The factory in Thailand is designed to be similar to Mazda's Hofu plant, and is arranged as four squares.

This was the first time cars had been built in Thailand: Ford Capris and Cortinas were assembled locally using components from the UK.

Ford's presence returned in 1985 with the formation of the "New Era Company" to sell cars and trucks in the country.

The grand opening ceremony on 1 July 1998, was attended by Chuan Leekpai, the then-prime minister of Thailand.

[6] The plant started manufacturing the Ranger pickup truck in 2016,[7] and ended the production of passenger cars in 2018.