Changan Ford makes breakthrough in car exports

Source: Xinhua | 2018-06-11

Changan Ford Automobile Co., a joint venture between Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., and U.S. automaker Ford, has made a breakthrough in car exports.

A total of 752 units of Changan Ford's SUV model Ecosport has been shipped to the Philippines, the company's first whole-vehicle export, it said Sunday.

Changan Ford based in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is Ford's largest production base outside the United Sates. The company has a production capacity of 1 million automobiles, 1 million gearboxes and 1.2 million engines. It sold 827,000 vehicles in China in 2017.

He Chaobing, executive vice-president of Changan Ford, said an upgraded model of Ford's flagship sedan Focus produced in Chongqing would be exported to North America next year.