autoalliance see autoalliance disambiguation . autoalliance thailand aat is the name of a joint venture automobile assembly firm co owned by ford motor company and mazda motor corporation in rayong province thailand . modeled after the ford mazda autoalliance international joint venture in the united states aat builds compact pickup trucks and suvs primarily for the south east asian market with exports to other developing markets and europe as well . the factory in thailand is designed to be similar to mazda s hofu plant and is arranged as four squares . citation needed contents 1 history 2 current production 3 former production 4 references 5 external links history edit ford s sales in thailand began in 1913 1 with the model t but it was only in 1961 that ford began construction there . anglo thai motors company ford s distributor which sold ford of europe and ford of australia products announced in 1960 that it would build a factory in the country with thai motor company the result . this was the first time automobiles had been built in thailand ford cortinas were assembled locally using components shipped in from the uk . mazda first began exporting utility vehicles to thailand in 1950 . in 1974 sukosol & mazda motor industry was founded opening mazda s first knock down assembly plant in 1975 . 2 ford brought thai motor under the corporate umbrella in 1973 but closed the factory just three years later . company presence returned in 1985 with the formation of new era company to push cars and trucks in the country . construction on the new autoalliance plant began on november 28 1995 and the plant began mass production on may 29 1998 . the grand opening ceremony on july 1 1998 included chuan leekpai the then prime minister of thailand . current production edit ford ranger 1998 present 3 mazda b series 1998 present 3 ford everest march 2003 present 3 ford fiesta 2010 present 4 mazda 3 2010 present ford ecosport 2013 present 5 former production edit ford laser january 2000 2002 mazda 323 prot g january 2000 2002 references edit highlights of ford thailand . ford motor company newsroom . media.ford.com . 1998 07 01 . retrieved 2012 05 29 . minagawa yasuhisa ed . april 1975 mazda news no. 33 hiroshima japan toyo kogyo co. p. 5 a b c facilities ford motor company newsroom . media.ford.com . retrieved 2012 05 29 . ford fiesta marks latest global milestone with start of production at state of the art facility in china . media.ford.com . 2009 01 15 . retrieved 2012 05 29 . tabamo dinzo 2013 03 25 . ford presents ecosport at bangkok motor show is mum on pricing . top gear philippines . retrieved 2013 06 14 . external links edit official website v t e ford motor company marques current ford lincoln troller discontinued continental edsel mercury merkur meteor monarch fpv former aston martin daimler jaguar lagonda land rover th nk volvo divisions and subsidiaries current automotive components holdings ford of argentina ford brasil troller ford of canada ford of europe ford of britain ford germany ford romania ford india ford motor company of new zealand ford motor company philippines ford motor credit company ford racing ford team rs motorcraft special vehicle team discontinued ford of australia fpv ford of russia ford saf lincoln mercury premier automotive group special vehicle operations former aston martin lagonda cosworth ford aerospace hertz corporation jaguar cars kwik fit land rover new holland agriculture visteon volvo car corporation joint ventures and shareholdings current aston martin lagonda 8 % autoalliance international 50 % autoalliance thailand changan ford mazda 35 % ford lio ho ford otosan 41 % ford sollers 50 % ford vietnam 60 % getrag ford transmissions 50 % jiangling motors 49 % mazda 2.1 % defunct autolatina ford union matford samcor facilities and products engines factories platforms proving grounds transmissions vehicles people designers ford family henry ford founder william clay ford jr. executive chairman mark fields president and ceo list of ceos other big three dodge v. ford motor co. grimshaw v. ford motor co. fordl ndia the ford show history kinetic design new edge pay on production united states council for automotive research founded june 16 1903 headquarters dearborn michigan commons retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title autoalliance thailand & oldid 740661460 categories ford factoriesmazda factoriesmazdaford motor companyjoint venturesmotor vehicle assembly plants in thailand1998 establishments in thailandcompanies of thailandcompanies established in 1998automotive industry in thailandhidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction 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