diff --git a/src/vininfo/brands.py b/src/vininfo/brands.py
index 00796a6..b84dcdb 100644
--- a/src/vininfo/brands.py
+++ b/src/vininfo/brands.py
@@ -29,4 +29,15 @@ class Dafra(Brand):
 
 class Bajaj(Brand):
 
-    extractor = BajajDetails
\ No newline at end of file
+    extractor = BajajDetails
+
+
+class FordAustralia(Brand):
+
+    extractor = FordAustraliaDetails
+
+    # Year letter at VIN position 11 (vis index 1), not SAE position 10.
+    year_position = 1
+
+    # Position 9 is a model code, not an SAE check digit.
+    uses_sae_checkdigit = False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vininfo/common.py b/src/vininfo/common.py
index d003083..d0b1940 100644
--- a/src/vininfo/common.py
+++ b/src/vininfo/common.py
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ def __str__(self):
 class Brand(Assembler):
     extractor: type['VinDetails'] = None
 
+    # VIS index of the model-year letter. SAE J853 default is 0 (= VIN pos 10).
+    year_position: int = 0
+
+    # SAE J853 check digit at position 9 applies to this brand.
+    uses_sae_checkdigit: bool = True
+
     @property
     def brands(self) -> set['Brand']:
         return {self}
diff --git a/src/vininfo/details/__init__.py b/src/vininfo/details/__init__.py
index 9e1d6b0..469a731 100644
--- a/src/vininfo/details/__init__.py
+++ b/src/vininfo/details/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 from .avtovaz import AvtoVazDetails
 from .bajaj import BajajDetails
 from .dafra import DafraDetails
+from .ford import FordAustraliaDetails
 from .nissan import NissanDetails
 from .opel import OpelDetails
 from .renault import RenaultDetails
 
 __all__ = [
-    'AvtoVazDetails', 'BajajDetails', 'DafraDetails', 'NissanDetails', 'OpelDetails', 'RenaultDetails'
+    'AvtoVazDetails', 
+    'BajajDetails', 
+    'DafraDetails', 
+    'FordAustraliaDetails', 
+    'NissanDetails', 
+    'OpelDetails', 
+    'RenaultDetails'
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/vininfo/details/ford.py b/src/vininfo/details/ford.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..994b313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vininfo/details/ford.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from ._base import Detail, VinDetails
+
+
+class FordAustraliaDetails(VinDetails):
+    """Ford Australia VIN details extractor."""
+
+    platform = Detail(('vds', 3), {
+        'A': 'North America',
+        'C': 'Europe / Britain',
+        'J': 'Australia',
+        'U': 'Japan (Mazda)',
+    })
+
+    plant = Detail(('vds', 4), {
+        'G': 'Broadmeadows (main line)',
+        'H': 'Brisbane',
+        'K': 'Sydney',
+        'L': 'Broadmeadows (secondary line)',
+    })
+
+    # Position 9 + 10 hold a 2-char body code, but the Detail descriptor
+    # reads from a single section (vds ends at 9, vis starts at 10), so
+    # split: body_class = pos 9, body_subclass = pos 10.
+    body_class = Detail(('vds', 5), {
+        'A': 'Territory',
+        'C': 'Commercial / Ute',
+        'S': 'Sedan / Wagon',
+    })
+    body_subclass = Detail(('vis', 0))
+
+    # Brand binding in Vin.__init__ requires details.model.name to be truthy.
+    model = body_class
+
+    month = Detail(('vis', 2))
+
+    serial = Detail(('vis', slice(3, None)))
diff --git a/src/vininfo/dicts/wmi.py b/src/vininfo/dicts/wmi.py
index 6c2b8ec..431665f 100644
--- a/src/vininfo/dicts/wmi.py
+++ b/src/vininfo/dicts/wmi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from ..assemblers import Dafra
-from ..brands import Bajaj, Lada, Nissan, Opel, Renault
+from ..brands import Bajaj, FordAustralia, Lada, Nissan, Opel, Renault
 
 # NOTE:
 # if you want to extend this mapping with new WMIs, please use
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
     '6F': 'Ford',
     '6F4': Nissan('Nissan Motor Company'),
     '6F5': 'Kenworth',
-    '6FP': 'Ford Motor Company',
+    '6FP': FordAustralia('Ford Australia'),
     '6G': 'General Motors',
     '6G1': 'Chevrolet',
     '6G2': 'Pontiac',
diff --git a/src/vininfo/toolbox.py b/src/vininfo/toolbox.py
index 57b51dc..ee3c3aa 100644
--- a/src/vininfo/toolbox.py
+++ b/src/vininfo/toolbox.py
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ def verify_checksum(self, *, check_year: bool = True) -> bool:
             Note that not all manufacturer abey the rule. Default: True.
 
         """
+        if not getattr(self.assembler, 'uses_sae_checkdigit', True):
+            return False
+
         if check_year and self.vis[0] in {'U', 'Z', '0'}:
             return False
 
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ def country(self) -> str | None:
 
     @property
     def years_code(self) -> str:
-        return self.vis[0]
+        return self.vis[getattr(self.assembler, 'year_position', 0)]
 
     @property
     def years(self) -> list[int]:
diff --git a/tests/test_ford_australia.py b/tests/test_ford_australia.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9642d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ford_australia.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from vininfo import Vin
+
+
+def test_ford_au_year_at_position_11_not_10():
+    """Synthetic 2004 Territory."""
+    vin = Vin('6FPAAAJGAT4Z00001')
+
+    assert vin.wmi == '6FP'
+    assert vin.manufacturer == 'Ford Australia'
+    assert vin.country == 'Australia'
+
+    # Year is decoded from VIS index 1 (= VIN position 11), not the
+    # SAE-default VIS index 0 (position 10).
+    assert vin.years_code == '4'
+    assert vin.years == [2004]
+
+    # Position 9 ('A') is a model/body class code, not an SAE check digit,
+    # so the global checksum check never matches for this brand.
+    assert vin.verify_checksum() is False
+
+    details = vin.details
+    assert details.platform.code == 'J'
+    assert details.platform.name == 'Australia'
+    assert details.plant.code == 'G'
+    assert details.plant.name == 'Broadmeadows (main line)'
+    assert details.body_class.code == 'A'
+    assert details.body_class.name == 'Territory'
+    assert details.body_subclass.code == 'T'
+    assert details.serial.code == '00001'
+
+
+def test_ford_au_falcon_ute_year_letter_b_means_2011():
+    """Synthetic 2011 Falcon Ute"""
+    vin = Vin('6FPAAAJGCMBZ00002')
+    assert vin.manufacturer == 'Ford Australia'
+    assert vin.years_code == 'B'
+    assert 2011 in vin.years
+    assert vin.details.body_class.name == 'Commercial / Ute'
+    assert vin.details.plant.name == 'Broadmeadows (main line)'
+
+
+def test_ford_au_falcon_sedan_year_digit_2_means_2002():
+    """Synthetic 2002 Falcon Sedan"""
+    vin = Vin('6FPAAAJGSW2Z00003')
+    assert vin.years_code == '2'
+    assert vin.years == [2002]
+    assert vin.details.body_class.name == 'Sedan / Wagon'
+
+
+def test_ford_au_secondary_line_pre_2000():
+    """Synthetic pre-2000 Falcon built on the Broadmeadows secondary line"""
+    vin = Vin('6FPAAAJL0MSZ00004')
+    assert vin.years_code == 'S'
+    assert 1995 in vin.years
+    assert vin.details.plant.name == 'Broadmeadows (secondary line)'