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Ford begins production of Focus in Russia

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Ford has begun production of the Focus at its Vsevolozhsk Plant near St. The new Ford Focus will be assembled in Russia in all three body styles: four-door, five-door and wagon. The Focus has been a popular vehicle in Russia since it first went on sale there in 1999. Petersburg, Russia.

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Ford to offer new 5-cylinder 3.2L diesel in Transit van in North America next year

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Ford’s 5-cylinder, 3.2-liter liter Power Stroke diesel will be Ford’s second in North America. Ford’s all-new 2014 Transit full-size van, which goes on sale late next year, will be offered with a new 3.2-liter All engines are mated to a Ford 6R80 six-speed automatic transmission. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Ford opening 66 more new dealerships in China by end of year; Asia-Pacific growth plans

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Ford is opening 66 new dealerships in China by the end of the year. Ford will have added 100 new dealerships in China in 2010, bringing its total number of outlets here to 340. It’s all about growth—for Ford, for our partners and most importantly, growth for our customers.

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Volkswagen Amarok PHEV coming as soon as 2025

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Revealed by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle execs at last week’s Amarok dual-cab 4×4 ute global preview drive in South Africa, the PHEV is set to use a Ford powertrain in line with the collaboration under which the new VW ute was developed alongside the Ford Ranger. 2022 Ford Ranger Wildtrak.

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Ford Launches New Fiesta in China

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Ford Motor Company officially launched the new Ford Fiesta into the China market on the southern resort island of Hainan. The sedan and the five-door Fiesta hatchback are both built at the Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Company manufacturing facility in Nanjing.

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

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To be distributed in Australia by independent BLK Auto, JAC has already commenced sales here with the N55EV electric van and will follow with the turbo diesel T9 Hunter dual cab ute in mid-2023. Even if it does dramatically undercut the prohibitively expensive $92,990 drive-away LDV, there are no big sales expectations for it.

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Ford’s next-gen Ranger pickup gets bigger, adds V6 turbodiesel

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Ford has revealed the next-generation Ranger mid-size pickup truck. The current Ranger is Europe’s pick-up segment leader and recently set a new September year-to-date sales record of 45,539 units, with market share of 39.9%. The next-gen Ranger project was led by Ford’s Product Development Center in Australia. Inside, the car?like