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At Southside Ford, we aim to be more than just your motor vehicle dealer. With 83 years experience, we devote as much energy into giving you the best range of after-sales services and facilities as we do to secure your custom.

Heritage - The Dream Becomes a Business
Ford Motor Company entered the business world on June 16, 1903, when Henry Ford and 11 business associates signed the company's articles of incorporation. With $28,000 in cash, the pioneering industrialists gave birth to what was to become one of the world's largest corporations. Few companies are as closely identified with the history and development of industry and society throughout the 20th century as Ford Motor Company.

As with most great enterprises, Ford Motor Company's beginnings were modest. The company had anxious moments in its infancy. The earliest record of a shipment is July 20, 1903, approximately one month after incorporation, to a Detroit physician. With the company's first sale came hope—a young Ford Motor Company had taken its first steps.

Today, Ford Motor Company is a family of automotive brands. The company is beginning its second century of existence with a worldwide organisation that retains and expands Henry Ford's heritage by developing products that serve the varying and ever-changing needs of people in the global community.

Ford Vision
To become the world's leading consumer company for automotive products and services.

Ford Mission
We are a global family with a proud heritage passionately committed to providing personal mobility for people around the world. We anticipate consumer need and deliver outstanding products and services that improve people's lives.

Ford Values
Our business is driven by our consumer focus, creativity, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial spirit. We are an inspired, diverse team. We respect and value everyone's contribution. The health and safety of our people are paramount. We are a leader in environmental responsibility. Our integrity is never compromised and we make a positive contribution to society. We constantly strive to improve in everything we do.

Quick Facts

• Ford has nearly 5,000 employees in Australia.
• There are over 60 different nationalities represented in the Ford Australia workforce.
• Ford sold its first car in Australia in 1904.
• There is 980kg of iron and steel in every Ford Falcon or 66% of its total weight, 9% is alloy, and the remaining 25% is glass, plastics, cloth, etc.
• Around 75% of a Ford Falcon is recyclable.