Ford Motor Company Philippines (FMCP) is a local Ford Motor Company subsidiary focused on manufacturing automobiles for local consumption. Production began in September 1999 with the Ford Lynx, and the company began building the Mazda-based local Ford Ranger in March, 2000. It also builds the Ford Escape, Laser, Mazda3, and Mazda Tribute for the local market, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. It exports CKD kits to the latter country as of October 2004. The plant is located in Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Mazda 323 (called the Mazda Familia in Japan) was a subcompact car produced by Mazda in Japan between 1976 and 2003. ... This article is about the automobile maker. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ford Motor Companys Escape debuted in 2001 as an entry level SUV, priced below the Ford Explorer. ... The Ford Laser was a small family car sold by Ford in Asia, Australasia, and parts of South America and Africa. ... Mazda Motor Corporation assembles the Mazda3, an automobile model (known in Japan as the Axela), and offers it to the public under the Mazda brand. ... The Mazda Tribute is a small crossover SUV based on the front-wheel drive Mazda 626 platform. ... The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ... The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the worlds largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ... National motto: Majulah Singapura (English: Onward, Singapore) National anthem: Majulah Singapura Capital Singapore1 Largest city Singapore1 Official languages English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil Government President Prime minister Westminster system (de jure) Dominant-party system (de facto) Sellapan Rama Nathan Lee Hsien Loong Independence - From Malaysia August 9, 1965 Area  - Total... The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. ... The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ... CKD is a TLA that stands for Complete, Knocked Down. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...