RIP FPV: Ford Australia Axes Performance Arm, Brings Back Falcon XR8, but Not For Long
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RIP FPV: Ford Australia Axes Performance Arm, Brings Back Falcon XR8, but Not For Long



After pre-announcing the death of its Australian manufacturing operations and consequently, the Falcon series in 2016 earlier this year, Ford's local arm is now winding down its Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) division, which was born in 2003 to compete against Holden's rivaling HSV sub-brand. Read more »




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