China: Ford confirms Verve production for late 2008
Monday, December 03, 2007, AutomotiveWorld.com
A production version of Ford's Verve sedan concept will be built in Nanjing by the end of 2008, according to automotive industry portal Gasgoo.com, which cites a report carried by The Associated Press.
The Verve sedan concept debuted at the Guangzhou motor show in November. The production version, meanwhile, is scheduled to go on sale in the domestic market early in 2009, according to Phil Spender, chief operating officer of Ford China.
Both the four-door sedan and the three-door Verve hatchback concept, the latter unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in September, preview the replacement model for the current Fiesta. Ford is yet to confirm the production car's model name, with some sources suggesting Verve may be used.
"The company's plant in Nanjing is expected to produce 50,000-80,000 vehicles next year. When Verve starts production in 2009, the Nanjing plant will reach its peak production capacity of 160,000 a year," the publication quotes the president of Changan Ford Mazda Jeffrey Shen, as saying.
Published on Monday, December 03, 2007
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