WICHAN CHAROENKIATPAKULUS carmaker Ford Motor expects Thai sales to grow healthily this year after rising by 38.7% year-on-year in the first two months of 2017, led primarily by the Thai-made Ford Ranger pickup. Sales from the Philippines sales came next at 33,688 vehicles, up 33%, while those from Vietnam totalled 29,011 vehicles, up 40% year-on-year. Ford reported its combined sales in Asean rose 11.5% in 2016 to 115,979 vehicles, marking its fourth consecutive year of record sales. The second plant is run by Ford Thailand Manufacturing (FTM), located in the same province. Ford in November 2015 announced a $186-million infusion for FTM to make the Ford Ranger pickup.

Source: Bangkok Post April 19, 2017 00:22 UTC