[mercman from oz]

Sales dropped as people moved into buying SUV's and smaller cars. Ford did make a large SUV type vehicle called the Ford Territory which did sell well when released, but once again, people moved towards smaller SUV's. Unfortunately, neither Ford or General Motors Holden manufactured a wholly Australian small car, but relied on imports. The other factor was the high cost of wages, and we just couldn't compete with cost of the imports. Ford Australia still design vehicles here, such as the Ford Ranger Pick-up, but these are all built overseas and imported ready for sale.