From our five locations across Victoria to our regional offices, dealers and customers in more than 180 markets around the world, Ford Australia is more than meets the eye. We design, engineer, and import award-winning and best-selling cars, SUVs and trucks, with our Australian engineering and design teams leading the development of the Ford Ranger pickup truck and Ford Everest SUV – award-winning vehicles sold around the world. Ford Australia is the country’s largest direct automotive employer and a key product development hub for Ford globally, employing around 1800 people and investing approximately $500 million each year in Australian research and development. Founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925, Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty Limited (Ford Australia) is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. From design to engineering to research and development, the right challenge is waiting for you. Discover how valuable your experience can be and join the team!

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Company size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

Richmond, Victoria

Type

Public Company

Founded

1925

Locations

Employees at Ford Australia

Updates

• The locally designed and engineered Ford Ranger was Australia’s

  1 selling vehicle in 2023! Here’s a shout out to the 63,356 customers who took a Ranger home last year. Thanks for making Ranger

  1!

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• Earlier this week, we welcomed Ford’s global president and CEO Jim Farley to Australia. As well as spending time on the race track with our employees, partners and customers, we showed Jim how we’re doing things differently – like working with RMA Automotive to re-manufacture the iconic F-150 to right-hand drive. We also took Jim through our National Parts Distribution Centre and hosted a town hall for our team across the region. A great way to end the year!
• We welcome Jim Farley, Ford President and CEO, to Australia the best way we know how – a track day with our partners and customers. Special thanks to our partners on and off the track for making the day possible, Geelong Cats, Tickford Racing, Walkinshaw Andretti United, Dick Johnson Racing, Grove Racing, and Blanchard Racing Team.
• Meet the All-New Transit Custom. The 2024 'International Van of the Year' is on its way to Australia. Renowned for capability, dependability, safety and car-like drive and comfort, Transit Custom is built to get the job done. For more information, head to our website: https://ford.to/487EKip
• This past weekend, the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. For us at Ford Australia, the need for the Day was reinforced after a powerful and important session we recently held for our dealer partners and staff, hosted by the Our Watch Institute. In the session, the Our Watch Institute spoke to us about how violence against women is rooted in gender inequality, and so to stop gender-based violence, we need to address that inequality. We learnt that gender inequality starts as early as childhood and that it shows up in all parts of life and society – in our homes, at work, on the sporting field, and beyond (you can watch this helpful video from Our Watch on how this happens). It is a societal issue that requires a holistic response, including a response from workplaces like Ford, which is why we hosted the session. One of the most practical lessons we took away was about being an “active bystander” − people who are proactive at ending the disrespect of women and inequality and, as a result, people who can play a role in ending gender-based violence. The concept of an active bystander really spoke to me as a member of the Ford Australia Men as Advocates and Allies, a chapter of Women of Ford Employee Resource Group, because our group is all about action and doing the work to improve workplace gender equality at Ford. We certainly aren’t there yet but we are committed and taking action to get there. We are very thankful to the Our Watch Institute for this valuable and informative session for our staff and dealers. You can find more resources on the Our Watch Institute website that can help you and your workplace to help end gender inequality and, with it, men’s violence against women. — Andrew Birkic, President and CEO, Ford Australia and New Zealand Sharon Pask Mike McEvoy

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• From the Boomers and Opals to Aussie Hoops, your local Ford Dealer is proud to support Basketball in Australia. Discover more: https://ford.to/3SPACim Basketball Australia
• We’re proud this week to see Sophie Burzacott, Ford Australia HR Business Partner, featured as one of our global Faces of Ford. Sophie started out at Ford early in her career and has made her mark on everything from graduate recruitment and wellbeing through to Ford Pride and leading our disability Employee Resource Group, FEDA (Ford Empowering Diverse Abilities). Congratulations, Sophie, and thank you for making Ford (and the world) a better place.

  “My favorite part about my job is being able to interact with different people in the company,” says Sophie Burzacott, HR business partner for Ford Australia. “I love learning about the interesting work that everybody does.” Sophie is doing interesting things as well – she supports a variety of initiatives both at work and in her free time that support health, wellbeing, and inclusion. If you’d like to work with teammates like Sophie who use their energy and expertise to make a better workplace and world, learn more at www.careers.ford.com.

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• The Finke Desert race is about pushing your vehicle to the extreme. A gruelling 452km off-road track from Alice Springs to the Finke river and back, with high-speed straights and the deepest whoops you'll see. This is no ordinary race – as you’ll see in this first episode of our

  ToughAsFinke docuseries. As we roll out this docuseries, we want to acknowledge the hard work of our team – from product development to Ford Performance – and the collaboration between our partners. Stay tuned for the remaining episodes where you will be able to meet the truck, watch the preparation and enjoy the race.

• Come along for the ride with Geelong Cats Captains, Patrick Dangerfield and Meg McDonald as they hop in a Ford Everest to support their local community.

The best of both world’s is arriving with the Ranger Plug-In Hybrid coming to Australia in 2025. The Ranger you know and love is now electrified. See more on the Ranger Plug-In Hybrid here: https://ford.to/3sSGht8