dailytelegraph.com.au | Ford puts $500m into Aussie jobs dailytelegraph.com.au THREE months after closing Australia's oldest automotive factory, Ford has announced it will invest $500 million to secure more than 1500 jobs to design and engineer cars built overseas. In his first visit to Australia as Ford CEO, Mark Fields met with ... Ford Australia gets R&D boost: Global president Fields in Melbourne, announces new funding Ford expands Australian R&D budget after manufacturing halt Ford announces $450m boost to Aussie research, development |