Ford Motor Co.'s Australian unit will stop making engines at its engine plant in Victoria state from 2010 and fire 600 workers, it said Wednesday.
The carmaker will stop making six-cylinder engines for its Falcon and Territory range at the 82-year-old plant in Geelong, Victoria, and replace them with imported V6 engines, it said in a statement. The move will result in the dismissal of about 600 workers, it said.
Ford is winding down the plant as Australians shift to smaller, imported cars because of rising gasoline prices and tough new emission standards scheduled for 2010.
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