福特汽车公司与众泰签署协议，双方将组建全新合资公司，各占50%股份。新公司名称为"众泰福特汽车有限公司"，主要开发和生产一系列造型时尚的经济型电动乘用车，合资公司所生产的纯电动乘用车产品将采用合资公司所有的自主品牌。合资公司总投资50亿元人民币。根据计划，合资公司将在浙江组建新的生产工厂并建立销售和服务网络。双方还将进一步拓展在移动出行领域进行合作以满足持续增长的市场需求。早先，福特表示，到2025年在中国销售的70%福特品牌车型将电动化。
Zotye, Ford set up RMB 5 billion joint venture in China
Today, Zotye signed a definitive agreement with Ford to set up a 50:50 joint venture in China. The new company, named Zotye Ford Automobile Co. Ltd., will develop and manufacture a range of stylish and affordable electric passenger vehicles, which will be under a new brand, for China auto market.
The JV will leverage a combined investment of RMB 5 billion (U.S. $756 million). According to the plan, the new joint venture will build a new manufacturing plant in Zhejiang Province and establish a sales and service network. The two companies will also explore the cooperation possibility in the field of mobility services as the demands in local market continue to grow.
Earlier, Ford said that at least 70 percent of Ford-branded vehicles sold in China will offer electrified powertrain options by 2025.