FORD Philippines (FP), a subsidiary of automobile giant, Ford Motor Company (FMC), was established in 1997 to manufacture and market Ford vehicles in the country. Since then, the company has grown tremendously, having set up a P4-billion state-of-the-art assembly plant at Sta. Rosa, Laguna in 1998.
In 2012, however, Ford announced that it was streamlining its operations in the region and was consolidating its production efforts in Thailand. This resulted in the closure of its Philippine manufacturing subsidiary, Ford Motor Company Philippines. The announcement, although bleak, did not mean the end of Ford in the Philippines. FMC through FP, the national sales company, remains committed to the country as they are now able to concentrate fully on the marketing and distribution of Ford vehicles with much more features at a more competitive price.