Searched the internet and found out more about the badge engineering exercise that Ford and Nissan did.

The Ford website also says that since Holden stopped making a ute from 1985 for a while, Ford got Nissan to move more units by having a Nissan badged ute. Even though most customers knew that they were buying a

you have the LINK for this webpage?

Yep here is the text from the FPV website:

Ford Australia survived this onslaught by skipping costly model changes for the ute and toughed this period out with mild upgrades based on the 1984 XF facelift of the XD. A steady group of buyers who appreciated the Falcon ute's passenger car comfort, powerful six cylinder engines and tough leaf spring rear suspension kept it alive. A badge-engineered Nissan version added much needed volume.

http://www.fpv.com.au/index.asp?link_id=4.262

Cheers

passenger car comfort? who do they think they're kidding?