A sad day for FORD Australia

Originally posted by rynoki
Well, the decision has been made to shut down six cylinder engine manufacturing in Geelong, Victoria today. It will come into effect in 2010 with the closure of the Engine plant and most likely Iron Casting as well. 600 jobs will go from Ford.

Ford seem to be in deep do-do everywhere including their home US market.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2080527.ece

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/mai...cnvolvo116.xml

For instance. . . . . . . . .

The potential for 19,000 job losses plus those at specialist suppliers.

R.