It is well known that Ford is in serious trouble and that cutting costs may be the only method of survival for the American carmaker. There are big decisions to be made, such as whether or not to sell Jaguar and even Volvo. Lesser decisions are also being taken, such as the announcement that Ford will stop producing the inline-6 cylinders engine found on the Australian Ford cars.
The current cars, the Falcon, the Flacon Ute and the successful Territory will replace their inline-6 with the new V6 Duratec engine, built in the U.S.
For the factory based in Geelong, it means that the future of its 600 employees is uncertain. Ford has, however, pledged to give all plant employees other job opportunities within the Ford group.
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