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	Media.Ford.com: CHANGAN, FORD AND MAZDA PARTNERSHIP TAKES ANOTHER MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN CHINA
		Changan, Ford and Mazda hold 50 percent, 35 percent and 15 percent shares in CFMA, respectively.
		With this move, the fundamentals of cooperation among Mazda, Ford and Changan will be further strengthened, and the progress on the three-party joint projects in Chongqing and Nanjing will be accelerated.
		Adjacent to the Nanjing assembly plant is the three-party joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co., Ltd. (CFME), which is well underway to being operational in 2007.
	media.ford.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=23031 (587 words)

	ChangAn Group
		Changan SC7133 is designed by the first class of European company, with fashionable£¬ dynamic and unrestrained appearance, it has more interior space that breaks the record of interior space in the same rank sedan.
		Changan Suzuki SX4 is a brand-new and medium level of sedan, oriented as an all-function evolve sedan.
		Changan Suzuki SX4 integrates the appearance of the fashionable racing cars, the high pass performance of SUVs and the comfort of four-door family sedans etc. and meets the demand of multi-purpose family sedan of the future.
	www.changan.com.cn /20061130/1053095.shtml (1243 words)

	Chang'an Ford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chang'an Ford Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Chang'an Motors in Chongqing, China.
		Ford hopes to increase capacity to 50,000 vehicles in 2004 and 150,000 soon after.
		On April 4, 2006, Mazda purchased 15% of Chang'an Ford from Ford to strengthen its ties with the manufacturer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Changan_Ford (164 words)

	Changan Ford Fresh Fiesta & Mondeo Launch (China) - AmericanCarFans.com
		Changan Ford, presented six new vehicles to hundreds of authorized dealers and media representatives from across the nation, at China's southernmost city Sanya.
		As a member of the worldwide Ford family, Changan Ford strives to become a leading customer-oriented company in China, implementing the philosophy that the customer is at the center of our work.
		Changan Ford's launch of a whole line of updated new models proves its drive to conquer new heights in the Chinese auto industry.
	www.americancarfans.com /print.cfm/ID/2050311.001/lang/eng (2528 words)

	WebWire® \| Ford Motor China Doubles Sales In First Half Of 2006
		Ford brand vehicles, both locally produced and imported, achieved total sales of 68,908 units, a 105.5 percent year-on-year increase, significantly ahead of other key auto makers in China.
		Ford Transit, a commercial vehicle model made by Jiangling Motor Corporation, of which Ford Motor Company now holds a 30 percent share, continued its brisk sales in the first half of 2006.
		Ford’s history in China can be traced to 1913, when its first Model T was imported and sold in Shanghai.
	www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=16306 (972 words)

	Ford Expands in China to Meet Demand
		Ford says it plans to double sales in the country from like-2005, and it appears to be on track.
		Output at Ford’s primary Chinese assembly plant – the Changan Ford Mazda Chongqing facility in southwestern China – has increased tenfold from its original annual output of 20,000 units in 2003 to today’s 200,000-unit annual capacity.
		To facilitate this growth, Ford is adding an average of one new dealership per week in China and says it expects to have 200 dealers in its network by the end of 2006.
	wardsauto.com /ar/ford_expands_china (431 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Ford China teams get hands-on at Chennai unit
		Changan Ford will manufacture the Ikon at its plant that is coming up at Chongqing.
		Changan Ford is a 50:50 joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd, which is a large automobile group in China.
		The investment in Changan Ford will be about $ 100 million and the plant will have an initial capacity of 50,000 units per annum, which can be increased to 100,000 vehicles a year.
	www.blonnet.com /2002/06/23/stories/2002062301390100.htm (639 words)

	Changan Auto expects fivefold-rise in exports - Marketplace by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
		Changan Auto is targeting overseas expansion after new models spurred a 44 percent increase in third-quarter sales, helping the company to rebound to a profit from a net loss a year earlier.
		Changan Auto, whose models include local versions of the Ford Mondeo and Focus sedans, plans to invest 6 billion yuan, or $759 million, to develop its own designs in the next five years, Zhang said.
		Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, half-owned by Changan, more than doubled sales in the first nine months of the year to 87,930 vehicles, Ford said Oct. 10.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/10/22/bloomberg/sxcars.php (767 words)

	Changan Ford Completes Production Expansion
		Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Ford), a Ford Motor Company joint venture in China, held a ceremony today in its Chongqing assembly plant to mark the completion of a major expansion program.
		Jim Padilla, president and chief operating officer, Ford Motor Company, was present to congratulate the teams from Ford China and Changan Automotive Group on their achievement.
		In October 2003, Bill Ford, chairman and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company, visited China and announced that, together with its Chinese partner Changan Automotive Group, the company was going to invest over $1 billion to expand operations in China.
	www.auto.consumershero.com /auto_news/auto_news-025771.html (361 words)

	Indiacar News-Ford Focus Goes Racing in China
		Changan Ford is committed to carrying on Ford's world-renowned sport spirit in China by striding into China 's motor sports competition.
		Continuing this successful racing tradition, Changan Ford will capitalize on the growing interest in motor racing to demonstrate its superior technical capability and dynamic nature of the Ford Focus in China.
		Changan Ford Racing will compete in the 2000cc series with rivals for the championship at events to be held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Beijng Goldenport Circuit and Zhuhai International Circuit this year.
	www.indiacar.com /xnewdet.asp?id=n23960 (416 words)

	Chinese car forums : CHANGAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
		In 2001, Chang'an Ford was formed to build CKD Ford Focus, Fiesta, and Mondeos.
		They are ChangAn Suzuki Auto Corp. in 1993, ChangAn Ford Auto Corp. in 2001 and ChangAn Ford Nanjing Corp. in 2004.
		ChangAn also attaches great importance to safety and quality and it is the first company to enforce crash regulations for mini cars in China.
	www.chinacarforums.com /changan_automobile.html (657 words)

	Ford plans second car plant in China - Automotive - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ford, which aims to invest more than $1 billion in the world's fastest growing major car market in coming years, signed an agreement on Saturday that secured it rights to use land in Nanjing, a three-hour drive from China's richest city.
		Ford and GM have been slugging it out at home and are now taking their battle to China.
		Changan Ford spokeswoman Marina Guo declined to say if the Nanjing plant would be built in concert with Mazda, but said they were always looking for opportunities to work with them.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4350368 (896 words)

	China:MAGAZINE AWARDS FORD MONDEO 2.5 V6 CHINA'S 2005 CAR OF THE YEAR - Ford Forums - Mustang Forum, Ford Trucks and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Mondeo series, particularly the new Ford Mondeo 2.5 V6, also serves as the major driving force behind the significant growth of Changan Ford in the year 2004, Tyack added.
		According to Ron Tyack, the year-to-date sales of Changan Ford in 2004 have registered a 200 percent growth rate compared to 2003 despite the market slow-down that began earlier this year.
		Vehicles developed by Ford of Europe are pivotal in the Company's strategy to compete successfully and expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific and African markets.
	www.fordforums.com /showthread.php?t=91963 (798 words)

	Media.Ford.com: Phil Spender Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Ford Motor (China) Ltd.
		Before joining Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, Phil was the president of Auto Alliance International, Inc., a joint venture of Ford Motor and Mazda Motor in North America.
		Ford Motor Company also has a 50-50 passenger car joint venture with Changan Automotive Corporation Ltd., which is called Changan Ford Automobile Corporation Ltd. Changan Ford has successfully launched two Ford passenger cars models, Fiesta and Mondeo, to the market.
		Changan, Ford and Mazda holds 50 per cent, 35 per cent and 15 per cent shares in CFMA respectively.
	www.mazdausamedia.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=25088 (697 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Ford China reports 105.5% rise in first nine months sales ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Demand for the mid-size sedan Ford Focus was particularly strong, helping push up sales at Changan Ford Mazda Automobile -- a tie-up with Mazda Motor Corp and Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., by 147 percent to 87,930 units.
		Ford, the number-two US auto maker, is a relative latecomer to the hotly contested China market, which is currently dominated by General Motors Corp. and Volkswagen A.G. General Motors saw its China sales surge 47 percent to 453,832 vehicles in the first half, while Volkswagen moved 345,375 vehicles, up 32.2 percent.
		Ford, along with Changan and Mazda Motor, in which Ford has a one-third stake, are expanding a facility in the southwest city Chongqing.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093130373 (250 words)

	fDi Magazine: Ford fights back
		Ford remains the leading manufacturer of ethanol-powered vehicles in Europe and is also in partnership with the Somerset Biofuel Project in the UK to develop the cars.
		Today, Mr Ford points out, the company is the only auto manufacturer in the world that is engaged in developing all four types of sustainable energy schemes for engines used in cars: clean diesel, hybrid (gas, electricity and hydrogen powered), hydrogen internal combustion, and fuel cell.
		That SUV is the Ford Escape Hybrid, the 2005 North American Truck of the Year, which combines the fuel economy and emissions benefits of a full hybrid and features a high electrification of propulsion.
	www.fdimagazine.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/1421/Ford_fights_back.html (2786 words)

	PRdomain.com \| Ford Motor\| Ford Motor sales growth in China auto industry exceeds 105 per cent for first three quarters ...
		Ford brand vehicles, for passenger and commercial cars locally produced and imported, registered total sales of 106,237 units, a 111 percent year-on-year increase.
		Ford Motor's passenger car joint venture, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd., reported a 147 percent year-on-year sales growth to reach 87,930 units.
		Ford Motor Company has taken the lead for the auto industry in China with its 105.5 percent year on year growth for the first three quarters of 2006, with the overall retail sales record jumping to 114,685 units * (Detailed table at end of this release).
	www.prdomain.com /companies/F/FordMotor/newsreleases/2006101136407.htm (1264 words)

	PRdomain.com \| Ford Motor\| Jeffrey Shen appointed President of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd.
		Jeffrey Shen appointed President of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd.
		Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Ford Mazda Automobile) board of directors announced today that Mr.
		Changan Ford Mazda Automobile is a joint venture of Changan Automotive Group of China, Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation.
	www.prdomain.com /companies/F/FordMotor/newsreleases/2006122238226.htm (579 words)

	WebWire® \| Ford Marks Five Years Of Strong Growth In Expanding China Market
		Ford Motor Company and its partners have made good progress in China since production began at the Changan Ford Mazda Chongqing assembly plant.
		In the first quarter, Changan Ford Mazda was among the fastest growing car companies in China.
		Sales of the Ford Transit commercial vehicle reached 5,640 units in the first quarter of 2006, up 56 percent and well ahead of the commercial segment’s growth of 6 percent.
	www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=13418 (875 words)

	Ford Finally Gets to Roll Out Cars in China
		Ford is expected to announce a deal to make affordable family sedans in China's heartland, a market with more than 100 million people.
		Ford's new venture, coming on the heels of its bid to purchase South Korea's Daewoo Motor, signals a new push by Ford to catch up to its competitors in Asia, expected to be the hottest market of the next decade.
		Ford's decision to invest in the west, in the Sichuan province region, also may give it a strategic advantage over competitors concentrated in the more saturated coast.
	www.businessweek.com /2000/00_29/b3690103.htm (763 words)

	ChangAn Group
		The absolutely new Ford Vehicle S-Max of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. is the first SUV model of Ford Motor enters Chinese market.
		S-Max is one heartening new member of Ford vehicle lineup in Europe, made its first global debut in Geneva International Motor Show in February, 2006 and then in April has started to produce at Belgium¡¯s Ford manufacture plant---Genk.
		Ford S-Max is the first model Of Ford car adopting ¡°kinetic Design¡± of Europe Ford in place of the early ¡°New-Wing Design¡±.
	www.changan.com.cn /20061130/1053094.shtml (645 words)

	Ford Motor Company - Press Release - 2005 Changan Ford Freshend Fiesta & Mondeo Media Launch Press Materials
		As a member of the worldwide Ford family, Changan Ford strives to become a leading customer-oriented company in China, implementing the philosophy that the customer is at the center of our work.
		Changan Ford's launch of a whole line of updated new models proves its drive to conquer new heights in the Chinese auto industry.
		Changan Ford stresses on "dynamic" and "fashionable" features which go along perfectly with consumers' pursuit of modern life styles.
	media.ford.com /newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=20435 (2635 words)

	Mazda Increases Investment in China :: ConceptCar automotive & design news
		Changan, Ford and Mazda hold 50 percent, 35 percent and 15 percent shares in CFMA, respectively.
		The 15 percent shares owned by Mazda in CFMA were transferred by Ford from the company's 50 percent shareholding originally held in Changan Ford.
		With this movement, the fundamentals of cooperation among Mazda, Ford and Changan will be further strengthened, and the progress of the three-party joint projects in Chongqing and Nanjing will surely be accelerated.
	www.conceptcar.co.uk /news/general/cardesignnews14.php (695 words)

	Ford to increase manufacturing capacity in China
		Ford, the world's second-biggest carmaker, will invest as much as US $1.5 billion in China over the next several years to expand manufacturing capacity at Changan Ford in Chongqing, Sichuan province, from the current 20,000 units a year to 150,000, by adding a second car plant and a new engine plant.
		Ford passenger vehicle dealerships in China have increased from 17 to 26 by mid-2003.
		Ford also owns a 30 percent stake in Jianling Motor Corp. in the southern province of Jiangxi, through which it has produced the Transit delivery van since 1997.
	www.globalexchange.org /campaigns/oil/1200.html (657 words)

	Ford Accelerating $1.5-Billion Chinese Expansion Plan, Site Selection Online Insider
		Ford Chairman William Ford late last year announced that the company planned to invest as much as $1.5 billion in China in boosting manufacturing capacity, introducing new models and expanding sales networks.
		Ford's total capital investment for the Chongqing facility was a decidedly modest $49 million.
		Ford was certainly emphatic about the Chinese market's clout during his visit last year.
	www.siteselection.com /ssinsider/snapshot/sf040301.htm (1150 words)

	Ford's 1Q Profit Dips, Expects 2Q Loss
		Changan Ford Nanjing Company is jointly invested by Changan Automobile group and Ford with Mazda.
		Ford's pretax profit from its North American automotive business was $663 million, excluding special items such as charges related to its fuel cell technology business and parts supplier Visteon Corp. That was down from $1.3 billion a year ago.
		Ford said that was partially due to the sale of its 5.1 percent stake in Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. back to the Indian company.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/04/20/112419.xml (850 words)

	Ford Motor to boost China auto parts purchases to over US$2.6 billion, add factory - iht,business,company news,China ...
		Ford's chairman, William Clay Ford, disclosed the plan for boosting China sources during a visit to Beijing on Thursday, said company spokesman Kenneth Hsu.
		Meanwhile, Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co., an engine joint venture between the three parties, will also launch a plant in Nanjing in the first half of next year with annual capacity of 350,000 engines, the statement said.
		Ford, which posted a preliminary third-quarter loss of US$5.8 billion (€4.6 billion) in its worldwide business, has seen strong sales growth in booming China.
	iht.com /articles/ap/2006/10/27/business/AS_FIN_COM_China_Ford.php (288 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Changan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Xinhua Far East Confirms Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd.'s BBB Issuer Rating; Rating Outlook Changed from Stable to Negative.
		ChangAn Automobile Participates in 8th Middle East International Motor Show.
		Ford, Changan Group Agree to Expand Production And Build New Car and Engine Plants in China; Investment to increase by $1 billion; capacity to rise to 150,000 units a year.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Changan (155 words)

	Green Car Congress: Ford, Mazda and Changan in JV for Fuel-Efficient Engines in China
		Changan Automotive Group, Ford Motor Company, and Mazda Motor are entering a joint venture for a new engine plant at Nanjing, in eastern China.
		The new engine project, named Changan Ford Mazda Engine Company, will be owned and operated by a joint venture to be established among Changan, Ford and Mazda.
		This engine plant in Nanjing is part of the $1 billion-plus investment together with partners that Ford Motor Chairman and CEO Bill Ford announced during his visit to China in October 2003.
	www.greencarcongress.com /2005/04/ford_mazda_and_.html (336 words)

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