FILE PHOTO: A Changan logo is pictured at the Changan booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo© Thomson Reuters ...

Sales of Ford with Changan fell 12.6% in the first half compared to the same period a year earlier, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

In 2024, Changan was the world's No. 16 automaker with sales of just over 2.2 million vehicles, according to car industry analyst Felipe Munoz.

LONDON (Reuters) -Chinese automaker Changan plans a European factory to support its future sales on the continent and is already weighing up possible locations for the plant, an executive told Reuters ...