plant in Homebush West, Sydney. However, free-market reforms in New Zealand in the late 1980s saw the lowering of import tariffs and a flood of used imports from Japan. Many of these were mechanically identical Mazda Capellas (as the 626 was known in Japan), as well as Ford Telstars and Mondeos. In addition, Australian-built Fords like the Falcon, and its GM rival, the Holden Commodore, could now be imported New Zealand duty-free. With the demise of local car assembly looking inevitable, VANZ announced it would cease operations in 1997. The alloy wheel plant was sold in 2001. Ford Australia ended manufacture in October 2016. Ford New Zealand has added Ford Mustang to its range Models Current Passenger cars November 2019 Ford Fiesta Ford Focus Ford Kuga Ford Mondeo Ford Mustang Former Passenger cars Model T Canada Model A Canada Ford V8 Canada until 1954 Ford Model Y United Kingdom Ford Eight United Kingdom Ford Anglia United Kingdom Ford Prefect United KingdomFord Festiva Ford Territory (Australia) Ford Customline (Canada) Ford Mustang (USA)Ford Popular United Kingdom Ford V8 United Kingdom Ford Zephyr United Kingdom Ford Consul United Kingdom Ford Falcon (Australia) Ford Cortina United Kingdom Ford Escort United Kingdom Ford Sierra United Kingdom Current Commercial vehicles November 2019 Ford Ranger Ford Transit Custom Ford Transit Cargo Ford Tourneo Custom Ford N-series Former Commercial vehicles Fordson Trucks United Kingdom Fordson Vans and Light Trucks United Kingdom Thames Trader United Kingdom Ford Falcon (Australia) Ford D-series See also Automotive industry in New Zealand Automotive industry in Australia References 10. Ford in New Zealand Vol 2 - Driving Ahead 1936 to 1997, John Stokes, New Holland Publishing 2020, ISBN 9781869665357 External links Ford Seaview 20 October 1960 Historic Places Trust Telstar Performance Ford Motor Company of New Zealand Ltd, National Library of New Zealand Motor vehicle manufacturers of New Zealand Motor vehicle assembly plants in New Zealand New Zealand companies established in 1936 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1936 Ford Motor Company New Zealand subsidiaries of foreign companies