US carmaker Ford,
which abandoned a plan to produce the new make of Ford Focus cars at a
new factory in Mexico under pressure from Donald Trump, will make them
in China instead.
The move will save Ford $500m-$1bn more than anticipated when it scrapped plans for the new Mexico plant.Ford said the move would not lead to job losses in the US.
The Michigan plant currently producing Ford Focus cars will switch to making trucks in 2018, it said.
Currently, Ford makes its smaller Focus cars in Michigan, Germany and in China.
The company had planned to move US production to Mexico and was building a new, $1.6bn factory near San Luis Potosi.
But the company scrapped plans for that plant earlier this year, saying it would build the new Focus at an existing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico instead.
The decision came after US President Donald Trump criticised Ford and rival General Motors for making cars in Mexico.
The company updated the White House about its new plans today, said Ford spokeswoman Kelli Felker. She said the firm had been considering the move for some time, with a final decision coming under Mr Hackett. Read more
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