US Ambassador visits Ford’s Hai Duong Assembly Plant

US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper (3rd from left) visits Ford Vietnam’s Hai Duong Assembly Plant (photos courtesy of the company)

US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper visited and tried some cars assembled at Hai Duong Assembly Plant of Ford Vietnam Co., Ltd. on May 23.

This was one of activities to mark the 10th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership (2013 – 2023).

Ford Motor was one of the first US enterprises to invest in Vietnam shortly after Vietnam and the US officially normalized relations.

Ambassador Marc E. Knapper and his entourage pose for a photo inside the plant

After nearly 30 years of development, Ford Vietnam has become a symbol of the US’s investment relations in Vietnam.

Ford Vietnam’s representative informed the US Ambassador about the enterprise’s production and business growth as well as some of its activities for the community.

The company has spent 208 million USD in investment, including an 82 million USD package for expansion of its production facility in Hai Duong in 2020, bringing the total assembly capacity to 40,000 vehicles/year.

Director-general of Ford Vietnam Ruchik Shah (right) informs the ambassador about some key features of the company’s production and business growth

1,200 direct employees are working at the plant, aside from thousands of indirect others at dealers across Vietnam.

Ford is providing a wide range of products from passenger cars and sport utility vehicles to commercial ones like pickups and vans.

Three of Ford’s five product lines are taking the lead in their respective segments, namely Ford Ranger, Ford Everest, and Ford Transit.

Ambassador Marc E. Knapper is interested in trying some of Ford's new products assembled at the plant

The newly-launched Ford Territory quickly entered the top 10 best-selling vehicle lines, while Ford Explorer is in the top two large SUVs in Vietnam.

Ford’s genuine dealer network is continuously expanded.

Ford Vietnam’s positive results are vivid and typical evidence of the comprehensive partnership between the US and Vietnam that is on the rise.

HA KIEN