Changan Ford opens fifth factory in China

HARBIN - The first Ford Focus rolled off a production line in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday.

The factory, in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang, has an annual production capacity of 200,000 and is Changan Ford's fifth in the country.

Together with the factory, 11 automobile component plants have opened in Harbin.

The new Ford Focus was launched in 2015 and last year sales of the vehicle neared 220,000 in China.

The other four factories of Changan Ford have a combined production capacity of 1.4 million.