It is a 50/50 joint venture between local Changan Automobile and US-based Ford Motor Company.

The company's principal activity is the manufacture of Ford brand passenger cars for the Chinese market.

[3] In 2013, Changan Ford opened a new engine plant in Chongqing with an investment of US$500 million.

On 18 June 2014, Changan Ford opened its transmission plant in Chongqing with an investment of US$350 million.

The 2015 acquisition of the automobile facility had expanded Changan Ford's production in China by 200,000 vehicles every year.