Chang'an Ford Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Chang'an Motors in Chongqing, China. Ford Motor Company logo, claiming fair use This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Changan logo - Fair use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A joint venture (often abbreviated JV, and sometimes known by the older term joint adventure) is a strategic alliance between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. ... The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed FoMoCo), NYSE: F is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan (where the company is currently headquartered), and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: 重庆; Traditional Chinese: 重慶; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the Peoples Republic of Chinas four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. ...

The company produced 20,000 Ford Fiestas in 2003 and will build the Mondeo and Escape-based Maverick SUV. Production is based around so-called knockdown kits, partially-assembled vehicles imported to meet local assembly regulations. Ford hopes to increase capacity to 50,000 vehicles in 2004 and 150,000 soon after. The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed by the Ford Motor Company in Europe, and also manufactured in Brazil, Mexico, China, India and South Africa. ... The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Fords world car, and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. ... Ford Motor Companys Escape debuted in 2001 as a compact crossover SUV, priced below the Ford Explorer. ... A sport utility vehicle (SUV) or off-roader is a vehicle that combines the load-hauling and passenger-carrying capacity of a large station wagon or minivan with features designed for off-road driving. ... CKD is a three-letter acronym that stands for Complete, Knocked Down. ...

On April 20, 2005, Ford and Mazda announced a new engine factory in Nanjing, China with Changan. Production will start in 2007. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mazda Millenia luxury sedan. ... Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...