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Ford
took over the struggling Romanian carmaker Automobile Craiova in
2008 and is producing its B-Max model there, although low demand
has led to regular production stoppages.
Ford will start producing the vehicle from autumn of 2017,
Farley told reporters on a visit to the plant in southern
Romania.
"As of that date, Craiova will become the only production source
for the EcoSport model sold in Europe (except Russia)," he said.
He said that the U.S. company expects to keep its current staff
levels in Romania. Farley added that he expected Ford sales to
rise above 200,000 SUVs in Europe this year, a more than 30
percent rise on the year.
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie, editing by Louise Heavens)
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