The times they are a changin'; Ford Falcon slumps to all-new low

I'd never buy one because it's not a market that I'm ever likely to be
in, but it's still like watching part of the background of your life
slowly fading away:

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The next-generation ‘Orion’ Falcon can’t come soon enough for Ford
Australia after its large car reached a record sales low in January,
re****ts RICHARD BLACKBURN.

Sales of the Ford Falcon have slumped to their lowest level on record,
with fewer than 1300 cars sold in January.

Official sales figures for the industry aren’t released until next
Tuesday, but figures leaked to Drive show the Ford Falcon dropped to
about 15th on the sales chart last month.

The disastrous result is a stunning fall from grace for Australia’s
longest-surviving nameplate, which will be replaced by a new model,
codenamed Orion, in late April.

For more than four decades the Falcon has been either the top-selling
or number two car in the country. Last year it dropped to fifth.

Falcon sales have fallen from a peak of 81,000 in 1995 to fewer than
34,000 in 2007.

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