Ford's China joint venture to recall more than 500,000
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[February 02, 2018]
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ford
Motor's <F.N> China joint venture will recall more than half a million
vehicles due to brake-related issues, an additional headache for the
U.S. carmaker as it faces rising challenges in the world's top auto
market.
The recall, which will start from Feb. 25, is linked to issues with
materials used for brake hoses that could affect braking distances,
China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine said on its website.
The watchdog said Changan Ford, Ford's passenger car joint venture with
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co <000625.SZ>, would recall 371,371 Mondeo
models and 195,796 Edge SUVs.
Ford confirmed in a statement the recall was to "correct a concern
related to brake hoses on certain Edge and New Mondeo vehicles".
The recall work would be conducted free of charge for customers and
should take around two hours, the carmaker said.
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The Ford Motor Company logo is pictured at the Los Angeles Auto Show
in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike
Blake/File Photo
The recall follows the sudden resignation of Ford's China chief, Jason Luo, this
week after only five months at the helm, a departure that throws a spanner in
the automaker's attempts to turn around a sales slump in the market.
Its China sales slid 6 percent last year versus a 3 percent rise for the market
overall. Luo was meant to help Ford improve ties with local partners like
Changan Automobile.
Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T>, which announced a 24.5 percent jump in its January
China sales on Friday, will also recall 181,797 vehicles, the quality watchdog
said in a separate statement.
(Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk and Adam Jourdan in SHANGHAI; Editing by
Edwina Gibbs and Amrutha Gayathri)
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