By Tom White · 05 Oct 2023

How Ford is working to reduce wait lists for its most popular models and avoid doing 'drops' of hundreds at a time like rivals.

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Aussie new car delivery times coming down!

By James Cleary · 16 Jul 2023

Australian new vehicle sales for the first six months of 2023 are up a solid 8.2 per cent compared to the first half of 2022, and part of the reason may - at last - be improved supply.

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10 years on since Ford announced closures

By Byron Mathioudakis · 28 May 2023

Has it really been 10 years since Ford announced that it would cease making vehicles in Australia? The actual date, Thursday, May 23, 2013, happened to coincide with the national press launch of Holden's all-important VF Commodore – Australia's last-ditch effort to reverse freefalling large-car sales as well as revive exports with the US-bound Chevrolet SS version.

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Buy now or wait? Ford lifecycle stages

By Byron Mathioudakis · 25 Apr 2023

When should you buy a new Ford in Australia in 2023? That depends on where the model you're considering is at in its lifecycle. Most are old, few are really new, and replacements for others aren't even in the pipeline! Nobody wants to buy a new vehicle only to have it dated or obsolete within months, especially if you need to maximise resale value when it's time to sell.

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Ford mid-size SUV escapes Australia

By David Morley · 18 Apr 2023

Amid plenty of speculation that it would happen, Ford's Escape mid-size SUV is about to leave the building.

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Ford Capri electric car takes shape

By Chris Thompson · 31 Mar 2023

As interest builds in the news Ford is going to revive the Capri nameplate for a new electric SUV crossover, curiosity begins to circle around how the car will look.

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Is Ford giving the Escape a fair chance?

By Stephen Ottley · 26 Feb 2023

Not to steal Jerry Sienfeld's bit, but what's the deal with Ford's marketing? I'm a car reviewer, not an advertising critic, but the television commercial for the Ford Everest is excellent in my opinion. You know the one, with the family dressed up like mountain climbers while Edmund Hilary's heroic speech plays in the background.

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Ford's bold SUV gamble could pay off

By Stephen Ottley · 11 Feb 2023

Ford is set to abandon its petrol-powered Escape and Puma SUVs - and it might be the best decision the Blue Oval could make.

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