Volume sustainable, says Ford

Ford Australia chief Bob Graziano has reiterated the company's intention to maintain local production though to its scheduled October 2016 closure.

Speaking at this morning's launch of the 351kW-plus FPV GT F, Graziano stated that current production volumes at Broadmeadows were enough to see the company continue making the Falcon and Territory for the next two and half years.

So far this year Ford has sold just 3010 Falcon sedans (down 23 per cent), 1182 Falcon utes (down 37 per cent) and 3944 Territorys (down 33 per cent).

"[There are] No changes in the plans," Graziano told motoring.com.au.

"Freshening on both the Falcon and Territory are on track and will be [released] later this year," he stated.

Asked if current volumes were cause for concern, Graziano replied: "No".

He agreed current production volumes were "sustainable".

"If you go back and recall what we talked about with what we would do with transitioning the industry I'm very proud of what Ford Motor Company has been able to do," Graziano commented.

"Not only in terms of the supplier fair, what we've done with our suppliers, what we're doing with our employees with our jobs fair [but also] the investment we've made... with the government both state and federal and the jobs that's creating,"

"Everything we've said we'd do we've done," he stated.