The Australian 'Ute's story began when a farmer's wife in Gippsland, Victoria sent a letter to Hubert French, managing director of Ford Motor Company of Australia, in 1933: "My husband and I can't ...

Ford has built its last ute. What is a ute? It’s Australia’s answer to the Ford Ranchero and Chevy El Camino -- a “pickup car” that’s remained a popular type of vehicle Down Under decades after going ...

Ford is allegedly developing a Focus-based pickup/ute in Australia, Wheels reports. The Australian publication claims to have seen engineering documents from within the car manufacturer’s local You ...

In Australia, the ute as a body style dates back to the 1934 Ford Coupe. When it comes down to the Ford Falcon Ute, the first of its kind dates back to the XK generation from the 1960s. Now, though, ...

Whereas car-based pickup trucks such as the Ford Ranchero and Chevrolet El Camino left the US market back in the 1980s, they continued to be part of the Australian landscape for decades. However, the ...

Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its Australian-born Ute, which paved the way for development of vehicles such as the F-Series and Ranger (dare we say Ranchero) and propelled the company to ...

Ford is planning to take on the EV ute market with a cheaper system that might be the biggest threat yet to Australia’s best-selling utes. The American giant said this could be its biggest turning ...