Hub Status Outweighs Political Tension For Ford

Ford Motor is undeterred by simmering political tension in Thailand, as it plans to build its first wholly owned production plant in the country. The carmaker will invest US$450mn in the facility, which will build its Focus sedan, largely for export markets. Ford Asia Pacific and Africa head Joe Hinrichs' comments about the 'vital role that Thailand has and will continue to play as a global production and export base' echo BMI's view that emerging markets will increasingly become global production hubs for

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