Ford Australia says local supply of the Ford F-150 will not be affected by factory fires that have disrupted production of the full-size pickup in the US.
F-150s delivered in Australia are built at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan before being converted to right-hand drive in Melbourne before being delivered to customers through local Ford dealers.
Two separate fires in the last seven months at a New York plant – which supplies aluminum to Ford for F-150 production – have significantly impacted deliveries of North America’s best-selling vehicle, according to data Automotive News.
“It’s a big mess – outside of COVID, I’ve never seen an F-150 shortage like this,” said Nick Anderson, general manager of Chuck Anderson Ford in Kansas Automotive News.
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Regular deliveries of the F-150 in the US are not expected to resume until the second half of 2026.
Ford Australia told Daily Sparkz The disruption will not impact local availability for dealers or customers as the updated F-150 range rolls out – the first refresh since the extra-large pickup truck returned to Ford Australia showrooms in 2023.
A spokesman said Ford’s local branch imported F-150 vehicles in bulk before the conversion and that there were no supply issues for the updated model.
Australian showrooms are now receiving the updated F-150, including a new flagship Platinum trim, although it’s still not the latest specification offered in the US.
The F-150 was the slowest-selling of the four full-size pickups officially sold in Australia in 2025, largely due to a delivery halt between July and October.
Last year, the Toyota Tundra found 837 new homes, slightly more than the F-150’s 792, with sales of the Blue Oval brand’s largest crew-cab model falling 67.4 percent compared to 2,428 in 2024.
Excluding major derivatives (HD and 2500/3500), the Ram 1500 was Australia’s most popular full-size pickup in 2025 with 2674 sold, ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado (2209).
Despite the supply disruption, the F-150 remained the best-selling model in the U.S. in the first three months of 2026 with 157,841 sales, ahead of the Silverado and third-place Honda CR-V.
This figure excludes just over 2000 sales of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, which is not officially sold in Australia.
The result is about 14 percent lower than the same period in 2025, when the F-150 recorded 190,389 sales and faced increasing competition, with Ram 1500 sales up 27 percent last year.
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