Ford’s Australian facility appeared lost when production of the iconic Falcon shut down. Now, it is a global powerhouse ...

Ford has built its last ute. What is a ute? It’s Australia’s answer to the Ford Ranchero and Chevy El Camino -- a “pickup car” that’s remained a popular type of vehicle Down Under decades after going ...

For a car company that’s done so much right over the past two decades, Hyundai’s failure to bring a ute to Aussie customers ...

After seven years in market, Ford Australia has dropped the 2.0-litre ‘Bi-Turbo’ diesel engine from its Ranger ute and ...

Just as the U.S. is known for its pickup trucks, Australia is known for its "utes"--and Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the concept in the country this year. Like America's pickup boom, ...

Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its Australian-born Ute, which paved the way for development of vehicles such as the F-Series and Ranger (dare we say Ranchero) and propelled the company to ...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] in 1925 became the first major automaker to start car production in Australia. Ford’s arch rival in Australia, Holden, also ended production of its version of the ...

In Australia, the ute as a body style dates back to the 1934 Ford Coupe. When it comes down to the Ford Falcon Ute, the first of its kind dates back to the XK generation from the 1960s. Now, though, ...

Ford is allegedly developing a Focus-based pickup/ute in Australia, Wheels reports. The Australian publication claims to have seen engineering documents from within the car manufacturer’s local You ...

Ford Motor Company is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its Australian ute (pickup truck), a vehicle that will be forever gone starting 2016, when the manufacturer will cease production at its ...

When the Ford Ute was first built in 1934, it filled an important niche. Australian designer Lewis "Lew" Bandt drew up the ute as a stylish and functional way to address the need to buy two vehicles, ...