Ford Motor has begun production of its Ranger pickup truck at its wholly-owned assembly plant in Rayong province in Thailand to meet rising demand for the model across the Asia-Pacific region.
Since the new model was launched last year the Ranger has enjoyed strong sales growth in many markets across the Asia-Pacific region.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
Until now, the pickup truck in Thailand was produced exclusively at the company’s AutoAlliance (Thailand) joint venture plant with Mazda, also located in Rayong.
Ford has invested US$186m to the pickup truck line at its second plant, which is controlled by its wholly-owned subsidiary Ford Thailand Manufacturing (FTM).
The company said that the AutoAlliance facility is operating at close to full capacity and will remain the Ranger’s main production facility in Asia Pacific.
The Ford Manufacturing Thailand plant already had an installed annual capacity of 180,000 units per year for the production of the Focus, Fiesta and Ecosport passenger vehicles.
