company philippines go further . type automotive company industry automotive founded 1929 ; renamed to ford motor company philippines inc. 1997 founder henry ford headquarters philippines area served philippines key people lance mosley managing director products automobiles pickup trucks suvs cars owner ford motor company number of employees 5 000 2013 parent ford group philippines website ford.com.ph ford motor company philippines fmcp is a philippine based automotive distributor . it is a subsidiary of ford motor company and is focused on manufacturing automobiles for local and regional markets . fmcp builds the ford escape ford laser ford lynx ford focus mazda3 and mazda tribute for the local market thailand indonesia singapore malaysia and vietnam . 1 2 3 4 ford s lone manufacturing plant was located in santa rosa laguna philippines . currently ford philippines imports vehicles that are sold in the philippine market . 1 these imports come mostly from thailand and the united states . 4 contents 1 history 2 models 2.1 current vehicle line up 2.2 past vehicle lineup 3 references 4 external links history edit ford s history in the philippines can be traced back to 1913 with the ford model t of the united states being assembled in the philippines . citation needed in 1929 henry ford founded the pilipinas ford car works inc. pfcw . in 1963 the company became the ford philippines corporation fpc production began in 1967 with the fiera auv escort sedan cortina sedan and granada sedan . the original assembly plant was located in sucat para aque city metro manila while a body stamping plant was established in bataan province . in the late 1970s and early 1980s the company introduced the laser telstar econovan and courier into the local market . the company changed its name to ford motor company philippines inc. fmcp in 1997 and proceeded to launch us made vehicles such as the expedition f 150 clubwagon and lincoln town car . the new p4 billion state of the art santa rosa plant in laguna province opened in september 1999 . the first car manufactured at the plant was the ford lynx and the company began building the mazda based local ford ranger in march 2000 . a truck assembly plant was opened in 1955 . 4 in the early 2000s the company expanded its line up with the introduction of the escape suv explorer suv and everest suv . towards the end of the decade the fiesta and mustang were also introduced in the local market . ford motor company philippines has been the most successful exporter of completely built up cbu vehicles from the philippines . for over a decade the company has been exporting ford and mazda passenger cars and compact suvs to thailand malaysia singapore indonesia and vietnam . ford announced the consolidation of manufacturing operations in southeast asia and the cessation of plant operations at the santa rosa plant citing the lack of supply base and economies of scale . as the main reasons why the decision was made . 2 5 250 workers were affected by the decision which ford philippines tried to resolve by offering them work at other ford manufacturing facilities overseas.despite this closure ford philippines is opening more dealerships and expanding its vehicle lineup by the year 2015 . 6 ford philippines has announced on may 3 2013 that kay hart was appointed to be the managing director of the company replacing randy krieger as he was appointed director marketing and sales at ford asean . 7 ford philippines has achieved record vehicle sales in the philippines for 2014 making ford the fastest growing car brand in the philippines and among the top four vehicle brands in the philippines by 2014 . january 2015 sales results have shown that ford has moved up to become the third best selling car brand in the philippines . models edit as of march 2015 current vehicle line up edit ford fiesta ford focus ford mustang ford everest ford escape ford explorer ford expedition ford ecosport ford ranger ford e series past vehicle lineup edit ford lynx ford laser ford telstar ford escort ford cortina ford granada ford taunus ford f 150 ford club wagon ford econovan ford fiera ford courier lincoln town car references edit a b amy r. remo 2012 06 27 . ford to close philippine assembly plant . philippine daily inquirer . retrieved 2013 06 25 . a b ford philippines to close sta . rosa factory in december . gma network . 2012 07 27 . retrieved 2013 06 25 . the ford philippines assembly plant . ford philippines . retrieved 2013 06 25 . a b c alan harman 2012 06 27 . ford to end production in the philippines . wards auto . retrieved 2013 06 25 . ford to shut down philippine assembly operations . interaksyon . 2012 06 27 . retrieved 2013 06 25 . ford to shut sta . rosa plant . business world online . 2012 06 27 . retrieved 2013 06 25 . ford motor company appoints kay hart as managing director ford philippines . ford philippines . 2013 05 03 . 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 v t e ford motor company assembly plants ford motor company europe current cologne body & assembly craiova plant otosan assembly saarlouis body & assembly valencia plant former cork assembly dagenham assembly1 halewood body & assembly southampton body & assembly trafford park factory genk body & assembly north america current chicago assembly cuautitl n assembly dearborn truck ford river rouge complex flat rock assembly hermosillo stamping & assembly kansas city assembly kentucky truck assembly louisville assembly plant michigan assembly plant oakville assembly ohio assembly wayne stamping & assembly former atlanta assembly blue diamond truck vintage atlanta plant cambridge assembly chester assembly cincinnati plant columbus assembly plant commodore point assembly edgewater assembly lincoln assembly edison assembly highland park plant long beach assembly lorain assembly los angeles assembly mack avenue plant mahwah assembly maywood assembly norfolk assembly omaha assembly ontario truck piquette avenue plant richmond plant san jose assembly plant somerville assembly st. louis assembly plant st. thomas assembly twin cities assembly plant walkerville plant wixom assembly plant other broadmeadows assembly australia ford motor company philippines valencia assembly venezuela ford singapore 1engine production continues at plant v t e automotive industry in the philippines automotive industry economy of the philippines transport in the philippines national brands almazora del monte delta sarao subsidiaries of foreign companies dongfeng ford plant closed in 2012 kawasaki mitsubishi related topics dpwh philippine highways philippine expressways manila international auto show note defunct companies above are shown in italics retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ford motor company philippines & oldid 732792249 categories ford motor companyford factoriesmazda factoriesmotor vehicle assembly plants in the philippinescompanies based in santa rosa lagunaphilippine subsidiaries of foreign companieshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2014philippines articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured 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