Ford to produce all parts for its ka in Poland

"We want 80% of components, rising to 100%, to be sourced from local producers," said Wolfgang Schneider, deputy president of Ford Europe. The car giant expects that as a result local enterprises will gain a turnover of €198 million and 1,000 new jobs will be created, and the annual output of cars will stand at 120,000. "Contracts with Fiat were signed for the full production cycle of Ford ka, which is 10-12 years, but most likely it will be extended, as I see no reason that production in Poland would not be a success," said Wolfgang Schneider. He went on to add that Ford will not move production machinery to its new plant in Romania, which was acquired over for €675 million in March. "We came to Poland for strategic reasons, we are not a company, which moves plants as pawns," stressed the deputy president of Ford Europe. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 10-11; Rzeczpospolita, p. B3)  M.M.