Ford F150 News

This is the key to getting more cars in Oz

By Stephen Ottley · 23 Oct 2022

The demise of Holden can be blamed on multiple factors but high amongst them is Australia’s status as a right-hand-drive market. As General Motors itself admitted when it shuttered the brand, the “highly fragmented right-hand-drive markets” made it increasingly difficult to justify building cars with the steering wheel on the right side.

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Why Ford won't build a V8-powered Ranger

By Stephen Ottley · 22 Oct 2022

The Ford Ranger Raptor has become the hero model for the Blue Oval - proving both a critical and commercial success. But there is a limit to its appeal.

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When will Australia allow new LHD cars?

By Byron Mathioudakis · 22 Oct 2022

Why can't Australians buy a new left-hand-drive car, when other nations that also drive on the same side of the road that we do allow for such things?

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What we know so far: Ford Ranger Electric

By Stephen Ottley · 16 Oct 2022

It appears to be a matter of when, not if, the Ford Ranger will go electric, but Ford's senior global management isn’t ready to give away any timing details yet. However, we are getting a clearer idea of what to expect when it does eventually arrive.

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Ford's EV growth a worry for Tesla?

By James Cleary · 13 Oct 2022

Tesla has benefitted from a massive first-mover advantage in the global battle for electric car sales. But now some of the automotive giants it caught napping are starting to wake up and get the EV running shoes on.

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Is Ford relying too much on LCVs?

By Stephen Ottley · 09 Oct 2022

It’s been an exciting few months for the Ford Motor Company in Australia - the new Ranger has arrived in showrooms, the F-150 has been confirmed to arrive in 2023 and its first all-electric models, the E-Transit and E-Transit Custom, are locked in.

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Ford EVs to be exciting

By Stephen Ottley · 04 Oct 2022

Ford wants to build “insanely great” electric vehicles, even if they’re not as environmentally friendly as they could be.

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How Ford is learning from Tesla

By Stephen Ottley · 01 Oct 2022

Ford may have invented the mass-produced car over 100 years ago, but now it’s using lessons from America’s newest major carmaker, Tesla, to reinvent itself for an electric future.

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Ford committed to RHD

By Stephen Ottley · 26 Sep 2022

The future of right-hand-drive production for some of Ford's most exciting models rests firmly on the shoulders of the incoming F-150.

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US pick-ups at Detroit

By Tung Nguyen · 15 Sep 2022

There's no doubt that Aussies love a ute, just a glance at the sales charts will reveal the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton and Isuzu D-Max all within the top-10 best-selling vehicles.And this love affair is expected to continue, with the bur

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