Ford PH's P1.1B FFV Engine Plant

**mazdamazda** · June 15th, 2007 09:35 AM

Just read it in the papers yesterday...

- It costed P1.1B
- It will be manned by an all Filipino crew of 100 persons
- This will churn out the FFV (capable of an E20 blend) 1.8L & 2.0L engines of the SEA Ford Focus
- They will also export the engine to South Africa
- 100K+ engines will be manufactured (worth more than P5B) over 5 years

:2thumbsup:

**BlueBimmer** · June 15th, 2007 09:40 AM

ohoi ford fanboi! :rofl:

**mazdamazda** · June 15th, 2007 09:51 AM

I drive a Toyota... excuse me! :snob:

**Horsepower** · June 15th, 2007 10:04 AM

That's good news.

i might just drive a CRDI Focus to support Ford. hehehe

**Eismann** · June 15th, 2007 10:45 AM

+1

At ~960 thou pesos, the ranger trekker crdi is a great choice.

**niky** · June 15th, 2007 03:13 PM

It's an FFV plant... not diesel.

Let's hope that, even with their current cash problems, Ford finds success here in the Philippines. They're one of the few car manufacturers to actually expand operations here.

**number001** · June 15th, 2007 05:33 PM

Just wondering why only E20? If Chrysler can do E85 already with the Jeep Commander, why can't Ford develop the same kind ethanol capable engines?

**orly_andico** · June 15th, 2007 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by number001

Just wondering why only E20? If Chrysler can do E85 already with the Jeep Commander, why can't Ford develop the same kind ethanol capable engines?

it's not the engine, it's the fittings. the rubber and stuff.

i question this whole ethanol thing. because if everyone switched to ethanol, the price of sugar and grains would skyrocket.

which would you rather do, drive your car or eat?

**mazdamazda** · June 15th, 2007 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by number001

Just wondering why only E20? If Chrysler can do E85 already with the Jeep Commander, why can't Ford develop the same kind ethanol capable engines?

Actually, US sourced Ford vehicles (Explorer & Expedition) are capable of E85 also since that kind of fuel is available stateside.

Since ethanol is priced quite high here (lack of plantation & refineries for now), the market for an E85 capable vehicle is close to nil over here.

**torque2006** · June 15th, 2007 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by orly_andico

it's not the engine, it's the fittings. the rubber and stuff.

i question this whole ethanol thing. because if everyone switched to ethanol, the price of sugar and grains would skyrocket.

which would you rather do, drive your car or eat?

that was the problem ethanol-pioneers country of brazil encountered when they introduced ethanol in their market. sugarcane prices skyrocketed because of the demand for ethanol.

the result was "flex-fuel" engines, which can interchange from pure gasoline to as much as 95% ethanol blend.

if prices of grains/corn/sugar go up, the car owner can opt to use petrol and vice-versa.