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On 11 January, Ford announced that it is ceasing manufacturing in Brazil. Output in Camaçari, where the Ka and EcoSport are built, is to end immediately, with engine production in Taubaté also being terminated. The plant that builds the Troller T4 is expected to shut down in Q4. Ford has now shifted its focus to production of the Ranger in Argentina, and assembly of the Transit model in Uruguay – which is yet to begin and will take place in a third-party facility – alongside other imported models.

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