Archive for the ‘Chang’an Ford’ category
Ford Sales Dip Slightly in Jan 2012
Ford’s China sales dipped slightly in the opening month of 2012 due to the Chinese new year celebrations which shortened the month as dealers were closed and staff returned home for the holidays. Ford’s sales fell to 30,976 units in Jan 2012, where as Jan 2011 saw sales as high as 53,340 in January 2011, [...]
Watch Ford’s Nigel Harris teach you how to sell Ford’s to the Chinese
With car sales of other 18 million cars per year in China, selling Fords to Chinese doesn’t seem like a difficult task on the surface, but once you start to see the competition which is compromised of some 50 plus local brands and 30+ foreign brands, you get an idea of the task at hand. [...]
Ford Kuga Readying for the Chinese Market
I don’t particularly like using the phrase “Game Changer” but in all honesty, I cannot think of another phrase that sums up the introduction of the Ford Kuga into the Chinese market. The Kuga is currently road testing in the Chinese market ahead of being put into production via the Chang’an-Ford joint venture in Chongqing, [...]
Ford Ecosport Testing in China
The Ecosport launched in Delhi just last week, but that hasn’t stopped Ford China from delaying the road testing and test production of the micro SUV in the Chinese market. The 1.0T three cylinder SUV will likely prove to be a popular model for the Chinese market when it hits the market in mid to [...]
Ford’s 2011 Sales Up 7% in 2011
Ford sold 519,390 vehicles in 2011 according to end of year statistics released today, the Blue Oval’s sales rose by 7% in 2011 when compared to 2010′s sales figure of 483,288 vehicles. Strong December sales rose the company’s total sales figure considerably with just shy of 50,000 vehicle sold in the 12 month of the [...]
Ford Escape to be sold in China, along with 2.0T Edge
According to Chinese media reports from earlier this morning Ford are planning to bring the 2012 Ford Escape into the Chinese market as early as next year as an imported vehicle. Ford are eager to boost their China line up, but will be relying on imported products to boost their dealer offerings in the short [...]
Next generation Ford Focus to launch at the Guangzhou Auto Show
The Chinese love the Ford Focus, as we have said many a time on China Car Times the Focus has become a symbol of Middle Class life in China, if you can afford a Focus you’re doing pretty well it seems. However, the current Focus is a little bit outclassed and out styled by other [...]
Ford Explorer to come to China?
Ford’s China line up largely consists of their European models – the Fiesta, Focus, Mondeo, S-Max and of course the Canadian made Edge fill up the Chinese Ford network. The Edge was introduced in mid 2010, although its overly American styling with the giant radiator style grill may have put some people off it seems [...]
Next Generation Ford Focus Hatch Sighted in China
The Ford Focus has become the yard stick for middle class life in China, and as a result it has become one of the best selling cars in the Chinese market with monthly sales often breaking the 10,000 units barrier on a regular basis. The next generation of Focus has already hit the markets in [...]
Next generation Ford Focus sedan sighted in China
For Ford, the Focus is quite simply its bread and butter car and without it Ford would be in a much dire a situation in the Chinese market. The Focus sells in excess of 10,000 units per month on a regular basis and has become the go to car for any budding middle class Chinese [...]
Ford invests 500 million USD in new Chinese engine plant
Ford are ramping up their efforts in the China market over the next few years with an increased model range and more locally produced parts in a bid to boost their global sales by upto 50% over the next four years. The new plant will be based in Chongqing in South West China and will [...]
Ford posts 14% sales increase in May
Ford sold over 45,162 cars in May 2010 according to a press release issued by Ford in Shanghai, a 14% increase over Ford’s sales in May 2010 whilst sales for the first five months of the year in China reached 230,058 units. The Ford Focus and Mondeo models continued to be the bread and butter [...]
Ford to buy Chang-an Auto’s truck company and enter Chinese heavy truck market
Sources reveal that Ford and Chang’an Auto Group have reached a deal on jointly taking over the latter’s wholly-owned subsidiary Taiyuan Changan Heavy Vehicle Co., Ltd., by which they will enter China’s heavy truck market. An insider told the reporter that the partnership plan is still under negotiation, and it’s not ready to be exposed [...]
Ford release 2011 Ford Fiesta – including sports trim model
The Ford Fiesta is one of the big stars of the small car market in China, its good looks and sexually neutral design have awarded it an equal abundance of male and female customers. When the Fiesta first launched in China it came in two forms; sedan and hatch, as is customary in China for [...]
Ford to establish transmission factory in China
Ford, together with its partners in China, is building its first transmission plant in China to support Ford’s aggressive growth plan in the world’s largest auto market. Ford’s passenger vehicle joint venture in China, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd. (CFMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today for the transmission plant project with the Chongqing Municipal [...]
New Ford Focus testing in China has Chinese media going crazy
The Ford Focus is an unofficial standard for middle class life in China, if you can afford a compact car from the Blue Oval, you’re not doing too bad financially. The Focus starts at just over 100,000rmb for the base 1.8 manual transmission and is very popular with new car buyers and second car buyers [...]
Ford planning 15 new vehicles for China
By 2015 Ford are planning to have 15 new models on the market in China according to a plan laid bare by Chang’an Ford CEO, Nigel Harris. One of the first major models for Ford China will be the Kuga SUV, a compact SUV that has become a best selling model in the European markets [...]
Ford confirms 15 new cars for China before 2015
At the Shanghai Auto Show Ford confirmed that they are seriously planning to ramp up their China offerings in the next 4 years. Ford’s current China offerings are based around the Focus, Mondeo, Fiesta, S-Max and the imported Ford Edge making their line up somewhat limited when compared to their friends over at GM. Ford [...]
Ford’s Shanghai Auto Show: EV’s, SUV’s, MPV’s
Ford are signed up in China with state owned power house Chang’an Auto, Ford maybe one of the American Big Three but in China they are considered mid league in terms of sales, 2010 sales amounted to just over 580,000 vehicles where as GM sales were at 2.35 million and even Hyundai sold 700,000 cars [...]
Ford to improve in China, put focus on engine tech
Ford, a big player in global auto market, has been lagging behind rivals like GM, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda and Hyundai in Chinese market. Its market shares in China were less than 3% last year, compared with 16% in US market, 9% in Europe and more than 10% in Brazil. The American automaker is planning something [...]
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